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1. † a, conj. View full entry ?a1325
...= andI....
2. abate, v.1 View full entry c1300
...trans. To put an end to (a condition, state of affairs, etc.). Obs....
3. † abay, n. View full entry c1330
...The barking or baying of hounds at a hunted animal, esp. when they have driven it into a position from which it is unable to flee further but must turn and face...
4. abbess, n. View full entry c1300
...A woman who is the head or superior of an abbey of nuns or (formerly) of a double abbey of nuns and monks. Also as a title. Cf. Mother Superiormother...
5. abbey, n. View full entry c1300
...Christian Church....
6. ABC, n.1 View full entry c1325
...The alphabet. Freq. with reference to the teaching or learning of this, now esp. in to know one's ABC. Also in pl. in same sense....
7. abed, adv. View full entry c1300
...In bed. Now somewhat arch....
8. † abet, n. View full entry c1330
...= abetment1....
9. † abide, n. View full entry c1330
...Delay, tarrying. Also as a count noun: an instance of this....
10. abiding, n. View full entry 1340
...The action of waiting at a certain point; stopping, pausing, hesitation; a pause, delay. Cf. abide2a. Obs....
11. † abob, v. View full entry c1330
...trans. To astonish, confound, mystify....
12. abominable, adj., n., and adv. View full entry 1340
...That excites moral or physical revulsion or disgust; offensive, reprehensible; loathsome, odious, detestable....
13. abound, v.1 View full entry c1325
...intr. To be plentiful; to exist or be present in large numbers or in great quantity; to prevail widely; to come to a person abundantly....
14. † aboutstanding, n. View full entry 1340
...A circumstance....
15. Abraham, n. View full entry c1300
...heaven; the place of rest for the souls of the righteous dead. Chiefly in Abraham's bosom....
16. abraid, v.2 View full entry c1330
...trans. To reproach, reprove; = upbraid2. With for, †of, †with....
17. abroad, adv., prep., and n. View full entry c1300
...Over a broad or wide area; widely, broadly; †so as to be fully open or outspread (obs.). In later use more commonly with reference to non-physical things, as news, information,...
18. abundance, n. and adv. View full entry 1340
...An overflowing quantity or amount (of something); a large quantity; plenty....
19. † aburst, adj.1 View full entry c1300
...Enraged, furious....
20. † aˈbush(e | aˈbusse | aˈbusche, v. View full entry c1300
...To ambush....
