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1. a, prep.1 View full entry OE
...Expressing position within, situation, etc.: in, with; = on7a13. Now Eng. regional....
2. aback, adv. View full entry OE
...In a backward direction; to or towards the rear; back. Also fig. and in extended use: from the scene of action, away, to a distance; to a former place or...
3. † abbotric, n. View full entry OE
...The benefice or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess; an abbacy. Also: an abbey....
4. † ablast, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To blow on or at; to blast. In quot. OEfig.: to inspire....
5. † ablind, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To lose one's sight, become blind. Also fig....
6. abye, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To buy, purchase (something); to pay a price for (something); to obtain (something) at the cost of labour or suffering. Also (and in earliest use) Theol.: to redeem,...
7. acreman, n. View full entry OE
...A cultivator of the ground, a farmer; a ploughman; spec. †a manorial tenant; (Sc.) a person who rents a piece of ground of a Scottish acre or more....
8. † adownright, adv. View full entry OE
...Straight down; = downright1....
9. † adownward, adv. and prep. View full entry OE
...In a descending direction; down. Also: to a lower state or condition. Cf. downward...
10. † adreve, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To drive out or away, to banish, expel. Freq. with out....
11. † adrowe, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To dry up; to become dry or withered; to perish. Also fig....
12. afeared, adj. View full entry OE
...In a state of fear or apprehension; afraid, scared; moved or influenced by fear....
13. afford, v. View full entry OE
...To further, advance; to promote the well-being of (a person or thing); to perform, carry out (a task, order, etc.); to accomplish. Obs....
14. afield, adv. View full entry OE
...On or in a field; spec.out in the fields; engaged in agricultural labour;out in the countryside; engaged in an outdoor pursuit such as hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, etc.;on...
15. afloat, adj. and adv. View full entry OE
...Floating on the sea or on any stretch of water (or other liquid) of sufficient depth to support a body; not sinking, not aground; at sea, as opposed to being in dock...
16. Afterlithe, n. View full entry OE
...In Old English and early Middle English: = July...
17. † again-, comb. form View full entry OE
...Against, in opposition to. Also: opposite (rare)....
18. † again-bring, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To bring back....
19. † again-chare, n. View full entry OE
...= again-charingagain-chare....
20. † again-chare, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To turn back, return; (also) to repent....
