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61. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute.

62. arecchen v.

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To tell the meaning of (a dream, a text), interpret; describe (an appearance); exemplify or illustrate (a statement).

63. aretten v.

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(a) To attribute (sth. to sth.); aretten it mi vileinie, attribute it to my ill-breeding; aretten to (in), to impute (sin, guile, unbelief, etc.) to (sb.); aretten to (unto), to place the blame for…

64. -āri(e suf.

Additional spellings: -arie
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In adjs. and nouns adopted from Latin: (a) adjs.: contrarie, necess-arie, secund-arie, solit-arie, volunt-arie, etc, ; (b) agent nouns: advers-arie, apothec-arie, secretarie; (c) other nouns…

65. arveð adj. & adv. (also in adjectival compounds.)

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(a) Difficult, hard; it is arveð, it is hard (to do); him is arveð, it is hard for him (to do); (b) arveð finde, hard to find, rare; arveð forþe, hard to achieve or do; arveð healde, arveðihialde

66. ascaunce adv. & conj.

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(a) Conj. In such a way that; even as, as; (b) as if, pretending that; -- also ascaunce that.

67. ascoile adv.

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?Askance; ?with a scowl.

68. aspāren v.

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To spare, afford (sth.).

69. assẹ̄th n.

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Fulfillment, satisfaction, reparation; maken (don) asseth, give satisfaction: (a) fulfillment of a wish, expectation or requirement; (b) fulfilling of a need; (c) satisfactory answer to a question or…

70. asshe n.(2)

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(a) Ashes of combustible materials; brennen to asshe; turnen to asshe; (b) ashes as used in medicaments, for making lye, etc.; (c) hot ashes or coals, as for baking.

71. assimilāten v.

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(a) Physiol. To assimilate; (b) ben assimilat, be similar (to sth.), resemble.

72. aswǒue(n, aswoune predicate adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: aswouen, aswoune
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In a swoon or faint; ben, lien, fallen, tomblen aswoue.

73. at- pref.(1)

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In verbs of motion or direction: (a) meaning 'away', as in at-blenchen, at-bresten, at-flen, at-wappen, at-winden; (b) meaning 'toward, to', as in at-feng accepted, at-gon approach (beside 'vanish')…

74. -āt suf.(1)

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(a) In numerous ppls. taken from Latin ( ?& OF), e.g. cre-at, desol-at, determin-at, fortun-at, immacul-at, moder-at, ordin-at, priv-at, separ-at; (b) in several nouns (orig. ppls.) taken from Latin (…

75. -āten verb suf.

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Examples are: cre-aten, desol-aten, equ-aten, fortun-aten, moder-aten, separ-aten.

76. ?atprenchen v.

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?To trick, get the better of (sb.); ?get away, escape.

77. atwọ̄ adv.

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In two, in two parts; in separate parts, to pieces: (a) breken atwo, break (sth.) to pieces; cleven, kerven, smiten atwo, etc., split, cut, knock (sth.) in two or to pieces; parten atwo, divide; (b)…

78. aughte n.

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(a) Possessions collectively, one's property, goods, wealth; (b) a possession, something valuable; also, a gift; -- often in pl.; (c) erthli aughte, worldli aughte, worldes aughte, worldly goods…

79. -aunce suf.

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A suffix forming numerous collective or abstract nouns denoting states, attitudes, or activities, most of them directly borrowed from French, some formed from Latin words in -antia- on the French…

80. auncien(t adj.

Additional spellings: auncient
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(a) Of great age or antiquity, old; of wine: well aged; (b) having existed in a certain state from early times; auncien demene, ancient demesne, property held by a tenant and by his ancestors; also…