A Concise Dictionary of Middle English | Page 8

A. L. Mayhew and Walter W. Skeat
MD; ~akennet~, S; acende (for ~acend~), S.--AS. _??-cennan_. (~A-~ I.)
~A-cennende~, sb. begetting, birth, S.
~A-cenneng~, sb. birth, S.
~A-chape~, v. to escape, NED; ~achaped~, _pt. s_., S2.--OF. _achaper_; cf. AF. ascaper. (~A-~ 9.) Cf. ~Eschapen, Ascapie~.
~Achate~, v. to purchase, NED.--OF. achater (F. _acheter, acater_; Late Lat., accaptare.
~Achate~, sb. purchase, provisions purchased, NED, C; ~achat~, HD; ~acate~, NED; ~acates~, pl., HD.--OF. _achat_, AF. acate. See above.
~Achatour~, sb. a purchaser of provisions, purveyor, C, NED, HD; ~acatour~, NED.--AF. _achatour, acatour_; Late Lat. accaptatorem.
~Ache~, sb. pain, Prompt.; ~eche~, MD; ~hache~, HD.--AS. _?|ce (ece)_. See Aken.
~Ache~, sb. wild celery, parsley, NED, Voc.--OF. _ache_; Lat. _apium_; Gr. [Greek:apion].
~Achesoun~, sb. occasion, motive, HD, MD, NED.--OF. _achoison, ocoison_; Lat. occasionem. Cf. ~Anchesoun, Enchesoun, Chesoun~.
~Achtande~, ord. eighth, S2, NED.--Icel. _??ttandi_; cp. OHG. ahtande. Cf. Eighte (ord.).
~A-colien~, v. to wax cold; ~acolede~, _pt. s_., S; ~acoled~, pp., S.--AS. _??-c?3lian_. (~A-~ 1.)
~Acombren~, v. to encumber, PP; ~acumbrid~, pp., S2.--OF. encombrer. (~A-~ 10.)
~Acomplesshen~, v. to accomplish, NED; ~accomplice~, C; ~accompliced~, pp. NED.--AF. acomplir (_acomplice_, pr. s. subj.); Late Lat. _accomplere_; see Brachet. (A-7.)
~Acord~, sb. accord, agreement, MD; ~accord~, S2; ~acorde~, S.--AF. acord.
~Acordaunce~, sb. agreement, PP.
~Acorden~, v. to reconcile, to agree, MD, S2, P; ~accordyng~, _pr. p_., S3; ~accorded~, pp., S2; _pt. s_., S3.--OF. _acorder_; Late Lat. _accordare_, from Lat. _ad + cord-_, stem of _cor_, heart. (A-7.)
~Acorse~; see Acursien.
~Acounte~, v. to count, to calculate, NED, C2, PP; ~acompte~, NED, PP; ~accompted~, pp., S3.--AF. _acounter_, OF. _a-cunter, aconter_; Late Lat. _accomptare_; Lat. _ad + computare_. (A-7.)
~Acounte~, sb. account, reckoning, PP; ~acompte~, PP; ~accompt~, S3; ~accomptes~, pl., S3.--AF. _acounte, acunte_.
~Acoupen~, v. to accuse, NED, HD; ~acoupede~, _pt. s_., NED, PP; ~acopede~, NED; ~acoulped~, NED; ~acouped~, pp., S2.--OF. _acouper, acolper_, for _encouper, encolper_; Lat. inculpare. (A-10.)
~Acoyen~, v. to quiet, coax, tame, NED, Palsg.; ~acoyed~, _pt. s_., S2.--OF. _acoyer_, to calm; Lat. _ad + quietare_. (A-7.)
~Acumbrid~; see Acombren.
~A-cursien~, v. to curse, NED; ~acursi~, S, NED; ~acorse~, PP; ~acorsed~, pp. MD. (A-1.)
~Acustumaunce~, sb. customary use, NED, C2.--OF. acostumance. (A-7.)
~Acwenchen~; see Aquenchen.
~Adamant~, sb. adamant, very hard metal, a fabulous rock or mineral, the diamond, the loadstone or magnet, NED; precious stone, Prompt.; ~ademaunt~, C; ~adamounde~, Prompt, (n.); ~admont~, NED; ~athamant~, NED; ~athamaunte~, C; ~attemant~, NED; ~aymont~, NED.--AF. adamant (_aimant_); Lat. _adamantem_; Gr. [Greek: adamas] ([Greek: -anta]), lit. invincible, untamable, from [Greek: a- + damao], I tame. (A-11.)
~Adaunten~, v. to subdue, NED; ~adauntede~, _pt. s_., S2.--OF. _adanter_, _adonter_; Lat. _ad + domitare_, to tame. (A-7.)
