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Antem n. Sax. Antern, an anthem, 13590. Anticlaudian, F. ii. 478, the title of a Latin poem by Alanus de Infulis. See Alain.

Antilegius, pr. n. Antilochus, Du. 1064.

Antiphonere, n. Lat. Gr. a book of antiphones or anthems, 13449.

Anvelt, n. Sax. an anvil, Du. 1165.

Any, adj. Sax. either, one of two, 7115----It usually fignifies one of many.

Apaide, part. pa. Fr. paid, fatisfied, 1870, 9439.
Apaire, v. Fr. See Apeire.

Ape, n. Sax. metaphorically a fool, 3389, 16781, the monke put in the mannes hode an ape, and in his wife'seke, 13370, the monk made a fool of the man and of his wife too-Win of ape, 16993. See the n. Apeire, v. Fr. to impair, to detract from, 3149; our ftate it apeires, P. L. 290-to be impaired, to go to ruin, T. ii. 329.

Apert, adj. Fr. open, P. 215, prive and apert, 6696, in private and in publick.

Apies, for opies, n. pl. Fr. opiates, L. W. 2659.
Appalled, part. pa. Fr. made pale, 10679, 13032.
Apparaile, v. Fr. to prepare, L. W. 2462.

Apparence, n. Fr. an appearance, 11577.

Apperceive, v. Fr. to perceive, 8476.

Apperceivings, n. pl. perceptions, 10600.

Appetite, v. Fr. to defire, to covet, L. W. 1580. Appofe, v. Fr. to objećt to, to question, 7179, 15831; it feems to be a corruption of oppofe.

Approver, n. Fr. an informer, 6925.

Aprentife, n. pl. Fr. apprentices, novices, R. 687. Aqueintable, adj. Fr. cafy to be acquainted with, R.

2213.

Aquile, v. Fr. to pay for, 6742.

Arace, v. Fr. to draw away by force, 8979.

Arande, n. Sax. a message, T. ii. 72.

Araye, n. Fr. order, 8138—situation, 6484, 13300— clothing, 6509-equipage, 8821.

- v. Fr. to drefs, 3689-to difpofe, 8837. Arblafters,n.pl. Fr. arbalefires, engines to caft darts, &c. R. 4196.

Archangel, n. R.915, the herb fo called; a dead nettle, Gloff. Ur.-In the orig. it is mefange, the bird which we call a titmoufe.

Archebibop, n. Sax. Lat. an archbishop, 7084.
Archedeken, n. Sax. Lat. an archdeacon, 6884.
Archediacre, n. Fr. archdeacon, C. D. 2136.
Archewives, 9071, wives of a fuperiour order.
Ardure, n. Fr. burning, P. 253.

Arede, v. Sax. to interpret, Du. 289. See Rede.
Areife, v. Sax. to raife, P. 203.

Arerage, n. Fr. arrear, 604.

Arefone, v. Fr. arraifoner, to refon with, R. 6220. Arefte, n. Fr. arrest, constraint, 9158—delay, L. W. 806.

Arefle, v. Fr. to stop, 829.

Arette, v. Fr. to impute to, 728, P. 205.
Argoil, n. Fr. potters' clay, 16281.

Ariete, pr. n. Aries, one of the figns in the zodiack,
T. iv. 1594, T. v. 1189.

Ariftotle, pr. n. 10547, a treatise on perspective under his name is mentioned by Vincent of Beauvais in the 13th century, Spec. Hiftor. 1. iii. c. 84, Extat etiam liber, qui dicitur, Perspectiva Ariftotelis. Arivage, n. Fr. F. i. 223, as arivaile.

Arivaile, n. Fr. arrival, F. i. 451.

Ark, n. Lat. a part of the circumference of a circle, 4422.

Arme, n. T. ii. 1650, may perhaps be put for defence, fecurity.

Arm-grete, adj. Sax. as thick as a man's arm, 2147.
Armipotent, adj. Lat. mighty in arms, 1984.
Armles, adj. Sax. without an arm, 14209.
Armorike, pr. n. Baffe Bretagne in France, called an-
ciently Britannia Armorica, 11041.

Armure, n. Fr. armour, M. 277.

Arn, pl. n. of am, v. Sax. are, 4706, 8218.
Arnolde of the newe town, pr.n. of a physician and chy-
mift of the 13th century, 16896. See Fabric. Bibl.
Med. Et. in v. Arnaldus Villanovanus.

Aroume, F. ii. 32, seems to fignify at large; arowme, or more utter, remote. deprope. feorfum. Prompt.

Parv.

A'row, in a row, probably from the Fr.

ly, 6836, R. 7606.

rue, fucceffive

Arfmetrike, n. Lat. arithmetick, 1900. See the note. Arte, v. Lat. to conftrain, T. i. 389, C. L. 46. Artelries, n. pl. Fr. artillery, M. 277.

