A CONCISE

DICTIONARY OF MIDDLE-ENGLISH.

a. A - B I D I N G .A-, prejx (I), adding inknsi~ to the no

tion of the verb.-AS. n for a~-, OHG ar-Goth. us-.Sievers, I 2 r .

For the quantity of the ci setCf. Or.

A-, p?eJix (z), standing for prep., antfor Icel. n ; see Qn- (I).A-, p?qiz (3), standing for Of, prep. ; set

O f .

down, P, NED.-AF. abatye (pr. p. a&t-, ant) ; Late Lat. adbatwe. (A- 7.)

Abaue, v. to put to confusion, to be con-founded, NED, HD, JD ; abawed,pp. HD ;

L abaued, HD.-OF. *abauir : esbahir ( w i t hzr in place of lost h, see Brachet, S.Y. glaive).(A- 9). See Abasshen.Abaye, sb. barking ; phr. at pe abaie,

I at abaye, at bay, Sz.-OF. abai, barking,from abaier ;a6ois.

cp. F. aboi in phr. : &ye aux

Abbay, ~6. abbey, C2 ; abbeis, pl., Sz.-BP. abbeie (abeie) ; Church Lat . abb&Zz,zbb&?ia, f r o m abb&m. See Abbcd.

A-, @e&x (4), standing for AS. and-, a-gainst, in return, toward.-AS. an& on&,on- (proclitic). Cf. On- (2.)A-, pre& (5), standing for at, prep., and

Icel . a t , used with the in&. See At-(1).A-, pye3.x (6), standing for AS. ge- ; see

3e-.A-, pye5.x (T), standing for OF. a- and

Lat. ad-.A-, p~ej.x (8), standing for OF. a- and

Lat. a6-.A-, p~ejix (g), standing for AF. a, OF. e-,

es- from Lat. t?.z-, e-.A-, @e&x (TO), standing for AF. an-, OF.

en- from Lat. in-. See Hn-.A-, prejx (I I), standing for Gr. d- priva-

tive.A, i&e+. 0 ! Ah ! expressing surprise,

pain, S, MD.- A;jrq. on, in, PP, S, Sz, Cz; see 0n.A-bat, adv. b a c k w a r d s , S , Wz; abet,

S; abak, Cz, W ; o b a k , S2.-AS. 0%6iec.(A- a.)Abasshen, v. to abash, S3 ; abasshed,

pp. abashed, ashamed, alarmed, C3, PP;abashed, S2 ; abasshid, S3 ; abasched,PP; abaisshed, PP ; abaischid, W ; a-baischt, S2 ; abaissed, P P ; abaist, S3 ;abayste, S2, C2.-OF. esbaXw- s t e m o fpr. p. of esdahir, to as ton ish ; La t . ex+*badire f o r badare, to open the mouth.(A- 9.1Abate, v. to beat down, bring down, calm

Abbesse, sb. abbess, PP.--OF. abbesse ;Church Lat. abbatissa.Abbod, ~6. abbot, MD, SZ ; abbot, S,

PP ; abbodes,pZ. S2.-Church Lat. a66&mpronounced a6b&lem), nom. abbas ; Gr. $3-3&r ; Syriac, ab6a, father.Abbodesse, $6. abbess, PP.Abbot-rice; $6. sbbacy, S . -AS . a&d-

&e. the rule of an abbot.A-B-C, the alphabet, P ; abcy, Cath. ;

rbce, Cath. (n.), PP ; abcee, Cotg. ; abece,Xh. (e.) ; apece, Prompt.- Cp. OF. abece,he crosse rowe (Cotg.).Abeah, Abeb ; see Abwen.Abeggen, Abeien ; see Abyen.A-bernen, ZJ. to burn ; abern??, pr. s.G.--AS. d-beornan. ( A - I . )Abhominaqioun, sb. abominat ion ,?ED, C2.Abhomynable, a+. abominable, S3,Z3.-AF. abhow&abZe ; Lat. abontinabibm.A-biden, a. to abide, remain, await, en-lure, 5, Sz, Wz ; habide, Sz ; abyde, Cz;.bid, zmp., S, Sz ; abid, pr. s., S ; abit, S,h, c3 ; abed, pt. s., S ; abood, W2 ; ate,PP, Sz ; bicom, Pt. s., S ; bycam, PP ; s ; y-bou3t, p.-As. byLgaan.

S ; bogt, pp.,

bicome, pp., S2 ; bycome, s2 ; becomen,S3 ; bioumen, S.-AS. be-cuman. Biggere, ~6. buyer, W ; biere, W2.

Bi-gilen, V. to beguile, S, P ; bigyle,Bi-cnmelich, a&. comely, becoming, c2 c3MD ; bioumeliche, adv. becomingly, S.Bbdaffed, pp. befooled, C2 ; bedaffed, &-&lmen, ZJ. to begin, S, S2 ; bigan,

NED. pt. s., S, Cz ; bigon, S ; bigonne, 2 pt. s.,-..m.- ? 7 72 PP; C3 ; bigunnen, pt. pZ., S ; begouth, pt. s.,6 p. Sz, S3 ; bigunnen, pp., S ; begunnon, S.

bide: -AS. be-ginnan.l...d^.. Bi-gon, pp. surrounded, provided, set-

r01md, MD; be-gon, filled, S2.-AS. be-,+il 2, pp. of 6&n, to go round, surround.-EIi-greden, J. to cry out at, to lament,

--..--. S:Biddere, sb. asker, PP ; bidders, pZ.

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begredde, pt. pl., MD.Bi-gripen, ZI. to seize, MD ; be-gripe,

beggars, S2, P, pp., S.-AS. be-&5an, to chide.

knaaen, 21. 10 Deg, pray, ax, a, :bydde, Sz ; beode, S ; bit, pr. s.,by4, sz; bad, pt. s., S, Sz, PP;SUQ., PP; beade, S ; beden,@. S; iw=u=rr,S.--AS. hiddan.

Note that some of the above forms aredue to a confusion with those of the verb~asl Pn