Abasshen
v. to abash, S3; abasshed, pp. abashed, ashamed, alarmed, C3, PP; abashed, S2; abasshid, S3; abasched, PP; abaisshed, PP; abaischid, W; abaischt, S2; abaissed, PP; abaist, S3; abayste, S2, C2.—OF. esbahiss- stem of pr. p. of esbahir, to astonish; Lat. ex + *badire for badare, to open the mouth. (A- 9.)
Abate
v. to beat down, bring down, calm down, P, NED.—AF. abatre (pr. p. abatant); Late Lat. *adbatere. (A- 7.)
Abaue
v. to put to confusion, to be confounded, NED, HD, JD; abawed, pp. HD; abaued, HD.—OF. *abavir: esbahir (with v in place of lost h, see Brachet, s.v. glaive). (A- 9). See Abasshen.
Abaye
sb. barking; phr. at þe abaie, at abaye, at bay, S2.—OF. abai, barking, from abaier; cp. F. aboi in phr.: être aux abois.
Abbay
sb. abbey, C2; abbeis, pl., S2.—AF. abbeie (abeie); Church Lat. abbādia, abbātia, from abbātem. See Abbod.
Abbesse
sb. abbess, PP.—OF. abbesse; Church Lat. abbatissa.
Abbod
sb. abbot, MD, S2; abbot, S, PP; abbodes, pl. S2.—Church Lat. abbātem (pronounced abbādem), nom. abbas; Gr. ἀββάς; Syriac, abba, father.
Abbodesse
sb. abbess, PP.
Abbot-rice
sb. abbacy, S.—AS. abbod-ríce, the rule of an abbot.
Abhominacioun
sb. abomination, NED, C2.
Abhomynable
adj. abominable, S3, C3.—AF. abhominable; Lat. abominabilem.
Abil
adj. able, CM; able, C; hable, S3, MD.—OF. able, hable (mod. F. habile); Lat. habilem.
Abilite
sb. ability, NED; habilitie, S3.—OF. habilité.
Abilȝeit
pp. apparelled, S3.—OF. habiller.
Abilȝement
sb. clothing, S3.—OF. habillement.
Abit
sb. dress, a monk’s clothing, habit, PP, CM, HD; abite, W.—AF. abit (habit); Lat. habitum (acc.).
Abject
pp. and adj. cast out, NED.
Abjecte
v. to cast aside, S3.
Abregge
v. to abridge, shorten, C; abreggide, pp., W; breggid, W.—OF. abreger, abregier: Prov. abrevjar; Lat. abbreviare. (A- 8.)
Abusioun
sb. deceit, S2, C3.—OF. abusion (Cotg.).
Abyme
sb. abyss, S2, HD.—OF. abime, abisme; Low Lat. *abyssimum, superl. of Lat. abyssus; Gr. ἄβυσσος, bottomless. (A- 11.)