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1. † abate, v.3 View full entry a1475
...intr. Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to beat or flap the wings, to flutter. Cf. bate...
2. act, v. View full entry c1460
...trans. In early use esp. in conventional formulas....
3. activity, n. View full entry a1425
...The state of being actively occupied; brisk or vigorous action; busyness, liveliness, vigour....
4. added, adj. View full entry ?a1425
...That is or has been added or added to; additional, increased, extra. Cf. superaddedsuperadd....
5. address, n. View full entry 1477
...Guidance; aid. Cf. address9. Obs....
6. adventurer, n. View full entry 1466
...A person who undertakes or invests in a commercial adventure or enterprise; one who ventures capital in some project, esp. trade or settlement; a speculator. With capital initial: a member of an...
7. after-game, n. and adj. View full entry a1500
...A second or subsequent game, played esp. in order to overturn an earlier loss; a return match, a rematch. Also: a later game. Freq. fig....
8. agate, n. View full entry ?1483
...= jet1a. Obs.rare....
9. age, v. View full entry 1440
...intr. Of a person, animal, or thing: to grow old; to become or appear aged....
10. aged, adj. and n. View full entry 1420
...That has lived or existed for a long time; of advanced age; very old....
11. aggregate, n. and adj. View full entry a1425
...A complex whole, mass, or body formed by the union of numerous units or particles; an assemblage, a collection....
12. aggresteyne, n. View full entry 1486
...A form of pruritis affecting the tails of hawks, giving rise to self-mutilation....
13. ahorseback, adv. View full entry ?1473
...On horseback....
14. aid, n. View full entry 1419
...A levy or subsidy paid to the Crown to defray military or other extraordinary expenses. Now chiefly hist....
15. aim, n. View full entry c1400
...An object aimed at; a mark, a target....
16. 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.)....
17. alaunt, n. View full entry c1405
...A large fierce dog or mastiff of a breed valued for its use in hunting and fighting....
18. align, v. View full entry c1425
...trans.Hunting. Of a male animal: to copulate with (a female). Obs.rare....
19. † allay, n.2 View full entry 1486
...An act of putting hounds onto a scent; spec. the release of a small set of hounds after the rest of the pack returns (cf. relay1)....
20. alphin, n. View full entry 1440
...In the early game of chess: each of four pieces able to move two squares diagonally, jumping over the middle square. hist. in later use....
