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1. abecedarium, n. View full entry OE
...The alphabet; esp. (in early use) the Roman alphabet as opposed to the Greek; (in later use) an alphabet belonging to an ancient writing system, or an inscription of this;...
2. absolution, n. View full entry OE
...Christian Church....
3. accent, n. View full entry OE
...Any of a set of marks originally used with a letter to indicate the nature and position of the spoken accent, later of stress, in a written word; (also) any of these...
4. accidia, n. View full entry OE
...= accidie (In early use freq. as a Latin name.)...
5. acephali, n. View full entry OE
...Priests who are not subject to the authority of a bishop. Also: bishops who are not subject to the authority of a metropolitan or archbishop. Obs.rare....
6. acolyte, n. View full entry OE
...Christian Church (now chiefly R.C. Church). A person who attends a priest and performs subordinate duties, as assisting at the altar, lighting and bearing candles, etc. Also: the order...
7. † acover, v. View full entry OE
...intr....
8. † adownward, adv. and prep. View full entry OE
...In a descending direction; down. Also: to a lower state or condition. Cf. downward...
9. Aeneid, n. View full entry OE
...(The name of) a Latin epic poem in twelve books by Virgil (7019 b.c.) which relates the travels and experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy;...
10. afloat, adj. and adv. View full entry OE
...Floating on the sea or on any stretch of water (or other liquid) of sufficient depth to support a body; not sinking, not aground; at sea, as opposed to being in dock...
11. Afterlithe, n. View full entry OE
...In Old English and early Middle English: = July...
12. † again-bring, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To bring back....
13. † again-go, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To go back, return....
14. † again-lay, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To lay up, store up....
15. † again-set, v. View full entry OE
...trans. To restore....
16. agone, adj. and adv. View full entry OE
...attrib. Of a period of time: gone by, elapsed. Obs....
17. † agrise, v. View full entry OE
...intr. To shudder with horror; to be filled with fear, dread, or awe; to be terrified. Freq. in to agrise of (also for) something: to experience fear, dread,...
18. † aken, v.2 View full entry OE
...trans. To make known, declare. In quot.: spec. to dedicate (a sacrificial victim) to an idol....
19. alb, n. View full entry OE
...A white vestment reaching the feet and enveloping the entire body, worn by clergy, servers, and others taking part in church services. Also: †a similar garment worn by a consecrated king; a...
20. Albion, n. View full entry OE
...Originally: the island of Britain. Later: the nation of Britain or England, often with reference to past times, or to a romanticized concept of the nation....
