Afered, pp. S. frightened, afraid, 4. 63; Aferde, 6. 123; Aferd,

I. 10.

Affaiten, v. F. to tame, 5. 37. Affaite be, imp. s. tame for thyself, 6. 32; where some MSS. read affaite bi, tame thy. O. Fr.afaiter, to prepare, from Lat. affectare. A-foot, on foot, 5. 6. Afor, prep. before, 5. 12.

A.S. on

fóran, before. Aforth, v. afford, 6. 201. Cf. A. S. fordian, to further, aid, assist. [This is very much against Mr. Wedgwood's derivation of afford from Lat. forum.] Afyngred, pp. S. very hungry, 6. 269. It is from the A. S. ofbingrian, to hunger exceedingly. Agast, pp. terrified, in fear, 2. 211. See Agbast in Wedgwood. Agrounde, on the ground, beneath, in this world, 1.60.

Al a, the whole of a, 6. 258. Aliri, across (?), 6. 124. Or perhaps it means-loosely stretched out. The only instance I have met with of a similar word is lirylong, in the Spurious Prologue in Urry's ed. of Cant. Tales, p. 596, 1. 310; He fond hir ligging lirylong :' (found her lying lirylong).

Alisaundre, Alexandria, 5. 533. Alkin, pr. 222; Alkyn, 6. 70. Both contr. from Alkynnes (3. 224), of every kind. Alkynnes crafty men = craftsmen of every kind; it does not mean 'every kind of craftsmen,' when we have regard to its gram

matical construction. Almes, sb. S. alms, 7. 75. The full form is Almesse, 3.75. Cf. A. S. almesse, from Lat. eleemosyna, which again is from the Greek. Aloft, on loft, on high, 1.90. Als, (1) also, 3. 72; (2) as, 4. 195. Cf. Alsoas, 3.328. From A. S. eall-swa come all-so, also, als, and

as.

Alswythe, adv. as quickly as might

be, 3. 101. From als, as, and swithe, quickly. In William of Palerne we find both as swipe and alse swipe, shewing that the first part of the word is als, not al. Amaistrye, v. F. to teach, instruct,

govern, manage, 2. 147; Amaistrien, 6. 214; pp. Amaistried, 2. 153. Amaister, to teach, is given as a Shropshire word by Hartshorne. O. Fr. maistrier, to act as a master.

Amercy, v. F. to amerce, fine, 6, 40. Amonges, prep. S. amongst, 5. 209, 7. 156. A. S. onmang, among. Ampulles, sb. pl. F. small phials, 5.527. See note. Cf. this ampulla, or vial,' in Ben Jonson's The Fox, A. ii. sc. I.

An, (1) conj. and, 7.44; (2) conj. if, 2. 132; (3) prep. on, as in an heigh =on high, pr. 13; an auenture, on adventure, in case, 3.72; an ydel, in an idle manner, 5. 580. An-othre, one other, another (i. e. a tenth), 1. 106. The line means,

Cherubin, Seraphin, seven more such, and one other.' Ancres, sb. pl. S. anchorites, pr. 28, 6. 147. A. S. ancra, an anchorite, from Gk. ἀναχωρητής. And, conj. if, 2. 192, 4. 88, 5. 91. See An in Wedgwood. Angreth, pr. s. makes angry, 5. 117. O. Icel. angra, to vex. Cf. A. S. ange, vexation, from the same root as Lat. angor. Apayed, pp. F. pleased, 6. 110,

198. O. Fr. apaier, to appease, from Lat. pacare.

Apertly, adv. openly, in an open manner, evidently, 3. 256. Lat. apertus, open.

Apewarde, sb. S. a keeper of apes, 5. 640.

Apeyre, v. to injure, 6. 173; 2 p. pl. subj. Apeyre, 5. 573. Cf. F. empirer, to impair, make worse, from Lat. pejus, worse.

