(a) Nearby, neighboring, surrounding; the countre aboute, the neighborhood; (b) placed or set in various parts of something; (c) all, entire; al the world aboute, the entire world, the whole earth……

(a) In all directions, around; (b) bringen aboutes, to bring (sth.) about. …

At or from the top; above, from above. …

Directly over (but without touching or resting upon), overhead; in heaven; also fig. [quot. a1225]. …

(a) A higher place; from (fro) above, from heaven; also, from the sky; (b) the upper part of the body or of a bodily organ. …

(a) Being directly over (but not touching or resting upon), above, overhead; God above, heven above, etc.: (b) being upon something, lying or resting above; (c) being at a higher level; (d) higher in……

Side-by-side, abreast; on abrest. …

Obtaining food without working; begging, thievery; gon abribeþ, to go vagabonding. …

(a) setten abroche, to tap or broach (a cask), let (liquor) flow; fig. to shed (blood); (b) set abroche, opened up, begun. …

(a) So as to cover a wide space; out, wide, open; drawen abrod, maken abrod, spreden abrod, etc., to spread (sth.) out, stretch out, extend; holden abrod, hold (sth.) open or wide; spreden (waxen)……

In the act of brooding, for hatching eggs; setten abrod, sitten abrod. …

(a) Without compulsion, freely; (b) without reference to anything else, not relatively, absolutely; (c) without reservation or limitation, unconditionally, completely. …

(a) Withdrawn from the world and worldly interests; (b) by itself, in the abstract, absolutely. …

From inhabited places. …

Yowling as a cat in rut; gon a-caterwawed. …

In a zigzag course. …

In a supplementary manner, additionally. …

(a) On account of superficial or temporary circumstances, not essentially and permanently, incidentally; for minor or temporary reasons, not inevitably; (b) phys. not in the normal course of nature……

(a) By chance; (b) impermanently, temporarily; (c) phys. not in the course of nature, abnormally, unnaturally. …