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.

A-reren, v. to raise, build, to arise, to rear, S2, PP; arearen, S; areride, pt. s., W; arerde, S; arerd, S; arerdon, pl., S; arered, pp., S2, W, W2; arerd, S2.—­AS. Ai-rA|*ran: Goth. ur-raisjan.  Causal of Arisen. (A-I.)

A-rest, at rest, PP. (A-2.)

Arest, sb. stop, S2; arreest, custody, C. Phr.:  spere in arest, in rest, C.—­OF. areste, stoppage, AF. arest, act of arresting. (A-7.)

Aresten, v. int. and tr. to stop, cause to stop, NED, C.—­AF. arester; Lat. ad+ restare. (A-7.)

Aretten, v. to reckon, count, accuse, NED, W, W2; aretted, pp.  C; arettid, W, W2; rettid, W.—­AF. aretter, OF. a-reter; a+reter:  OSp. reptar, to challenge (Minsheu); Lat. reputare, to count; cp.  Late Lat. reptare (Ducange). (A-7.) Cf. Retten.

A-reysen, v. to raise, to arouse, NED; areysed, pt. s., S3; areisid, pp., W. (A-I.)

Are3*th, sb. cowardice; are3*the, dat., S. See Arwe.

ArfeA deg., adj. difficult, MD; arefeA deg., S; earfeA deg., MD; arueA deg., NED; erfeA deg., MD.—­AS. earfeA deg.e; cp. earfeA deg.e, earfoA3/4, labour, toil:  Goth, arbaiths.

Argoile, sb. the tartar deposited from wines, C3, NED; arguyll, NED; argall, Cotg. (s.v. tartre), ND.—­AF. argoil.

Arguen, v. to prove, to reason, PP.—­OF. arguer; Late Lat. argutare, from Lat. arguere.

Arguere, sb. reasoner, PP.

Argument, sb. proof, clear proof, proof presumptive, NED; argumens, pl., PP.—­AF. argument; Lat. argumentum.

Argumenten, v. to argue.  C3, S2.

A-risen, v. to arise, MD; aryse, PP; aris, imp. s.  S; arys, PP; arist, pr. s., S, S2, C3; aros, pt. s., S, PP; aroos, PP; arisen, pp., MD; arise, S2.—­AS. Ai-rA-san. (A- I.)

A-rist, sb. rising, resurrection, NED; aristes, gen., S; ariste, dat., S.—­AS. A|-rA-st. (A- i.)

Ariue, v. to arrive, to come to shore, S; aroue, pt. s., NED; ariuede, pl.  S2; aryue, pp., S; aryven, NED.—­AF. ariver; Late Lat. arribare, arripare, adripare, from Lat. ad + ripa, shore. (A- 7.)

Ariue, sb. landing, arrival, C, NED.

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