~A-dawe~, out of life, NED, HD.--AS. _of dagum_, from days. (A-3.)
~A-dawen~, v. to rise from sleep, also, to arouse, NED; ~adawed~, pp. S3.--Cp. MHG. _er-tagen_, to dawn. (A-1.)
~A-day~, adv. at morn, by day, S2, P; ~adai~, S. (A-2.)
~Addledd~, pp. earned, S; see Adlen. [Addition]
~A-dili3*en~,, v. to be lost, to perish, S; ~adili3*ede~, _pt. s_., S; ~adiligde~, S.--AS. _??-diligan_, to destroy. (~A-~ I.)
~A-di3*ten~, v. to appoint, order, prepare, compose, clothe, treat, MD, S; ~ady3*t~, pp., MD; ~adight~, G; ~adyght~, MD, HD. (~A-~ 1.)
~Adlen~, v. to earn, MD; ~addle~, Manip., MED; ~addledd~, pp., S.--Icel. _???��la_, refl. _???��la-sk_, to acquire for oneself property, from _?3?��al_, property, patrimony, from *_a??al_, race, see Fick, 7. 14; cp. OHG. _uodil_, 'praedium' (Tatian). See Athel.
~Admirald~, sb. a Saracen commander, S; see Amirail.
~Admod~, adj. humble, gentle, S; ~?|dmod~, MD; ~edmod~, MD.--AS. _??adm?3d, ??a?��m?3d_. See Eth.
~Admoded~, pp. as adj. lowly; see Eadmodien.
~Admodie~, _adj. pl_. humble, MD; ~edmodi~, MD.
~Admodliche~, adv. humbly, gently, MD; ~?|dmodli3*~, S.--AS. _??adm?3dlice_.
~Admodnesse~, sb. humility, gentleness, MD, S; ~edmodnesse~, S; ~?|ddmodnesse~, S.--AS. _??adm?3dnes_.
~A-do~, sb. fuss, trouble, difficulty, S3, Prompt., WW; = to do, PP, WW; ~adoe~, ND, (~A-~ 5.)
~A-doun~, adv. down, S, S2, C2, C3, G; ~adun~, S; ~adune~, S.--AS. _of d?one_, off the hill. (~A-~ 3.)
~A-drad~, pp. frightened, put in dread, NED, S2, G, C, PP; ~adred~, S; ~adrede~, NED.--AS. _of-drad_ (~A-~ 3). Cf. ~Of-dreden~.
~A-drawen~, v. to draw out, S2; ~adroh~, _pt. s_., NED; ~adrou~, NED; ~adra3*e~, pp. NED. (~A-~ 1.)
~A-dreden~, v. to fear greatly, S, NED; ~adrade~, reflex., S.--OMerc. _and-dr?|*dan_ (Rushw.); see NED. (~A-~ 4.)
~A-drenchen~, v. to drown, to be drowned, MD, S, PP; ~adreynten~, _pt. pl_., PP; ~a-*dreynt~, pp. drenched, PP; ~adreint~, MD; ~adrent~, S, PP; ~adreynched~, PP.--AS. _??-drencan_. (~A-~ I.)
~Adressen~, v. to make straight, to direct, NED, H.--OF. _adressier, adrecier_ Late Lat. _addrictiare_, from Lat. _directum_, straight. (~A-~ 7.)
~A-drinken~, v. to be drowned, MD, S; ~adronc~, _pt. s_., MD; ~adronken~, pl., MD; ~adrunken~, pp., MD.--AS. _??-drincan_. (~A-~ 1.)
~A-drye~, v. to endure, bear, HD; ~adri3*en~, S (19. 1047), MD.--AS. _??-dr??ogan_. (~A-~ I.)
~A-dun~, adv. down, S; see Adoun.
~A-dunien~, v. to din; ~adunest~, 2 _pr. s_., ~adenyd~, pp. MD. (~A-~ I.)
~Adun-ward~, adv. downward, NED; ~adonward~, S2.
~Adversarie~, sb. adversary, C3.--OF. _adversarie_; Lat. aduersarius.
~Advertence~, sb. mental attention, C3--Late Lat. advertentia.
~Advocat~, sb. advocate, intercessor, C3; ~vokate~, PP; ~vokyte~, _causidicus_, Voc.; ~vokettus~, pl. PP.--OF. _advocat_; Lat. aduocatum (acc.).
~??~, sb. law, MD.--AS. _*?|w_ (*?|), law, divine law, the Mosaic law, marriage; Goth, _aiws_, an age, eternity; cp. OHG. _??wa_, the law of God, eternity (Otfrid). Cf. ~??-uez,
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