Apoysounde, pp. F. poisoned, 3.
127. MS. T. has enpoisoned; MS.
Bodley 814 has apoisoned.
Apparaille, v. F. to apparel, 2.
170, 6. 59; pt. pl. Apparailed, pr.
23; pp. Apparailled, 5. 523. O.F.
aparailler, to make to suit, from
pareil, equal, which from Low.
Lat. pariculus, a diminutive of
par.

Appayre, 3 p. pl. pr. subj. injure,

5. 47. See Apeyre.
Appeireth, pr. s. injures, 7. 47;
pt. pl. Appeyred, 6. 134; pp. 6.
221. See Apeyre.
Appendeth, pr. s. belongs, I. 45.
From Lat. pendeo.
Appertly, adv. openly, evidently,
I. 98. See Apertly.
Appiere, v. F. to appear, 3. 113.
Appose, v. F. to put questions to,
3. 5; pt. s. or pl. Apposed, 1. 47 ;
pt. pl. Apposeden, disputed, as in
Apposeden eyther other, disputed
one against the other, 7. 138.
Ar, adv. S. ere, before, 1. 73, 3. 120,
&c. A. S. dr, G. eber, Moso-
Goth. air, which agrees with the
root of early. Though generally
called an adverb, it is frequently a
conjunction.

Ar, cont. form of Aren, are, 6. 100.
See Aren.

་

Arches, sb. pl. used to mean the
Court of Arches, 2. 60. The
Court of Arches is an ancient
court of appeal, belonging to the
Archbishop of Canterbury, where-
of the judge is called the Dean
of Arches, because he anciently
held his court in the church of St.
Mary-le-Bow (Sancta Maria de
Arcubus); though all the spiritual
courts are now holden at Doctors'
Commons.' (Hook's Church Dict.)
Aredy, adj. S. ready, 4. 192. A.S.
gerád, ready, which is a fuller form
of rád, ready.
Aren, 3 p. pl. pr. are, pr. 164, 3.
80, 4. 33, 5. 627. See Be.

Arest, at rest; lit. on rest, 5. 234.
See A, and cf. Aslepe.
Armes, pl. sb. F. coat-armour, 5.
508. In owre armes with our de-
vice upon His coat of arms.
Armure, sb. F. armour, 1. 156.
Arne, 3 p. pl. pr. are, 1. 21. See
Aren and Be.

Arraye, sb. F. array, dress, 2. 17.
O. Fr. arroier, from sb. roi, which
is from the same root as A. S. rád,
ready, and M. H. G. reiten, to set
in order.

Arraye, v. F. to set in order;
hence, Arraye me, prepare my-
self, 4. 15; Arrayen hym, prepare
himself, 5. 11,

Arrere, adv. F. backwards, 5. 354.
Lat. retro.

Arst, adv. superl. S. erst, first, soon-
est, 4. 105, 5. 468. See Ar.
Artow, art thou, 5. 260.
Arwes, sb. pl. S. arrows, 3. 323.
A. S. arwe, an arrow.
Ascapen, v. F. to escape, 2. 202;
pp. Ascaped, 6. 79. O. F. eschap-
per, Picard escaper. See Escape
in Wedgwood.

Askes, sb. pl. S. ashes, 3.97. A. S.
asce, pl. ascan.

I 20.

Askep, pr. s. S. asks, requires, pr. 19,
See Axe.
Aslepe, asleep, lit. on sleep, 2. 51,
5. 8.

Aspye, v. F. to espy, to spy out, 5.
170. Derived from a Teutonic
source; cf. O. H. G. spiobon, G.
späben, to spy.
Assaye, v. F. to try, examine, 3. 5,
5. 310; to try, endeavour, 6. 24.
From Lat. exagium, a proof;
which from exigere, to examine.
Assele, I p. s. pr. F. I seal, 2. 112.
O. F. sael, Lat. sigillum.
Assemble, sb. F. assembly, pr. 217.
Lat. simul, together; cf. A. S. sam,
samod, together, whence samnian,
to collect.
Assoile, v. F. to absolve, 3. 40;
Assoilen, pr. 70; Assoille, 5. 276;

pt. s. Assoiled, 3. 47; Assoilled, 5. 186; pp. Assoiled, 3. 143; pr. s. Assoileth, 3. 236. O. F. assoiler, absoiller, Lat. absolvere. Asspye, v. F. to espy, see, 6. 131,

225. See Aspye. At, prep. S. (used where we should now use of), 3. 25; (used for in) 7. 128. At ones, at once, together, 5. 163.

