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1. able, v. View full entry a1400
...trans....
2. accept, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intr. with of (obs.))....
3. accessorize, v. View full entry 1934
...trans. orig. and chiefly Fashion. To provide with an accessory or accessories....
4. address, v. View full entry a1325
...trans. (chiefly in pass.). To direct (a written communication) to a specific person or destination; spec. (in early use) to write and send (a writ, a petition,...
5. † adight, v. View full entry eOE
...trans. To compose or write (a letter, etc.). Cf. dightII....
6. † adub, v. View full entry ?1473
...trans. To invest with the insignia of knighthood, or the title of a knight; to dub; (in extended use) to invest with some other title. Freq. with noun complement. arch....
7. adze, v. View full entry 1744
...trans. To carve or cut (at, out, etc.) using an adze....
8. † afaite, v. View full entry ?c1225
...trans. To incline, dispose, or discipline (the heart)....
9. age, v. View full entry 1440
...intr. Of a person, animal, or thing: to grow old; to become or appear aged....
10. † aglet, v. View full entry 1530
...intr. and trans. To attach a tag to the end of (a lace)....
11. † agraith, v. View full entry c1300
...trans....
12. † aguise, v. View full entry ?a1450
...trans. To adorn, array; to dress. Also refl....
13. alter, v. View full entry a1398
...trans....
14. alum, v. View full entry ?a1425
...trans. To infuse or impregnate with alum; to treat or coat with alum....
15. amber, v. View full entry a1640
...To perfume with ambergris....
16. antique, v. View full entry 1753
...To bind (books) after an antique manner....
17. apparel, v. View full entry c1250
...trans. To make ready, or prepare (for a purpose); to fit out, get ready, put into proper order....
18. appear, v. View full entry c1250
...To come forth into view, as from a place or state of concealment, or from a distance; to become visible....
19. apply, v. View full entry c1384
...trans....
20. array, v. View full entry 1297
...To set or place in order of readiness, to marshall. esp. To draw up prepared for battle, and in obs. phr. to array a battle....
