(a) An outcry, battle-cry; shouting, clamor; setten (up) ascri, yeven ascri, to raise a clamor or battle-cry; (b) an attack accompanied by a battle-cry. …

Law Escrow. …

Stealthy investigation, observation, or watching; scouting, spying; also, information obtained by scouting; maken or setten aspie(s, to scout or spy; -- often pl., rendering L insidiae. …

(a) To make stealthy or covert observations upon (a person, place, action, etc.) with hostile intent; to spy upon; (b) to seek to discover or discover (sth.) by spying; (c) to spy or act the spy; --……

(a) The testing or a test of quality (as of a metal or other object); assaying of metal; putten in assai; after the assai of London, according to the London standard of quality; (b) of god assai, of……

(a) To test the quality of (materials), the effectiveness of (a weapon, a medicine), or the performance of (a horse); test, try out; also, to test the accuracy of (weights & measures) officially; (b)……

(a) Assayer [an officer of the Crown]; kinges assaiour; (b) an official or servant who tastes food before serving; (c) investigator, student. …

(a) To authenticate (a charter, agreement, etc.) with an official mark or seal; aselen up; aselen by, under, with; to put an official mark or seal on a document; (b) to affix a signet (to a letter)……

(a) Compliant; willing to support; (b) abetting. …

An assessor (of taxes). …

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……

A juryman or sworn witness in a court of assize. …

(a) To restrain (anger); (b) satisfy (sexual desire). …

Of persons: stupified, stunned; insensate, unconscious. …

To stun, stupefy, or daze (sb.); paralyze (feeling). …

Stock of provisions. …

(a) To store, stock (a place) with provisions; provide (a city with defenders); (b) provide (oneself) with supplies. …

To meditate (about sth.). …

(a) In many agent nouns from Latin (often by way of OF), e.g. cre-atour, cur-atour, dict-atour, fornic-atour, idol-atour, medi-atour, or-atour, salv-atour; (b) in equ-ator. …

Law The act of distraining (sb.) to appear in court, or of sequestering (property); also, a writ of distraint, writ of attachement. …