Ar
prep., conj. and adv. before, S, S2, G, H, P; see Er.

Arace
v. to pull up by the roots, C2, CM; arache, NED.—AF. aracer, OF. esrachier; Lat. e(x)radicare. (A- 9.)

Aranye
sb. spider, Prompt.; arain, HD; aranee, HD; eranye, Prompt.; erayne, Prompt.; erayn, H; arane, H; erane, Voc.; yreyne, W2; aran, H; irain, NED; arrans, pl., HD; yreyns, W2.—OF. araigne (iraigne); Lat. aranea.

Arate
v. to correct, blame, rate, PP. Probably a variant of Aretten. Cf. OF. aratter = aretter (Godefroy).

Aray
sb. array, PP; array, S2 (19. 393), C2, C.—OF. arei (arroi).

Arayen
v. to array, NED, PP; arayed, pp. W; arrayed, C2, C3.—AF. arayer; OF. areier, areer: It. arredare (Florio); from Lat. ad + Low Lat. *rēdo (OF. rei), preparation, of Teutonic origin. (A- 7.)

Arblaste
sb. a military engine for throwing missiles, MD, S2; alblast, S2.—OF. arbaleste; Late Lat. arcuballista.

Arblaster
sb. an arblast-man, S2.

Arch
sb. arch, Prompt.; arches, pl. court of Arches, P.—OF. arche (Cotg.).

Arch-
prefix, chief; erche-, Church Lat. archi-; Gr. ἀρχι-, ἀρχ-.

Arch-angel
sb. archangel, S, PP; archangles, pl. S.—Church Lat. archangelus; Gr. ἀρχάγγελος.

Arch-wyfe
sb. a wife who rules; arche-wyues, pl. C2, CM.

Arche-biscop
sb. archbishop, S; erchebissop, S2.—AS. ærce-biscop (S); Lat. archi- + AS. biscop.

Archer
sb. archer, S2; archeer, C2; harchere. Voc.—AF. archer. See Ark.

Archi-deken
sb. archdeacon, PP; erchedekene, S2.

Archi-flamyn
sb. high-priest, S2.—Church Lat. archiflamen, archbishop (Ducange), from Lat. flamen.

Archi-triclin
sb. the ruler of the feast, S; architriclyn, W.—Church Lat. architriclinus (Vulg.); Gr. ἀρχιτρίκλινος.

Are
sb. honour, reverence, also, grace, clemency, MD, NED, S; ore, S, S2, G, HD; happy augury, MD, S.—AS. áre (ár); cp. OHG. éra, honour (Otfrid).

Are
sb. oar, MD; see Ore.

Are-full
adj. compassionate, MD, S.—AS. ár-full.

Are-les
adj. merciless, MD; oreleas, S; oreles, S.—AS. ár-léas.

Aren
pr. pl. are, S, PP; arn, MD, C2, PP; are, MD; ar, MD, S2, PP; ere, MD, S2; er, H.—ONorth. aron.

Aren
v. to show mercy to, S, MD.—AS. árian.

Arende
sb. errand; HD, PP; see Erende.

Arerage
sb. the state of being in arrear, indebtedness, NED, PP; arrerage, C, PP.—OF. arerage, AF. arrerage.

Arere
adv. to the rear, in the rear, PP; Arrere, PP.—AF. arere; Late Lat. ad retro, backward. (A- 7.)

Arest
sb. stop, S2; arreest, custody, C. Phr.: spere in arest, in rest, C.—OF. areste, stoppage, AF. arest, act of arresting. (A- 7.)

Aresten
v. int. and tr. to stop, cause to stop, NED, C.—AF. arester; Lat. ad + restare. (A- 7.)

Aretten
v. to reckon, count, accuse, NED, W, W2; aretted, pp. C; arettid, W, W2; rettid, W.—AF. aretter, OF. areter; a + reter: OSp. reptar, to challenge (Minsheu); Lat. reputare, to count; cp. Late Lat. reptare (Ducange). (A- 7.) Cf. Retten.

Areȝth
sb. cowardice; areȝthe, dat., S. See Arwe.

Arfeð
adj. difficult, MD; arefeð, S; earfeð, MD; arueð, NED; erfeð, MD.—AS. earfeðe; cp. earfeðe, earfoþ, labour, toil: Goth. arbaiths.

