A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Arblaste, sb. a military engine for throwing missiles, MD, S2; alblast, S2.—­OF. arbaleste; Late Lat. arcuballista.

Arblaster, sb. an arblast-man, S2.

Arch, sb. arch, Prompt.; arches, pl. court of Arches, P.—­OF. arche (Cotg.).

Arch-, prefix, chief; erche-, Church Lat. archi-; Gr. [Greek:  a*rchi]-, [Greek:  a*rch]-.

Arch-angel, sb. archangel, S, PP; archangles, pl.  S.—­Church Lat. archangelus; Gr. [Greek:  a*rchAingelos].

Arche-biscop, sb. archbishop, S; erchebissop, S2.—­AS. A|rce-biscop (S); Lat. archi- + AS. biscop.

Archer, sb. archer, S2; archeer, C2; harchere.  Voc.—­AF. archer.  See Ark.

Archi-deken, sb. archdeacon, PP; erchedekene, S2.

Archi-flamyn, sb. high-priest, S2.—­Church Lat. archiflamen, archbishop (Ducange), from Lat. flamen.

Archi-triclin, sb. the ruler of the feast, S; architriclyn, W.—­Church Lat. architriclinus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  a*rchi*trklinos].

Arch-wyfe, sb. a wife who rules; arche-wyues, pl.  C2, CM.

Are, sb. honour, reverence, also, grace, clemency, MD, NED, S; ore, S, S2, G, HD; happy augury, MD, S.—­AS. Aire (Air); cp.  OHG. A(C)ra, honour (Otfrid).

Are, sb. oar, MD; see Ore. [Addition]

A-recchen, v. to explain, expound, to speak, NED.—­AS. Ai-reccan. (A-1.)

A-rechen, v. to reach, to strike, to reach in thought, to imagine, to be sufficient, NED, S, S (ii. 47), S2, W, PP.—­AS.  Ai-rA|*can. (A-I.)

A-reden, v. to declare, to interpret, NED, W; areede, W.—­AS. Ai-rA(C)dan; cp.  G. errathen. (A-I.)

A-redy, adj. ready, P, HD, NED; 3*e-redi, MD. (A-6.)

Are-full, adj. compassionate, MD, S.—­AS. Air-full.

Are-les, adj. merciless, MD; oreleas, S; oreles, S.—­AS. Air-lA(C)as.

Aren, v. to show mercy to, S, MD.—­AS, Airian.

Aren, pr. pl. are, S, PP; arn, MD, C2, PP; are, MD; ar, MD, S2, PP; ere, MD, S2; er, H.—­ONorth. aron.

Arende, sb. errand; HD, PP; see Erende.

Arerage, sb. the state of being in arrear, indebtedness, NED, PP; arrerage, C, PP.—­OF. arerage, AF. arrerage.

Arere, adv. to the rear, in the rear, PP; Arrere, PP.—­AF. arere; Late Lat. ad retro, backward. (A-7.)

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