Aspaltoun, sb. asphalt, S2.—­OF. *_aspA ltoun_ ; from Late Lat. asphalton; Gr.[Greek:  asphalton]

Aspect, sb. a term in astrology; the relative positions of the heavenly bodies as they appear at a given time, NED, SkD, Sh.; aspectis, pl., S3.—­Lat aspectus. (A- 7.)

Aspert, adj. expert, clever, S3; see Apert.

Aspie, sb. spy, W, W2; aspye, C3; aspy, S3.—­OF. espie.

Aspien, v. to look after, to watch, S2, S3, W, W2.—­OF. espier.  See Espye.

Aspiere, sb. spy, W.

A-spillen, v. to destroy, kill, S. (A-I.)

Aspiyng, sb. ambush, W.

Aspre, adj. rough, cruel, fierce, NED.—­OF. aspre; Lat. asprum, rough, harsh.

Asprely, adv. roughly, fiercely, S3; asperliche, NED.

A-squint, adv. obliquely, out at the corner of the eyes, S.

Ass-; see As-.

Assay, sb. trial, experiment, an attempt, attack, tested quality, NED, S2, S3, C2, C3; asaie, W.—­AF. assai (asai):  It. assaggio; Lat. exagium, a weighing, from ex-agere (exigere), to weigh, prove, to drive out the tongue of the balance.

Assayen, v. to examine, to attack, S2, S3, C2, P; asaien, W2; asayen, S3; assaied, pp., W.—­AF. assayer (asayer):  It. assaggiare.

Assemble, sb. assembly, P.—­OF. asemblee.

Assemblen, v. to bring together, to come together, NED; assembled, pp., C3.—­OF. asembler; Lat. assimulare.

Assiduel, adj. continual, H; asseduel, H.—­OF. assiduel.

Assiduelly, adv. continually, H.

Assoilen, v. to loosen, absolve, explain, PP, S3, C3; see Asoylen.

AssoAllyng, sb. absolution, acquittal, C.

Astate, sb. state, estate, S3; see Estat.

A-sterten, v. to start up, to happen, to escape, NED, S2, S3, C3, C; astart, S3; asterted, pt. s., S2, C3. (A- 1.)

A-sti3*en, v. to proceed, ascend, descend, MD; astighA deg., pr. s., S; astah, pt. s., S.—­AS. Ai-stA-gan. (A- 1.)

Astonen, v. to stupefy, amaze, NED; astony, NED, C2; astonyed, pp., W, PP; astoynde, S3.—­OF. estoner; Late Lat. *_extonare_, to stupefy as with a thunderbolt. (A- 9.)

Astore, v. to repair, to provide, store, NED; astorede, pt. s., S2; astored, pp., C; astorid, W2.—­AF. estorer*, OF. estaurer; Lat. instaurare. (A- 10.) Cf. Enstore.