A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 20 : +Aynding+, _sb._ smelling, B; see +Onding+. [[Addition]] [[error for +Ondyng+]]+Ayr+, _

+Aynding+, _sb._ smelling, B; see +Onding+. [[Addition]] [[error for +Ondyng+]]

+Ayr+, _sb._ oar, B; see +Ore+. [[Addition]]

+Ay-where+, _adv._ everywhere, S2, NED; +aywhere+, H; +aywh.o.r.e+, S2; +aiware+, S; +aihware+, S; +aihwer+, SD.--AS. _?-g-hw?r_. Cf. +O-wher+.

+A-?efen+, _v._ to give, give up, give back, MD, S; +a?euen+, MD; +a?iuen+, MD; +a?eoue+, S; +a?af+, _pt. s._, S; +a-iauen+, _pl._, S.--AS. _a-gifan_. +A-+ 1.)

+A-?ein+, _prep._, _adv._, _conj._, opposite to, towards, against, in return for, again, PP, S, S2, G; +a?eyn+, PP, S2; +a?en+, PP, S, S2, G, W, W2; +agayn+, S2, S3, C2, PP; +agen+, S; +ayen+, S; +ageyn+, S, S3, C2, PP; +a?ain+, S; +ayeyn+, S, C2; +a?ean+, S; +a?on+, MD; +agon+, S; +a?ien+, S; +a?eo+, S; +a?e+, S2; +aye+, S2; +igain+, S2; +o?ein+, MD; +ogain+, MD.--AS. _ongean_, _ongeagn_, see Sievers, 214, 3. (+A-+ 2.)

+A-?eines+, _prep._ and _conj._ against, contrary to, in return for, PP, S; +a?eynes+, PP; +a?enes+, S, S2; +agenes+, S; +agaenes+, S; +a?ens+, S2, W, W2, PP; +a?eins+, PP; +a?eyns+, PP; +ayeins+, C2; +ageyns+, S3, C2; +agayns+, C2, C3, PP; +igaines+, S2; +o?eines+, S; +oganis+, S2; +ogaines+, S2; +ogaynes+, S2; +onn?aeness+, S. (+A-+ 2.)

+A-?einst+, _prep._ and _conj._ against, MD; +a?eynst+, PP.

+A?en+, _v._ to have, to be obliged, to owe, S; see +Owen+.

+A?en+, _adj._ own, S; see +Owen+.

+A?en+, _prep._, _adv._ against, back, S; see +A?ein+.

+A?en-bien+, _v._ to buy back, NED, W2; +a?eenbieth+, _pr. s._, S2; +a?enboght+, _pt. s._ S2; +a?enbou?t+, W, W2.

+A?en-biere+, _sb._ redeemer, NED, W, W2.

+A?en-biyng+, _sb._ redemption, NED, W.

+A?en-clepe+, _v._ to recall, W, W2.

+A?en-fi?tinge+, _pr. p._ fighting against, W.

+A?en-risyng+, _sb._ resurrection, NED.

+A?en-seyen+, _v._ to say nay, to contradrict, NED; +a?enseie+, W, W2.

+A?en-stonden+, _v._ to withstand, NED, W; +a?enstood+, _pt. s._, W2.

+A?en-ward+, _adv._ backward, in reply, over again, NED, W, S3; +a?einward+, S2; +agaynward+, S2, C3.

+A-?er+, in the year, S2. (+A-+ 2.)

+A?te+, _num._ eight, S2; +a?t+, S2; see +Eighte+.

+A?t-sum+, _adj._ eight in all, S2.

B.

+Ba+, _adj._ and _conj._ both, S.--AS. _ba_, both.

+Baar+, _pt. s._ bare, carried, C, W; see +Beren+.

+Babelen+, _v._ to babble, P.

+Babelyng+, _sb._ babbling, S3.

+Baber-lipped+, _adj._ having thick lips, P, Prompt.

+Babishe+, _adj._ babyish, S3.

+Bacheler+, _sb._ a bachelor, an unmarried man, C, C2; a novice in the church, or arms, young knight, P.--OF. _bacheler_.

+Bachelerie+, _sb._ state of bachelor, CM, MD; +bachelrye+, company of young men, C2.--OF. _bachelerie_.

+Bacin+, _sb._ basin, cymbal, a light helmet, MD; +bacyn+, helmet, MD.--OF. _bacin_.

+Bacinet+, _sb._ helmet, MD; +bacenett+, Prompt.; +basnetes+, _pl._, S3.--OF. _bacinet_.

+Bacoun+, _sb._ bacon, C, PP; +bacon+, PP.--OF. _bacon_.

+Bad+, _pt. s._ prayed, S; see +Bidden+.

+Bad+, _pt. s._ bade, C2; see +Beoden+.

+Badde+, _adj._ bad, PP; +badder+, _comp._ worse, C2.

+Baddeliche+, _adv._ badly, PP, HD.

+Bade+, _pt. s._ remained, S3; see +Biden+.

+Bagage+, _sb._ dregs, refuse, S3; +baggage+, ND.

+Baid+, _pt. pl._ remained, S3; see +Biden+.

+Baie+, _in phr._: +to baie+, at bay, S2; see +Bay+.

+Baili+, _sb._ stewards.h.i.+p, _villicatio_, W; +baillye+, power of a bailiff, G.--OF. _bailie_, power.

+Baili+, _sb._ steward, _villicus_, W; +baillif+, bailiff, C; +bailliues+, _pl._, bailiffs, P; +bayllyues+, P.--OF. _baillif_.

+Baill+, _sb._ sorrow, S3; see +Bale+.

+Bair+, _adj._ bare, S3; see +Bare+.

+Bairnis+, _sb. pl._ bairns, S3; see +Barn+.

+Baiten+, _v._ to feed, C2, S3; +bayte+, S2, C3.--Icel. _beita_.

+Bak+, _sb._ back, PP, C; cloth for the back, cloak, coa.r.s.e mantle, C3; +bac+, S.--AS. _baec_.

+Bak-biten+, _v._ to backbite, slander, P.