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~Admoded~, pp. as adj. lowly; see Eadmodien.
~Admodie~, _adj. pl_. humble, MD; ~edmodi~, MD.
~Admodliche~, adv. humbly, gently, MD; ~ædmodli3*~, S.--AS.
_éadmódlice_.
~Admodnesse~, sb. humility, gentleness, MD, S; ~edmodnesse~, S;
~æddmodnesse~, S.--AS. _éadmódnes_.
~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 dúne_, 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-dræ*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. _á-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. _á-drincan_. (~A-~
1.)
~A-drye~, v. to endure, bear, HD; ~adri3*en~, S (19. 1047), MD.--AS.
_á-dréogan_. (~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.).
~Æ~, sb. law, MD.--AS. _*æw_ (*æ), law, divine law, the Mosaic
law, marriage; Goth, _aiws_, an age, eternity; cp. OHG. _éwa_, the
law of God, eternity (Otfrid). Cf. ~Æ-uez, Eu-bruche~, Eche.
~Ædmod~, adj. humble, gentle, MD; see Admod.
~Ædmodli3*~, adv. humbly, S; see Admodliche.
~Ædmodnisse~, sb. humility, MD; ~æddmodnesse~, S; see
Admodnesse.
~Æhte~, num. eight, MD; see Eighte.
~Æhtene~, num. eighteen, S; see Eightene.
~Æn~, num. and _indef. art_. one, S; ~ænne~, S; see Oon. [Addition]
~Æness~, adv. once, S; see Oones. [Addition]
~Æoure~, pron. your, S; see ~3*oure~.
~Ærd~, sb. native land, home, S; see Erd.
~Ærfeð-telle~, adj. difficult to count, S. See ~Arfeð~.
~Ærnde~, sb. errand, MD; see Erende.
~Ærnd-race~, sb. messenger, S; ~Ærndraches~, pl., S.--AS.
_*ærend-raca_.
~Ærnen~, v. to run, S; see Rennen.
~Æ-uez~, adj. pious, fast in the law, S.--AS. _*æ-fest_. See Æ.
~Afaiten~, v. to affect, to prepare, array, dress, to train, tame, subdue,
NED, PP; ~affaiten~,P; ~fayten~, S2, PP; ~faiten~, PP.--OF. _afaiter_,
_afeiter_; Lat. _affectare_, freq. of _afficere_; _ad+facere_. (~A-~7.)
~A-fallen~, v. to fall, MD; ~auallen~, MD; ~afeol~, _pt. s_., MD;
~afallen~, pp
., MD.--AS. _á-feallan_. (~A-~1.)
~A-fallen~, v. to fell, NED; ~afal~, imp., S; ~aual~, S.
~A-felde~, adv. a-field, to the field, PP. (~A-~ 2).
~A-fellen~, v. to fell, NED; ~auellen~, MD.--AS. _á-fellan_,
_á-fyllan_. (~A-~ 1.)
~A-fer~, adv. afar, W, W2; ~afeer~, NED; ~of feor~, S (s.v. _feor_).
(~A-~ 3.) Cf. ~A-ferre~.
~Afere~, _sb_, affair, bustle, appearance, demeanour, S2, NED;

~effere~, S2; ~effeir~, S2, S3; ~effer~, S2; ~afferes~, pl., PP.--OF.
_afere=a+fere_; Lat. _facere_, to do. (~A-~7.)
~A-feren~, v. to frighten, terrify, S, PP; ~afferen~, MD; ~affeare~, 2
_pr. s. subj_., S; ~afered~, pp. afraid, S, C, P; ~aferd~, S, C, P, W2;
~afeerd~, W; ~afert~, PP; ~aferde~, S3, P, W; ~afferde~, S3.--AS.
_á-fáran_. (~A-~ 1)
~A-ferre~, adv. afar, Prompt.; ~oferrum~, S2; ~onferrum~, S2;
~onferre~, NED; ~on-*ferr~, NED. (~A-~ 2). Cf. Afer.
~Aff~-; see ~Af-~.
~Affamysit~, pp. famished, S3, NED. Cp. OF. _afamer_; Late Lat.
affamare.
~Affectuosly~, adv. passionately, HD, NED.
~Affectuouse~, adj. hearty, affectionate, NED, H; ~affectuse~,
NED.--Lat. affectuosus.
~Affray~, sb. terror, S3, C2, C3. Cf. Effray.
~Affrayen~, v. to frighten, C2; ~affrayed~, pp. S2, C, C3, W; see
Afrayen.
~Afile~, v. to file down, NED; ~affyle~, C.--OF. afiler.
~Afingret~, pp. an-hungered, NED, HD; see ~Of-hungred~. [Addition]
~A-flemen~, v. to drive away, MD; ~aulem~, _imp, s_., S.--AS.
_á-fléman (á-flýman)_. (~A-~1.)
~Afolen~, v. to befool; ~afoled~, pp., S; ~afoild~, NED, HD.--OF.
afoler (Bartsch); Low Lat. *_adfolare_, to make foolish. (~A-~ 7.)
~A-fon~, v. to receive, S; ~afeoh~, imp., S; ~avoþ~, _pr. pl_., S;
~auenge~, _pt. pl_., S2.--AS. _á-fón, on-fón_ (for _ond-fón_), see
Sievers, 198, 5. 1. (~A-~ 4.) Cf. Onfon.
~Aforce~, v. to force, constrain, NED, H; ~afforce~, H; ~aforsed~, _pt.
pl_., H.--OF. _aforcer, efforcer, esforcier_; Late Lat. _exfortiare_, from
Lat. _fortis_, strong. (~A-~ 9.)
~A-fore~, _adv. prep_., before, PP, WW; ~affore~, PP; ~afor~, PP;
~affor~, PP; ~aforn~, NED.--AS. _on-foran_. (~A-~ 2.)
~A-forthen~, v. to further, promote, to achieve, to manage to do, to
manage to give, to afford; P, NED, SkD, HD; ~a-*forde~, NED.--AS.
_ge+forðian_. (~A-~ 6.)
~A-fote~, adv. on foot, PP; ~afoote~, S3, W; ~auote~, S2. (~A-~ 2.)
~Afrayen~, v. to disturb from peace and quiet, to frighten, NED;
~affraye~, C2 (E. 455); ~afreyd~, pp. alarmed, afraid, NED;

~affrayed~, W, S2, C, C3; ~affrayd~, S3; ~affrayt~,