Attache, v. F. to arrest, apprehend,

2. 199; pp. Attached, 2. 236. Cf. It. attaccare, to fasten, O. Du. tacken, to touch, fix, E. take, E. tack (a small nail), Lat. tangere, &c.

Atte, at the; as in Atte mele, I. 24; Atte dore, 2. 205; Atte stile, 5. 201, &c. Cf. note to 6. 117. Atweyne, in twain, lit. on twain, 7. 116. The A. S. for two is twegen in the masc., twá in the feminine. So G. zween masc., zwei fem. Hence E. twain and two. Atwo, in two, 6. 105. See the preceding word.

Auarousere, pl. adj. F. more avaricious, 1. 189 Lat. avarus. Auaunced, pp. F. advanced, 1. 189, 3. 33. F. avancer, It. avanzare, from Lat. ab ante, which gives the It. avanti or avante, before. Auenture, sb. F. adventure, chance; bence good auenture = by good luck, 6. 79. An auenture, in case, 3. 72, 279; 6. 43; better written On auenture, 3. 66. Auncere, sb. a kind of weighing machine, 5. 218. It is spelt auncere, auncer, aunser, auncel, and aunsel in the MSS. From the descriptions by Cowell (in Halliwell) and Phillips it is clearly the steelyard commonly known as the Danish steelyard,' which has a fixed weight and a moveable fulcrum. The derivation is not so clear. See the note.

Auoutrie, sb. F. adultery, 2. 175.

Lat. adulterium, whence O. F. avulterie, avouterie.

Auowe, sb. F. vow, 5. 457. Pro

bably derived not from F. sb. veu, but from the vb. avouer. See next word.

Avowe, v. to make oath concerning. 3. 255; pt. s. Avowed, made a vow, 5. 388. Lat. vovere. Auter, sb. F. altar, 5. 109. Auzte, sb. S. put for something, 5. 439; everything, 5. 489. Used adverbially, in the sense of at all, 5. 311, 540. A. S. áwibt, from á, ever, and wiht, a whit; cf. O. H. G. eowibt, from eo or io, ever, and wibt. See Nauzte.

Auzte, I p. s. pt. I ought, 2. 28. A. S. ic abte, I owned, possessed, from agan, to own. Cf. MosoGoth. aigan, to own, pr. t. ik aib, I own, pt. t. ik aihta, I owned. Note that O. E. owe, to possess, is the mod. E. own. To owe a debt is to have to pay it. See Owe, Owen.

Awreke, imp. s. S. revenge, take ven

geance on, 6. 175; pp. Awroke, avenged, 6. 204. A. S. awrécan, to avenge; cf. Moso-Goth, wrikan, wrakjan, to persecute, Du. wreken, G. rächen, E. wreak. Axe, v. S. to ask, 4. 102; Axen, v. 5. 543; pr. pl. subj. Axe, 5. 430; pr. s. Axeth, 2. 27; pt. s. Axed, 1. 49, 5. 307, 6. 298. A. S. ácsian, áxian, ábsian, áscian, to ask. Ay, adv. S. aye, ever, 6. 212. A. S. á, aa, O. H. G. eo, G. je, ever. Azein, prep. S. against, 3. 155, 291; in a direction opposite to; hence, come azein came to meet, 4. 44; in return for, 5. 437. Spelt Ayein, 3. 291. See Azeines. Azein, adv. S. again, 6. 44, 7. 25. Azeines, prep. against, 4. 48, 6. 316, 7. 70. A3eins, 3. 92. A. S. ongean is both adv. (again) and prep. (against). We do not find ongeanes, but we find togeanes,