A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 4

+Accompt+, _sb._ account, S3; see +Acounte+. [[Addition]]

+Accompted+, _pp._ accounted, S3; see +Acounte+. [[Addition]]

+Ace+, _sb._ a jot, S3; see +As+. [[Addition]]

+A-cennen+, _v._ to bring forth, to beget, MD; +acenned+, _pp._ MD; +accenned+, S; +akenned+, MD; +akennet+, S; +acende+ (for +acend+), S.--AS. _a-cennan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-cennende+, _sb._ begetting, birth, S.

+A-cenneng+, _sb._ birth, S.

+A-chape+, _v._ to escape, NED; +achaped+, _pt. s._, S2.--OF. _achaper_; cf. AF. _ascaper_. (+A-+ 9.) Cf. +Eschapen+, +Ascapie+.

+Achate+, _v._ to purchase, NED.--OF. _achater_ (F. _acheter_, _acater_; Late Lat., _accaptare_.

+Achate+, _sb._ purchase, provisions purchased, NED, C; +achat+, HD; +acate+, NED; +acates+, _pl._, HD.--OF. _achat_, AF. _acate_. See above.

+Achatour+, _sb._ a purchaser of provisions, purveyor, C, NED, HD; +acatour+, NED.--AF. _achatour_, _acatour_; Late Lat. _accaptatorem_.

+Ache+, _sb._ pain, Prompt.; +eche+, MD; +hache+, HD.--AS. _aece_ (_ece_). See +Aken+.

+Ache+, _sb._ wild celery, parsley, NED, Voc.--OF. _ache_; Lat. _apium_; Gr. ?p???.

+Achesoun+, _sb._ occasion, motive, HD, MD, NED.--OF. _achoison_, _ocoison_; Lat. _occasionem_. Cf. +Anchesoun+, +Enchesoun+, +Chesoun+.

+Achtande+, _ord._ eighth, S2, NED.--Icel. _attandi_; cp. OHG.

_ahtande_. Cf. +Eighte+ (_ord._).

+A-colien+, _v._ to wax cold; +acolede+, _pt. s._, S; +acoled+, _pp._, S.--AS. _a-colian_. (+A-+ 1.)

+Acombren+, _v._ to enc.u.mber, PP; +ac.u.mbrid+, _pp._, S2.--OF.

_encombrer_. (+A-+ 10.)

+Acomplesshen+, _v._ to accomplish, NED; +accomplice+, C; +accompliced+, _pp._ NED.--AF. _acomplir_ (_acomplice_, pr. s. subj.); Late Lat.

_accomplere_; see Brachet. (+A-+ 7.)

+Acord+, _sb._ accord, agreement, MD; +accord+, S2; +acorde+, S.--AF.

_acord_.

+Acordaunce+, _sb._ agreement, PP.

+Acorden+, _v._ to reconcile, to agree, MD, S2, P; +accordyng+, _pr. p._, S3; +accorded+, _pp._, S2; _pt. s._, S3.--OF. _acorder_; Late Lat. _accordare_, from Lat. _ad_ + _cord-_, stem of _cor_, heart.

(+A-+ 7.)

+Acorse+; see +Acursien+.

+Acounte+, _v._ to count, to calculate, NED, C2, PP; +acompte+, NED, PP; +accompted+, _pp._, S3.--AF. _acounter_, OF. _ac.u.n.ter_, _aconter_; Late Lat. _accomptare_; Lat. _ad_ + _computare_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Acounte+, _sb._ account, reckoning, PP; +acompte+, PP; +accompt+, S3; +accomptes+, _pl._, S3.--AF. _acounte_, _ac.u.n.te_.

+Acoupen+, _v._ to accuse, NED, HD; +acoupede+, _pt. s._, NED, PP; +acopede+, NED; +acoulped+, NED; +acouped+, _pp._, S2.--OF. _acouper_, _acolper_, for _encouper_, _encolper_; Lat. _inculpare_. (+A-+ 10.)

+Acoyen+, _v._ to quiet, coax, tame, NED, Palsg.; +acoyed+, _pt. s._, S2.--OF. _acoyer_, to calm; Lat. _ad_ + _quietare_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Ac.u.mbrid+; see +Acombren+.

+A-cursien+, _v._ to curse, NED; +acursi+, S, NED; +acorse+, PP; +acorsed+, _pp._ MD. (+A-+ 1.)

+Acustumaunce+, _sb._ customary use, NED, C2.--OF. _acostumance_.

(+A-+ 7.)

+Acwenchen+; see +Aquenchen+.

+Adamant+, _sb._ adamant, very hard metal, a fabulous rock or mineral, the diamond, the loadstone or magnet, NED; precious stone, Prompt.; +ademaunt+, C; +adamounde+, Prompt. (_n._); +admont+, NED; +athamant+, NED; +athamaunte+, C; +attemant+, NED; +aymont+, NED.--AF. _adamant_ (_aimant_); Lat. _adamantem_; Gr. ?d?a? (-a?ta), lit. invincible, untamable, from ?- + da??, I tame. (+A-+ 11.)

+Adaunten+, _v._ to subdue, NED; +adauntede+, _pt. s._, S2.--OF.

_adanter_, _adonter_; Lat. _ad_ + _domitare_, to tame. (+A-+ 7.)

+A-dawe+, out of life, NED, HD.--AS. _of dagum_, from days. (+A-+ 3.)

+A-dawen+, _v._ to rise from sleep, also, to arouse, NED; +adawed+, _pp._ S3.--Cp. MHG. _er-tagen_, to dawn. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-day+, _adv._ at morn, by day, S2, P; +adai+, S. (+A-+ 2.)

+Addledd+, _pp._ earned, S; see +Adlen+. [[Addition]]

+A-dili?en+, _v._ to be lost, to perish, S; +adili?ede+, _pt. s._, S; +adiligde+, S.--AS. _a-diligan_, to destroy. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-di?ten+, _v._ to appoint, order, prepare, compose, clothe, treat, MD, S; +ady?t+, _pp._, MD; +adight+, G; +adyght+, MD, HD. (+A-+ 1.)

+Adlen+, _v._ to earn, MD; +addle+, Manip., MED; +addledd+, _pp._, S.--Icel. _ola_, refl. _ola-sk_, to acquire for oneself property, from _oal_, property, patrimony, from *_aal_, race, see Fick, 7. 14; cp.

OHG. _uodil_, 'praedium' (Tatian). See +Athel+.

+Admirald+, _sb._ a Saracen commander, S; see +Amirail+.

+Admod+, _adj._ humble, gentle, S; +aedmod+, MD; +edmod+, MD.--AS.

_eadmod_, _eamod_. See +Eth+.

+Admoded+, _pp._ as _adj._ lowly; see +Eadmodien+.

+Admodie+, _adj. pl._ humble, MD; +edmodi+, MD.

+Admodliche+, _adv._ humbly, gently, MD; +aedmodli?+, S.--AS.

_eadmodlice_.

+Admodnesse+, _sb._ humility, gentleness, MD, S; +edmodnesse+, S; +aeddmodnesse+, S.--AS. _eadmodnes_.

+A-do+, _sb._ fuss, trouble, difficulty, S3, Prompt., WW; = to do, PP, WW; +adoe+, ND, (+A-+ 5.)