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1. † aa, n.1 View full entry 1430
...A stream, a watercourse....
2. aaron, n.1 View full entry ?c1425
...The wild arum or cuckoo pint, Arum maculatum. Cf. arum...
3. † abackwards, adv. View full entry a1477
...= back5. Cf. abackward...
4. † abail, v.1 View full entry 1450
...trans. To provide bail for, to release on bail; (also) to pay bail to....
5. abaisance, n. View full entry a1486
...An act expressing deference or respect, usually a bending forwards of the body; a bow....
6. † abashance, n. View full entry a1450
...The quality or condition of being abashed; loss of self-possession....
7. † abashing, n. View full entry c1404
...The action of abash; an instance of this; (also) the state of being abashed; confusion, consternation, embarrassment....
8. † abate, n. View full entry 1486
...Diminution, reduction (of a quality, etc.); an instance of this....
9. abate, v.2 View full entry c1436
...trans. (refl.). To take possession of land between the death of the owner and the accession of the heir, thereby keeping the legitimate heir out of possession....
10. † abattle, v.2 View full entry c1400
...trans. To engage in battle....
11. † abattlement, n. View full entry c1400
...A battlement....
12. † abelde, v. View full entry c1400
...intr. To become bold....
13. † abhominalty, n. View full entry 1484
...An abominable or inhuman act....
14. abider, n. View full entry 1435
...A person who is steadfast, or who perseveres. Obs.rare....
15. abiding, adj. View full entry c1400
...That endures or stands firm; steadfast, unyielding. Obs.rare....
16. abidingly, adv. View full entry c1430
...In a lasting manner; over a long period of time; durably, enduringly, permanently....
17. † abition, n. View full entry a1500
...A division of opinion; a disagreement. rare....
18. abject, adj. and n. View full entry ?a1425
...Cast off, rejected; cast out, expelled. Cf. abject1. Obs.rare....
19. abject, v. View full entry ?c1425
...trans. To cast off or away; to cast out, exclude, reject, esp. as inferior, unworthy, or repugnant....
20. abjection, n. View full entry ?a1425
...The state or condition of being cast down or brought low; humiliation, degradation; dispiritedness, despondency....
