A-tweyne, in twain, PP. (A- 2.)

At-witen, v. to reproach, twit, S.—­AS. A|t-wA-tan. (At- 1.)

At-witen, v. to depart, NED; atwot, pt. s., MD. (At- 2.)

A-two, in two, S2, C2, C3, PP; ato, S2. (A- 2.)

A-twynne, in two, apart, W, G, PP; atwinne, C3; atwynny, W; otwinne, S; otwyn, H. (A- 2.)

Atyre, sb. equipment, dress, head-dress, PP, Cath.; atir, S2; atteir, S3; atyr, HD.

Atyren, v. to attire, NED; atyred, pp., PP; atired, PP; tyred, S2.—­OF. atirer. (A- 7.)

Aual, imp. s. fell, cause to fall, S; see A-fallen. [Addition]

Auchtene, num. eighteen, S3; see Eightene.

Aucte, sb. property, S; see Auhte.

Auctoritee, sb. authority, C2, C3; autorite, S3; auctorite, C.—­AF. autorite, auctorite; Lat. auctoritatem.

Auctour, sb. author, C, C2, HD; auctor, S3; autour, S3, NED.—­AF. autour; Lat. auctorem, from augere, to make to grow, to originate.

Augrim, sb. arithmetic, S; see Algorisme.

Auh, conj. but, S; see Ac.

Auht, adj. worthy, valiant, doughty, NED (s.v. aught); a3*t, S2, MD; oht, S; aht, NED; A|ht, MD.—­AS. Aiwiht (Aiht).  Cf. Ought.

Auhte, sb. possessions, NED; auht, S2; ahte, S2; eahte, MD; ahhte, S; agte, S, S (15. 2090); eihte, MD, S; echte, S; ehte, S; eyhte, S; aihte, S; ayhte, S; aucte, S; aght, S2.—­AS. A|*ht:  Goth. aihts.  See Owen..

Auhte, pt. s. ought, S; aucte, owned, S; see Owen. [Addition]

Aul, sb. an awl; aule, NED; owel, S; aules, pl., S.—­AS. awel (Voc.); cp.  OHG. ala (G. ahle).

Aulf, sb. elf, SkD; auph, SkD; awf, HD; ouphe, Sh.; oaf, SkD.—­Icel. Ailfr.  Cf. Elf.

Aumener, sb. an alms-purse, a purse, NED, HD.—­OF. aumoniere; Low Lat. *_almosinaria_ (bursa).

Aumoner, sb. almoner, alms-giver, NED; aumonere, S2, NED; aumenere, HD; amner, HD.—­OF. aumoner; Church Lat. *_almosinarius_, from *_alimosina_.  See Almesse.

Aun-; see An-.

Auncel, sb. a kind of balance and weight, NED, S2, PP; auncer, PP; auncere, P, HD.—­AF. auncelle for *_launcelle_; Late Lat. lancella (cp.  It. lancella), ‘a kind of measure,’ (Florio); dim. of Lat. lanx (lancem), a plate, a scale of a balance.