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1. a, adj. View full entry ?a1160
...Used in an indefinite noun phrase referring to something not specifically identified (and, freq., mentioned for the first time) but treated as one of a class: one, some, any (the oneness, or...
2. † about, prep.2 and conj. View full entry lOE
...Without. Cf. bout2a....
3. above, adv., prep., n., and adj. View full entry lOE
...With regard to writing: further up on the present page; previously in the text; in a preceding paragraph, passage, etc. See also senses C. 3, D....
4. accurse, v. View full entry lOE
...trans. = curse (in various senses)....
5. † adraw, v. View full entry lOE
...trans. To pull or draw out (also forth, back, etc.)....
6. aforeward, adv. and prep. View full entry a1200
...Before all others in rank or position; in front. Also: (of time) in the first place, first of all. Cf. foremostObs....
7. † aforyen, prep. and adv. View full entry lOE
...Opposite; in front of. Also fig.: in the presence of....
8. † alatch, v. View full entry lOE
...trans. To get hold of, to catch....
9. alder-, prefix View full entry ?a1160
...Prefixed to superlative adverbs with the sense ‘of all’, as alder-best, alder-first, alder-last, alder-most, etc. Usu. in cases where modern English uses an adverbial...
10. alehouse, n. View full entry lOE
...A house or other premises where ale is sold; a public house, a tavern....
11. † almightin, adj. (and n.) View full entry lOE
...As an attribute of God: = almighty1a. Also as : the Almighty, God....
12. almightiness, n. View full entry lOE
...The quality or fact of being almighty; omnipotence. Also in weakened sense: prevailing strength, supremacy....
13. an, conj. and n. View full entry ?a1160
...Now usu. in form an'. = andI. (coordinating). Now regional and nonstandard....
14. † anˈblow, v. View full entry c1175
...To blow on or into, breathe upon, inspire....
15. apple leaf, n. View full entry a1200
...App.: a kind of violet, perh. the sweet violet, Viola odorata. Obs....
16. † argh(e, v. View full entry c1175
...To be disheartened, timid, fearful, loath; to hesitate from timidity. (Still in Sc.)...
17. asleep, adv. and adj. View full entry 1154
...In a state of sleep, sleeping....
18. † aˈspill, v. View full entry c1175
...To spill, waste, render useless....
19. † ˈatelich, adj. View full entry c1175
...= atel...
20. † atˈgo, v. View full entry c1175
...intr. (with dat. = from) To go away, pass away, depart....
