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1. abider, n. View full entry 1435
...A person who is steadfast, or who perseveres. Obs.rare....
2. 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....
3. ack emma, n. and adv. View full entry 1909
...The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.; (hence colloq.) the morning....
4. acquire, v. View full entry a1450
...trans....
5. 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,...
6. ado, n. and adj.1 (and adv.) View full entry a1300
...regional (chiefly Sc. and north.Eng.). As infinitive. to have ado: to have (or need) to do....
7. † 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....
8. adventure, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A chance occurrence or event, an accident. Obs....
9. affair, n. View full entry c1390
...An activity performed by a person, often on a habitual basis; something to be done; a piece or item of business; an occupation, a pursuit; a task, a duty. In later use...
10. affray, v. View full entry c1330
...trans. To frighten, terrify. Cf. afraid1....
11. after-, prefix View full entry eOE
...Combinations in which after- is adjectival or adverbial, and indicates that the second element refers to something that comes behind or afterwards, or an action that is performed later....
12. aim, n. View full entry c1400
...An object aimed at; a mark, a target....
13. air, n.1 View full entry ?c1225
...An atmosphere contaminated by noxious fumes, vapours, etc.; such contaminating fumes themselves; miasma. Now only (with qualifying adjective) merged in sense 2a....
14. alarm, int., n., and adv. View full entry c1400
...Used as a call to arms or warning of imminent danger, esp. of being attacked. Now literary (chiefly arch. and hist.)....
15. ambuscado, n. View full entry 1597
...= ambuscade1, ambush1....
16. ambush, v. View full entry c1300
...To dispose troops in concealment among bushes, or elsewhere, so as to take an enemy by surprise; to place in ambush; to lay in wait. Obs. or arch.,...
17. ambushment, n. View full entry 1330
...A disposition or arrangement of troops in a wood or other place of concealment so as to fall on an enemy by surprise; the trap so constructed; ambush, ambuscade....
18. amuse, v. View full entry 1480
...intr. To muse intently, gaze in astonishment. Obs....
19. amusement, n. View full entry 1611
...Musing, mental abstraction, reverie. Obs....
20. ancient, n.2 View full entry 1554
...An ensign, standard, or flag: pl. insignia, colours....
