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1. † aban, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To summon, esp. by proclamation; spec. to call to arms. Freq. with out....
2. abb, n. View full entry eOE
...Originally: the woof or weft in a web. Later also: the warp in a web. Freq. attrib., as abb thread, abb wool, etc....
3. abear, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To bear, carry; to raise up. Obs....
4. abide, v. View full entry OE
...trans. Now rare and arch....
5. † ablow, v. View full entry eOE
...intr. To blow or breathe on or upon....
6. about, adv., prep.1, adj., and int. View full entry eOE
...In rotation or revolution; round in a circular course. Now rare except in fig. use with verbs....
7. abraid, v.1 View full entry OE
...trans. To move (something) suddenly or violently, to wrench, snatch; to pull out; to draw (a sword). Also fig.Obs....
8. accuse, v. View full entry OE
...trans. Without construction....
9. acorn, n. View full entry eOE
...The fruit of any tree producing mast. Also as a mass noun: †= mast1a (obs.). Now rare and only with contextual indication....
10. adamant, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...Originally: a hard, strong rock or mineral, not otherwise identified, to which various other (often contradictory) properties were attributed. In later use chiefly a poetical or rhetorical name for: an embodiment of...
11. adder, n.1 View full entry eOE
...In generic sense: a snake, a serpent, esp. with reference to the serpent as a manifestation of the devil in the biblical account of the Fall in the Garden of Eden; (hence,...
12. addle, n. and adj. View full entry OE
...Urine; liquid dung; foul or stagnant water; slime, mire. Chiefly Eng. regional (chiefly south-west.) and Sc. in later use....
13. † adeave, v. View full entry eOE
...intr. To become deaf. Cf. deave1....
14. adown, adv. and prep. View full entry eOE
...To a lower place or position; downward, down; towards the earth. Freq. with verbs of motion, often those signifying descent, as fall, sink, kneel, etc. (see...
15. † adrive, v. View full entry eOE
...trans....
16. aefauld, adj. View full entry eOE
...Consisting of only one part, element, or unit; single; = onefold1. Now rare (Sc. and Irish English (north.) after Middle English)....
17. † afall, v. View full entry eOE
...intr....
18. † afang, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To take by force or authority; to seize, apprehend. Also intr....
19. afear, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To frighten, terrify; to make afraid....
20. affright, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To frighten, terrify. Formerly also: †to deter from (obs.)....
