As
sb. unit, a single bit, a jot, ace, NED, C2; ace, S3;
ase, PP. Phr.: ambes as, double aces, C2.—OF.
as; Lat. as.
Asailen
v. to leap upon, assail, PP; assaile, PP, S;
assaille, C2, PP; asailid, pp., PP;
assalȝeit, S2.—AF. assailir, OF. asalir; Late
Lat. adsalire. (A- 7.)
Asaut
sb. assault, S2; assaut, C, PP.—OF. asaut.
(A- 7.)
Ascapie
v. to escape, PP; askapie, PP; ascapen,
PP.—OF. escaper (Picard). Cf. Achape.
Ascaunce
conj. as though, C3, NED.
Asche
sb. ash, cinis; aische, W, W2; aske, H;
asken, pl., S; axen, S; asshen, C2;
asskess, S; asshes, C3; aschis, W2; askes,
S2, P; askis, H; askez, S2.—AS. asce
(axe): Icel. aska: Goth. azgo.
Ascrien
v. to cry out, NED; escrien, MD.—OF. escrier;
Late Lat. ex + quiritare, see Diez.
Ascrive
v. to ascribe, H.—OF. ascriv- stem of pr. p. of
ascrire: It. ascrivere; Lat. adscribere. (A- 7.)
Ascry
sb. outcry, S2.
Asegen
v. to besiege, C.—OF. asegier: It. assediare
(Florio). (A- 7.)
Aselen
v. to seal up, to set one’s seal to, NED; aseele, W2;
asselen, PP, S2.—OF. anseler, enseler; Late
Lat. insigillare, from sigillum, seal. (A- 10.) Cf. Ensele.
Asent
sb. assent, S2, PP; assent, C3, PP.—OF.
as(s)ent. (A- 7.)
Aseth
sb. satisfaction, PP, HD; aseeth, W; asethe, Cath.,
HD; assyth, JD; assetz, PP; asseth, NED,
HD.—OF. aset, asset; from Late Lat. ad satis.
For the final -t in OF. = þ in English, cp. OF. feit with
ME. feiþ, faith. Hence our assets. (A- 7.)
Asise
sb. decree, edict, judgment, S2; assise, C, G;
assises, pl. assizes, PP.—OF.
as(s)ise, a sitting down, settlement of
imposts, from as(s)is, pp. of
as(s)eeir, to sit at, to settle; Lat.
assidere. (A- 7.)
Asisour
sb. juror, PP; acisoure, PP; sisour, PP;
sysour, PP.
Ask
sb. a newt or eft, a lizard, NED, HD, JD; aske, NED;
asker, HD, JD,
DG; askis, pl., NED; arskes, S2.—AS.
áðexe: OS. egithassa; cp. OHG. egidehsa
(G. eidechse).
Aske
sb. ash, H; askes, pl., S2, P; askis, H; see
Asche.
Asken
v. to ask, S, S2; eskien, MD; aschen, MD;
eschen, MD; esse, MD, S2; ocsien, MD;
acsien, MD, S2; axien, MD, S2; axen, S, S2, S3, C2,
C3, W, W2; escade, pt. s., S; easkede, S;
haxede, S; esste, S2.—AS. áscian: OHG.
eiscón (Otfrid); cp. G. heischen.
Aspaltoun
sb. asphalt, S2.—OF. *aspaltoun; from Late Lat.
asphalton; Gr. ἄσφαλτον.
Aspect
sb. a term in astrology; the relative positions of the heavenly
bodies as they appear at a given time, NED, SkD, Sh.; aspectis,
pl., S3.—Lat. aspectus. (A- 7.)
Aspert
adj. expert, clever, S3; see Apert.
Aspie
sb. spy, W, W2; aspye, C3; aspy, S3.—OF.
espie.
Aspien
v. to look after, to watch, S2, S3, W, W2.—OF.
espier. See Espye.
Aspiere
sb. spy, W.
Aspiyng
sb. ambush, W.
Aspre
adj. rough, cruel, fierce, NED.—OF. aspre; Lat.
asprum, rough, harsh.
Asprely
adv. roughly, fiercely, S3; asperliche, NED.
Assay
sb. trial, experiment, an attempt, attack, tested quality, NED,
S2, S3, C2, C3; asaie, W.—AF. assai (asai):
It. assaggio; Lat. exagium, a weighing, from
ex-agere (exigere), to weigh, prove, to drive out the
tongue of the balance.
Assayen
v. to examine, to attack, S2, S3, C2, P; asaien, W2;
asayen, S3; assaied, pp., W.—AF.
assayer (asayer): It. assaggiare.
Assemble
sb. assembly, P.—OF. asemblee.
Assemblen
v. to bring together, to come together, NED; assembled,
pp., C3.—OF. asembler; Lat. assimulare.
Assiduel
adj. continual, H; asseduel, H.—OF.
assiduel.
Assiduelly
adv. continually, H.
Assoilen
v. to loosen, absolve, explain, PP, S3, C3; see Asoylen.
Assoillyng
sb. absolution, acquittal, C.
Astate
sb. state, estate, S3; see Estat.
Astonen
v. to stupefy, amaze, NED; astony, NED, C2;
astonyed, pp., W, PP; astoynde, S3.—OF.
estoner; Late Lat. *extonare, to stupefy as with a
thunderbolt. (A- 9.)
Astore
v. to repair, to provide, store, NED; astorede, pt.
s., S2; astored, pp., C; astorid, W2.—AF.
estōrer, OF. estaurer; Lat. instaurare. (A- 10.) Cf. Enstore.
Astronomye
sb. astronomy, PP.—OF. astronomie; Lat.
astronomia; Gr. ἀστρονομία.
Astronomyen
sb. astronomer, astrologer, PP; astromyenes, pl.
(= Lat. magi), W; astrymyanes, PP.—OF.
astronomien.
Asure
sb. azure, NED, C2, C.—OF. asur, azur; Low
Lat. lazur (lazulus); Pers. lajward.
Aswagen
v. to assuage, C2, PP.—AF. as(s)uager:
Prov. assuaviar; from Lat. suauis. (A- 7.)
Aswithe
adv. as quickly as possible, S2, PP; asswythe, S2; see
Alswithe.