A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 6 : +Affrayen+, _v._ to frighten, C2; +affrayed+, _pp._ S2, C, C3, W; see +Afrayen+.+Afile+,

+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.

_a-fleman_ (_a-flman_). (+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; +avo+, _pr. pl._, S; +auenge+, _pt. pl._, S2.--AS. _a-fon_, _on-fon_ (for _ond-fon_), 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; +aforde+, NED.--AS. _ge_ + _forian_. (+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+, S3; +frayd+, S3, +fraid+, S3.--AF. _afrayer_, _effrayer_, OF. _esfreer_: Prov.

_esfredar_; Low Lat. _ex-fridare_, from _fridum_; cp. OS. _friu_, peace. (+A-+ 9.) See +Affrayen+.

+A-fright+, _pp._ terrified, C; +afri?t+, NED, HD; +afry?te+, HD.--AS.

_a-fyrht_, _a-fyrhted_. (+A-+ 1.)

+After+, _prep._ and _adv._ after, according to, S, HD, S2, C3; +efter+, S, S2; +eftir+, S3; +eafter+, MD; +aftir+, S2.--_aef-ter_ is a comp.

form, see SkD.

+After-clap+, _sb._ an evil consequence or result, HD; +after-clappys+, _pl._, MD.

+After-del+, _sb._ disadvantage, MD; +after-dele+, HD.

+A-fure+, _adv._ on fire, S2; +auere+, S2; +afiere+, W2. (+A-+ 2.)

+Afyngred+; see +Ahungerd+.

+Afyrst+, _pp._ athirst, PP; +afurst+, PP; +afrust+, PP; see +Of-urst+.

[[Addition]]

+A-gasten+, _v._ to terrify, MD, PP; +agesten+, S; +agaste+, _pt. s._, C2, C; +agast+, _pp._, PP, S2, S3, C2, C3, G; +agazed+, S3; +agaste+, _pl._, S2, W.--AS. _a_ + _g?stan_, to frighten. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-gen+, _prep._ and _adv._ towards, back, again, S; see +A-?ein+.

+Agenes+, _prep._ against, S; see +A?eines+.

+Agenst+, _prep._ against, NED; see +A-?einst+.

+Agenst-Christ+, _sb._ Antichrist, S3.

+A-gessen+, _v._ to reckon, calculate, S. (+A-+ 1.)

+Aghe+, _sb._ awe, H; +agh+, NED; see +Awe+.

+Aghe-ful+, _adj._ awful, H; +aghful+, H.

+A-gon+, _v._ to obtain, PP.--AS. _of-gangan_, to require. (+A-+ 3.)

+A-gon+, _pp._ and _adv._ gone away, ago, S2, C3; +agoon+, C2, C3; +agone+, S3; +agoo+, PP; +ago+, C2.--AS. _a-gan_, pp. of _a-gan_, to go forth. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-graythen+, _v._ to make ready, to dress, NED; +agreed+, _pp._, S2; +agrayed+, NED.--From Icel. _greia_: Goth. _ga-raidjan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-graythinge+, _sb._ apparel, S2, NED.

+Agreable+, _adj._ pleasant, NED; +aggreable+, favourable, S3.--AF.

_agreable_. (+A-+ 7.)

+A-gref+, in grief, NED; +agrief+, C; +ogrefe+, NED. _Phr._: +takes not agreve+, takes it not unkindly, NED. (+A-+ 2.)

+Agreggen+, _v._ to make heavy, to be heavy, to aggravate, HD; +agreggid+, _pp._, W2.--OF. _agregier_: Prov. _agreujar_; Late Lat.

_aggreuiare_, from *_greuis_ for Lat. _grauis_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Agreed+, _pp._ made ready, S2; see +A-graythen+. [[Addition]]

+Agreuen+, _v._ to bear heavily on, to grieve, oppress, HD; +agreued+, _pp._, C2, PP.--OF. _agrever_; Lat. _aggrauare_; _ad_ + _grauare_, from _grauis_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Agrimony+, _sb._ agrimony, Prompt.; +agremoine+, Voc.; +egrimony+, Prompt.; +egremoin+, C3; +egremounde+, NED; +ogremoyne+, Voc.--Lat.

_agrimonia_; Gr. ???e??? cp. F. _aigremoine_.

+A-grisen+, _v._ to be horrified, to terrify, to loathe, HD, MD, S; +agryse+, S2, C3.--AS. _a-grisan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-grounde+, on the ground, S2, PP; on this earth, PP. (+A-+ 2.)

+Agte+, _sb._ possession, S; see +Auhte+.

+A-gulten+, _v._ to sin, to offend, MD, PP, S; +agilten+, MD; +agelten+, MD; +a?ulten+, S; +agulte+, _pt. s._, PP; +agult+, _pp._, S; +agilt+, HD, PP.--AS. _a-gyltan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+Ah+, _conj._ but, S, S2; see +Ac+.

+Ah+, _pr. s._ owes (as a duty), S; +ahen+, _pr. pl._, are obliged, S; see +Owen+. [[Addition]]

+A-honge+, _pp._ hanged up, S. (+A-+ 1.)

+Aht+, _adj._ worthy, valiant, NED; see +Auht+.

+Aht+, _sb._ aught, anything; +ahte+, S; +ahct+, S; see +Ought+.

Chapter 6 : +Affrayen+, _v._ to frighten, C2; +affrayed+, _pp._ S2, C, C3, W; see +Afrayen+.+Afile+,
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