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.

At-beren, v. to bear away, NED; at-*bar, pt. s., HD.—­AS. A|t-beran. (At-2.)

At-breken, v. to break away, escape, NED. (At-2.)

At-bresten. v. to burst away, escape, NED.—­AS. (A|t-bA|rstan. (At-2.)

Ate, sb. eating, S. See Eten.

Atel, adj. terrible; atell, NED.—­AS. atol; cp.  Icel. atall.

Atelich, adj. horrible, S; eatelich, S.—­AS. atelic.

Ateliche, adv-horribly, S.—­AS. atelice.

Atempre, pp. as adj. temperate, H; attempre, C, HD.—­OF. atemprA(C); Lat. attemperatus. (A-7.)

Atemprely, adv. temperately, H, HD.

A-tenden, v. to set on fire, kindle, MD; atend, pr. s., S. (A- 2.) Cf. Ontenden.

At-ewen, v. to show, to appear; atewede, pt. s., NED; atywede, S; atawed, pp., MD.—­AS. A|t-A(C)awan (A|t-A1/2wan):  Goth. at-augjan, from augo, the eye; cp.  OHG. ougen, to show (Otfrid).  Cf. Awnen. (At- 1?I.)

Ateynt, pp. convicted, affected with sorrow, PP; atteynt, S3; attaynt, S3.—­OF. ateint, pp. of ateindre, to attain; Lat. attingere. (A- 7.)

At-fallen, v. to fall away, NED.—­AS. A|t-feallan. (At- 2.)

At-fleon, v. to flee away, NED; atfliA3/4, pr. s., S.—­AS. A|t-flA(C)on. (At- 2.)

At-fore, prep. before, NED; atuore, S2; etforen, S; afore, NED.—­AS. A|t-foran. (At- 1.) Cf. Afore.

At-gangen, v. to go away, MD; atgo, MD, NED. (At- 2.)

Ath, sb. oath, S; see Oth.

Athamaunte, sb. adamant, C; see Adamant. [Addition]

Athamant; see Adamant.

Athel, adj. and sb. of good birth, noble, a lord, NED, S, S2; hathel, NED, S2; hathill, NED; hatell, NED.—­AS. A|A deg.ele, eA deg.ele:  OS. eA deg.ili:  O. Teut. *_aA3/4alis_, of good family, from *_aA3/4al_, race, family; cp.  OHG. adal (Otfrid).

AA3/4eling, sb. a member of a noble family, a noble, a prince of the blood royal, NED; eA3/4elyng, S.

A-A3/4estrien, v. to darken, S.—­AS. Ai-A3/4A(C)ostrian. (A- 1.)

A-A3/4et, conj. until that, S. See Oth.

At-holden, v. to withhold, retain, S; athA|lde, S; ethalden, S; athalde, S; etholden, S; ethalt, pr. s., S; atheold, pt. s., S; atholde, pp., S.—­AS. A cubedA deg.-healdan. (At- 2.)

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