Argoile
sb. the tartar deposited from wines, C3, NED; arguyll, NED; argall, Cotg. (s.v. tartre), ND.—AF. argoil.

Arguen
v. to prove, to reason, PP.—OF. arguer; Late Lat. argutare, from Lat. arguere.

Arguere
sb. reasoner, PP.

Argument
sb. proof, clear proof, proof presumptive, NED; argumens, pl., PP.—AF. argument; Lat. argumentum.

Argumenten
v. to argue, C3, S2.

Ariue
sb. landing, arrival, C, NED.

Ariue
v. to arrive, to come to shore, S; aroue, pt. s., NED; ariuede, pl. S2; aryue, pp., S; aryven, NED.—AF. ariver; Late Lat. arribare, arripare, adripare, from Lat. ad + ripa, shore. (A- 7.)

Ark
sb. an ark, chest, MD; arrke, S; arc, S2.—Lat. arca; cp. OF. arche.

Ark
sb. segment of a circle, C2, MD.—OF. arc; Lat. arcum (acc.), a bow.

Arles
sb. an earnest, NED, JD, HD.—Probably a plural in form from an OF. *erle, *arle; Lat. *arrhula, dim. of arrha, for arrhabo; Gr. ἀρραβών; Heb. ‘érábón. Cp. OF. erres, arres: Sp. arras (Minsheu); Lat. arrhas, pl. acc. of arrha. See Ernes.

Arly
adj. and adv. early, S2, H; see Erly.

Arm
adj. poor, wretched, MD; ærm, MD; erme, dat. S; arme, pl. S; earme, MD.—AS. earm: Icel. armr: Goth. arms.

Arm
sb. arm, MD; earmes, pl., S, MD; armes, interj. arms! an oath, by God’s arms, S3, NED. Phr.: Gog’s arms, S3.—AS. earm: Icel. armr: Goth. arms.

Arm-heorted
adj. tender-hearted, S.—Cp. AS. earm-heort.

Arm-hertnesse
sb. compassion, S.

Armen
v. to arm, C3, PP; i-armed, pp., S.—AF. armer; Lat. armare.

Armes
sb. pl. weapons, coat-armour, MD, P.—AF. armes.

Arminge
sb. the act of arming, putting on of armour, C2.

Armipotent
adj. mighty in arms, C.—Lat. armipotentem.

Armony
sb. harmony, S3.—F. harmonie; Lat. harmonia; Gr. ἁρμονία.

Armure
sb. armour, weapons, P, C2, C3, G; armoure, C2; armuris, pl., W, W2.—AF. armure (armoure), armeure; Lat. armatura.

Arn
sb. eagle, HD; aryn, H; see Ern.

Arnde
pt. s. ran, S; see Rennen.

Arr
sb. scar, wound, NED, JD; ar, HD; see Erre.

Arred
pp. scarred, JD.

Arsenik
sb. arsenic, C3.—OF. arsenic; Lat. arsenicum; Gr. ἀρσενικόν, yellow orpiment, orig. the masculine, male, from ἄρσην, a male.

Arskes
pl. newts, S2; see Ask.

Arsmetike
sb. arithmetic, NED; arsmetrike, C.—OF. arismetique: Prov. arismetica; Lat. arithmetica; Gr. ἀριθμητική (τέχνη), the art of counting.

Arst
adj. and adv. superl. first, G, P; see Erst.

Art
sb. a quarter of the heaven, point of the compass, NED, S3; airt, NED, JD; airth, NED; airtis, pl., S3.—Gael. ard; OIr. aird, top, height, point.

Artou
artow, S2, C2, C3. See Ert.

Arwe
adj. cowardly, timid, lazy, sluggish, vile, base, Prompt.; areȝ, S; arh, MD; arȝ, NED; erewe, S; arewe, sb. betrayer, enemy, S, MD.—AS. earg (earh); Icel. argr; cp. OHG. arg (Otfrid).

Arwe
sb. arrow, NED; arewe, S2; arwes, pl. S2, C2, P; arewis, W2; arowis, W2.—AS. arwe for *arhwe; cp. Goth. arhwazna, arrow, the thing belonging to the bow, from *arhw = Lat. arcus.

Arwed
pp. made cowardly, PP.

Arȝen
v. to be timid, to frighten, NED.