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+a.s.soillyng+, _sb._ absolution, acquittal, C.
+Astate+, _sb._ state, estate, S3; see +Estat+.
+A-sterten+, _v._ to start up, to happen, to escape, NED, S2, S3, C3, C; +astart+, S3; +asterted+, _pt. s._, S2, C3. (+A-+ 1.)
+A-sti?en+, _v._ to proceed, ascend, descend, MD; +astigh+, _pr. s._, S; +astah+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _a-stigan_. (+A-+ 1.)
+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. _estorer_, OF. _estaurer_; Lat. _instaurare_. (+A-+ 10.) Cf. +Enstore+.
+A-strangeled+, _pp._ suffocated, S2, (+A-+ 6.) See +Strangelyn+.
+Astronomye+, _sb._ astronomy, PP.--OF. _astronomie_; Lat. _astronomia_; Gr. ?st?????a.
+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 a.s.suage, C2, PP.--AF. _as(s)uager_: Prov.
_a.s.suaviar_; from Lat. _suauis_. (+A-+ 7.)
+A-swelten+, _v._ to die, S, NED. (+A-+ 1.)
+Aswithe+, _adv._ as quickly as possible, S2, PP; +a.s.swythe+, S2; see +Alswithe+.
+A-swowne+, _pp._ as _adv._ aswoon, C2; +a.s.sowe+, HD.--AS. _ge-swogen_, see NED (s.v. _aswoon_) and SkD (s.v. _swoon_). (+A-+ 6.)
+A-syde+, _adv._ aside, C2. (+A-+ 2.)
+At-+, _prefix_ (1), at; +et-+; +a-+.--AS. _aet-_.
+At-+, _prefix_ (2), from, away; +et-+.--AS. _aet-_ for _o-_ proc.l.i.tic form of *_u-_, away: Goth. _una-_; cp. Du. _ont-_, OHG. _int-_ (G.
_ent-_).
+At+, _p.r.o.n. rel._ and _conj._ that, S2, S3, H, NED; see +at+.
+At+, _prep._ at, in, with, from, of, amongst, PP, S, S2, C2; +et+, S; +aet+, S; +ed+, S; +at+, _used with the infin. mood_, S2, NED (vi), H.
_Comb._:--+atte+, at the, PP, S, S2, C2; +ate+, S, S2; +ette+, S; +eter+, S; +atten+, S2, PP; +at-after+, after, C2; +att-alle+, in every way, S2; +at-foren+, before, MD; +et-foren+, S; +at-uore+, S2; +at-om+, at home, S2, PP; +at-on+, at one, in accord, NED, S; +at oon+, G (s.v.
_oon_), C2; +at-ones+, at once, together, PP, C2, C3; +attonis+, S3; +attonys+, S3; +attones+, S3.
+Atache+, _v._ to arrest, indict, S2, PP; +attache+, PP; +atteche+, S3, NED; +atachet+, _pp._, S2, PP.--AF. _attacher_; cp. It. _attaccare_.
(+A-+ 7.)
+A-take+, _v._ to overtake, catch, C3, HD, NED. _Phr._: +wel atake+, well caught, NED. (+A+ 1.)
+Atamen+, _v._ to cut into, broach, open (a vessel), NED, PP, HD; +attamen+, HD, Prompt., C2.--OF. _atamer_: Prov. _(en)-tamenar_; Lat.
_attaminare_. (+A-+ 7.)
+Atazir+, _sb._ influence (astrological term), S2, S3. Cp. Sp. _atazir_; Arab. _at-tathir_, _'al_ + _tathir_, influence, see Steinga.s.s, _Arab.
Dict._, p. 157, and Dozy's _Glossary_, s.v. _atacir_.
+At-beren+, _v._ to bear away, NED; +atbar+, _pt. s._, HD.--AS.
_aet-beran_. (+At-+ 2.)
+At-breken+, _v._ to break away, escape, NED. (+At-+ 2.)
+At-bresten+, _v._ to burst away, escape, NED.--AS. (_aet-baerstan_.
(+At-+ 2.)
+Ate+, _sb._ eating, S. See +Eten+.
+Atel+, _adj._ terrible; +atell+, NED.--AS. _atol_; cp. Icel. _atall_.
+Atelich+, _adj._ horrible, S; +eatelich+, S.--AS. _atelic_.
+Ateliche+, _adv._ horribly, S.--AS. _atelice_.
+Atempre+, _pp._ as _adj._ temperate, H; +attempre+, C, HD.--OF.
_atempre_; Lat. _attemperatus_. (+A-+ 7.)
+Atemprely+, _adv._ temperately, H, HD.
+A-tenden+, _v._ to set on fire, kindle, MD; +atend+, _pr. s._, S.
(+A-+ 2.) Cf. +Ontenden+.
+At-ewen+, _v._ to show, to appear; +atewede+, _pt. s._, NED; +atywede+, S; +atawed+, _pp._, MD.--AS. _aet-eawan_ (_aet-wan_): Goth. _at-augjan_, from _augo_, the eye; cp. OHG. _ougen_, to show (Otfrid). Cf. +Awnen+.
(+At-+ 1.)
+Ateynt+, _pp._ convicted, affected with sorrow, PP; +atteynt+, S3; +attaynt+, S3.--OF. _ateint_, pp. of _ateindre_, to attain; Lat.
_attingere_. (+A-+ 7.)
+At-fallen+, _v._ to fall away, NED.--AS. _aet-feallan_. (+At-+ 2.)
+At-fleon+, _v._ to flee away, NED; +atfli+, _pr. s._, S.--AS.
_aet-fleon_. (+At-+ 2.)
+At-fore+, _prep._ before, NED; +atuore+, S2; +etforen+, S; +afore+, NED.--AS. _aet-foran_. (+At-+ 1.) Cf. +Afore+.
+At-gangen+, _v._ to go away, MD; +atgo+, MD, NED. (+At-+ 2.)
+Ath+, _sb._ oath, S; see +Oth+.
+Athamaunte+, _sb._ adamant, C; see +Adamant+. [[Addition]]
+Athamant+; see +Adamant+.
+Athel+, _adj._ and _sb._ of good birth, n.o.ble, a lord, NED, S, S2; +hathel+, NED, S2; +hathill+, NED; +hatell+, NED.--AS. _aeele_, _eele_: OS. _eili_: OTeut. *_aalis_, of good family, from *_aal_, race, family; cp. OHG. _adal_ (Otfrid).
