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1. abider, n. View full entry 1435
...A person who is steadfast, or who perseveres. Obs.rare....
2. aboard, v. View full entry 1458
...trans. To approach, draw near to; to enter, set foot on; to land on; to board....
3. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
4. absterse, v. View full entry ?a1425
...trans. = absterge (lit. and fig.)....
5. abstersion, n. View full entry ?a1425
...The act or process of wiping clean, cleansing, scouring, or purging. Also concr.: †an abstersive agent (obs.)....
6. abstract, v. View full entry 1449
...trans. Chiefly Sc. in early use. To take away, extract, or remove (something); to move (a person or thing) away, withdraw. Freq. with from....
7. accepter, n. View full entry ?a1425
...A person who or thing which accepts or receives something. Cf. acceptor1b....
8. accompany, v. View full entry 1426
...trans....
9. acquire, v. View full entry a1450
...trans....
10. † adaw, v.1 View full entry c1400
...intr. To wake from sleep; to return to consciousness after fainting, swooning, etc....
11. adaw, v.2 View full entry c1440
...trans. To put an end to; to defeat, overcome. Obs....
12. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
13. adhere, v. View full entry 1461-2
...Usu. with to....
14. adhort, v. View full entry a1500
...trans. To exhort, urge; (also) to encourage, promote. Freq. with to or infinitive....
15. admire, v. View full entry c1429
...intr. To feel or express wonder, astonishment, or surprise; to marvel....
16. adoing, adj. View full entry 1429
...In the process of happening; being done; going on. Only in predicative use. Cf. do2a....
17. † 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....
18. advertisement, n. View full entry 1426
...The action of advertise1....
19. affiance, v. View full entry c1487
...trans....
20. after-mass, n. and adj. View full entry c1440
...A service held following a mass....