As, adv. Sax. alp. al fo; omnino fic. As faft, T. v. 1640, very faft; as fwith, 5057,16404, very quickly, immediately. See the n. on vcr. 3172.

Afcaunce. See the n. on ver. 7327.

Afben, n. pl. Sax. afhes, 1304, T. ii. 539.

Aflale, v. Sax. to flaken, to abate, 1762, 3553.
Afpe, n. Sax. a fort of popiar, 2923, L. W. 2637.

Afpeu, adj. of an afp, 7249.

Afpie, v. Fr. to espy, 13521.

Afpre, adj. Fr. rough, fharp, T. iv. 827. Bo. iv. pr. 7.

Afpreneffe, n. fharpness, Bo. iv. pr. 4.

Affaut, n. Fr. affault, 991.

Affege, n. Fr. fiege, 10620.

Aeth, R. 5600, fufficient, enough; affez, orig. P. P. fol. 94, b. ; and if it suffice not for affeth.

Afife, n. Fr. fituation, R. 1238.

Afile, v. Fr. to abfolve, to anfwer, 9528, C. L. 1284; affaileth, imp. m. 2d perf, pl. 9528,

Affomoned, part. pa. fummoned, C. L. 170.
Affure, v. Fr. to confide, T. i. 681.

Afterte, v. Sax. to escape, 1597, 6550——to release, 6896; afterte for afterted, part. pa. 1594.

Aftoned, 8192, aftonied, 11651, part. pa. Fr. confounded, aftonifhed.

Aftrelabre, n. Fr. astrolabe, 3200.

Aftrologien, n. Fr. astrologer. Aftr.

Afweved, part. pa. Sax. ftupified, as in a dream, F. ii.

41.

Afwone, in a fwoon, 3821, 6, 10788; T. iii. 1098, a→ down he fell all fodenly in froune.

At, atte, prep. Sax. See the n. on ver. 12542; at after fouper, 10616, 11531, as foon as supper was finished; at day, 13169, at break of day; at on, 4195, 8313, of one mind.

Atake, v. Sax. to overtake, 16024-for ataken, part. pa. 6966.

A'thre, in three parts, 2935.

Attamed, part. pa. Fr. entamé, opened, begun, 14824 -tafted, felt, C. D. 596-disgraced, C. D. 1128. Attempre, adj. Fr. temperate, 14844, M. 243. Attemprely, adv. Fr. temperately, 13192.

Attour, n. Fr. headdress, R. 3718.

Attry, atterly, adj. Sax. poisonous, pernicious, P. 205. A'trinne, 3589, a'two; P. 248, in two, afunder. Atyzar. See the n. on ver. 4725.

Avale, v. Fr. to lower, to let down, 3124-to fall

down, T. iii. 627.

Avance, v. Fr. to advance, to profit, 246.

Avant, n. Fr. boast, 227.

Avantage, n. Fr. advantage, 2449.

Avante, v. Fr. to boast, 5985.

Avaunt, adv. Fr. forward, R. 3958, 4790.

Auctoritee, n. Lat. a text of Scripture or of fome re

fpectable writer. See the n. on ver. 6858, and ver.

5583, 6790.

Auctour, n. Lat. a writer of credit, 6794.
Avenaunt, adj. Fr. becoming, R. 1263.
Aventaile, n. Fr. See n. on ver. 9080.
Aventure, n. Fr. adventure, 846.

Averrois, pr. n. 435. Ebn Roschd, an Arabian physician of the 12th century. See D' Herbelot in v. Rofchd, and the authors mentioned in n. on ver. 433. Avicen, pr. n. 434, 12823. Ebn Sina, an Arabian phyfician of theicth century. See D'Herbelot in v. Sina, and the authors mentioned in n. on ver. 433. Aught, n. Sax. apit, any thing, T. iii. 468. It is fometimes used as an adverb; if that the childes mother were aught the, 5454; can he ought tell a merry tale or tweie? 16065.

Aught, pa. t. of ozue, T. iii. 1801, as ought.
Aught-where, adv. Sax. any where, L. W. 1538.
Augrim, a corruption of algorithm. See n. on ver. 3210.
Avis, n. Fr. advise, 1870; the king at his avys fent
meffengers thre, P. L. 285.

Avifand, part. pr. obferving, C. D. 1882.

Avife, v. Fr. to observe, T. ii. 276; aviseth you, imp. m. 2d perf.pl; look to yourselves, take care of yourfelves, 3185.

Avifion, n. Fr. vision, 15120,9.

Aumble, n. Fr. an ambling pace, 13814.

Aumener, n. Fr. aumoniere, a purse, R. 2087.
Aumere, n. R. 2271, aumere of filke, 'bourfe de foy, orig.
It seems to be a corruption of aumener.

Auntre, v. Fr. corruption of aventure, to adventure, 4207.

Auntrous, adj. adventurous, 13837.

Aurora, Du. 1169, the title of a Latin metrical verfion

of feveral parts of the Bible by Petrus de Riga, Ca❤

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