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1. abated, adj. View full entry ?c1400
...Reduced, diminished, lessened (esp. in quality or amount)....
2. abetting, n. View full entry ?a1425
...The action or fact of abetting a person or a deed, esp. something blameworthy or criminal; encouragement, instigation; assistance. Also: an instance of any of these....
3. absent, v. View full entry a1425
...intr. To withdraw, remove oneself; to stay away. In later use chiefly S. Asian....
4. accomplishing, n. View full entry c1405
...The action of accomplish; an instance of this....
5. † accord, adj. View full entry a1413
...In accord or agreement; in harmony....
6. † accumbrous, adj. View full entry a1450
...Cumbersome, troublesome....
7. † acheck, v. View full entry c1450
...trans. To check, bring to a sudden stop....
8. acquaintable, adj. View full entry a1425
...Of a person: easy to be acquainted with; disposed to friendship; affable, amiable; (also) capable of being made an acquaintance. Occas. †(of a thing): able to be known or proved (obs....
9. adding, n. View full entry a1400
...The action of add (in various senses); an instance of this....
10. addressing, n. View full entry ?c1400
...The action of address (in various senses); an instance of this; (esp. in early use) the action or an act of arranging or guiding something; (in later use)...
11. adoring, n. View full entry c1405
...The action or an act of worshipping or venerating God or a god, an idol, etc., or of feeling or expressing deep affection or respect; deep regard, adoration, love....
12. afear, adj. and conj. View full entry c1410
...= afeared...
13. after-dinner, n. and adj. View full entry c1405
...The time after dinner; a period of time after dinner, often devoted to recreation; the remainder of the day after dinner. Also: the afternoon....
14. after-supper, n. and adj. View full entry c1405
...The time after supper; the time between supper and bedtime. Freq. in at after-supper. Obs. (arch. in later use)....
15. agreeability, n. View full entry ?c1400
...The quality of being agreeable (in various senses); esp. agreeableness of disposition, pleasantness....
16. agreeably, adv. View full entry ?c1400
...In pleasing manner; enjoyably, pleasantly. (Now the most common sense.)...
17. agroof, adv. View full entry c1425
...In or into a prone position; face downwards. Also fig. Cf. on grufegroof1....
18. airish, adj. View full entry c1450
...Of or belonging to the air; aerial, airlike. Now rare....
19. albe, conj. View full entry c1405
...With finite clause....
20. aline, adv. View full entry c1400
...In a line or row....
