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1. abed, adv. View full entry c1300
...In bed. Now somewhat arch....
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. absolute, adj. (and adv.) and n. View full entry c1400
...Grammar....
4. 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....
5. abysm, n. View full entry c1350
...= abyss1c. Now arch. and rare....
6. accept, v. View full entry a1382
...trans. (formerly (17th–18th centuries) also †intr. with of (obs.))....
7. accouchement, n. View full entry 1730
...The confinement of a woman to bed for the birth of a child; the delivery of a child, childbirth. Also: an instance of this. Cf. accoucheur...
8. accoucheuse, n. View full entry 1795
...A woman who assists in childbirth, esp. one who is professionally trained; a (female) midwife....
9. † acraze, v. View full entry 1549
...trans. To weaken, impair, or enfeeble....
10. adamant, n. and adj. View full entry eOE
...Originally: a hard, strong rock or mineral, not otherwise identified, to which various other (often contradictory) properties were attributed. In later use chiefly a poetical or rhetorical name for: an embodiment of...
11. adhere, v. View full entry 1461-2
...Usu. with to....
12. adhibit, v. View full entry ?1538
...trans....
13. after, adj. and n.1 View full entry eOE
...Designating the second of two or more people, things, occasions, etc., occurring in chronological sequence. Obs....
14. 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....
15. after-wit, n. View full entry 1509
...Recognition of a mistake made earlier, leading to a change in one's actions, views, etc. Obs....
16. again, adv., prep., and conj. View full entry eOE
...In the opposite direction; back. Obs....
17. age, n. View full entry c1275
...A naturally distinct section of a person's or animal's existence; a particular period or stage of life. Often with defining word or phrase specifying the stage....
18. agore-blood, adv. and adj. View full entry 1579
...In or with clotted blood or gore; in a bloody state. Obs....
19. agree, v. View full entry a1413
...trans....
20. aguish, adj. View full entry 1582
...Of the nature of an ague (ague1); of or relating to an ague....
