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41. a-þat conj. & prep.

Additional spellings: aþat
16 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Until; -- (a) as conj.; (b) as prep. …

42. at-our adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: atour
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Over; all over, throughout; al at-our. …

43. atwẹ̄n prep.

15 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Between: (a) of parties; (b) of things compared; (c) of states; (d) of location; (e) of time. …

44. atwinne prep.

1 quotation in 0 senses
No definition available (stub entry)

45. atwix(en, atwixt prep. & adv.

Additional spellings: atwixen, atwixt
14 quotations in 1 sense
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Between: (a) of parties; (b) of location; (c) of time; (d) of actions. …

46. avormest adv. & prep.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Most forward in space, at the head, foremost; (b) earliest in time, at first; (c) immediately before. …

47. awiðer adv. & prep.

2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Toward, against. …

48. ayẹ̄ prep.

21 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Over against, on the side toward; aye the sunne, on the sunny side, in the sun; (b) into contact with, against; (c) toward; comen aye, wenden aye, go toward (sb.), go to meet; loken aye, look at……

49. ayẹ̄n prep.

182 quotations in 8 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) In front of, facing toward, over against, opposite; (b) on the opposite side from; (c) with verbs of motion: toward, to meet; comen ayen, gon ayen, rennen ayen, riden ayen, wenden ayen, etc.; with……

50. ayẹ̄n(e)s prep.

Additional spellings: ayenes
188 quotations in 8 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) In front of, facing toward, opposite; ayens even, exactly opposite; (b) with verbs of motion: toward, to meet; comen ayens, faren ayens, gon ayens, wenden ayens, etc.; (c) with verbs of looking……

51. ayond-half adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: ayondhalf
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
On or to the farther side, beyond. …

52. bafte(n adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: baften
21 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
Of location of position: (a) in the rear, behind; also, (speak) behind (one's) back; (b) on the back side, at the back; smiten in bafte, strike in the rear; (c) in the stern (of a ship), aft. …

53. be ǒut(en prep.

Additional spellings: be outen
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Outside of, further out than; (b) without, lacking deprived of; (c) be out of, not belonging to. …

54. bī prep.

922 quotations in 26 senses
Sense / Definition
Of location, position, or direction: (a) near, close to, next to, at; alongside, along; bi anker, at anchor; bi honde, at hand; bi ech side, on all sides; bi the weie, along the way; (b) in names; (c)……

55. bī-aften adv. & prep.

Additional spellings: biaften
8 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Of location: behind, in back, back; also, from behind [Lay. 26686]; out of sight [Lamb.Hom.]; (b) of time: ago. …

56. bifōre(n prep.

Additional spellings: before, biforen, beforen
148 quotations in 8 senses
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Of position or location: (a) in front of; ahead of, at the head of; (b) along (the coast); (c) in advance of. …

57. bī̆halve(s prep.

Additional spellings: bihalves
7 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
At the side of, near; alongside, adjoining. …

58. bihīnde prep.

Additional spellings: behinde
51 quotations in 5 senses
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Of position or location: in back of, at the rear of, behind; at the back side of; also, beyond [quot.Chester Pl.]. …

59. bimong prep. & adv.

11 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Among; amid, in the midst of. …

60. binēthe(n prep.

Additional spellings: benethe, binethen, benethen
44 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
Of location: (a) in or to a position lower than (sth. else), below; at the base of (sth.); (b) in names; (c) underneath, under; binethe the sunne, under the sun, in this world. …

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