at is possibly for þat tat (cf. Atte, Þou, &c.).]

Ate. See Atte.

Atempree, adj. temperate, IX 29. [OFr. atempré.]

Aþer, Athir. See Aither, Ayther.

At-hold, v. to restrain, II 88. [OE. æt- + háldan.]

Atire, n. apparel, II 299. [From next.]

Atire, v.; Atird, pp. equipped, II 158. [OFr. atir(i)er.] See Tired.

Atled, pa. t. intended, V 195. [ON. ǽtla.]

Ato, adv. in two, apart, II 125, IX 140; Atwo, VIII a 97. [OE. on twā.] See A(n) prep.; Tuo.

Atour, n. apparatus, equipment, X 125. [OFr. atour(n).]

Atourned, pp. equipped, II 291. [OFr. atourner.]

Atrete, adv. straight out, plainly, XIV c 78. [OFr. a trait.]

Atslyke, v. to slip away; atslykeȝ, is spent, VI 215. [OE. æt- + slīcan.]

Atte, Ate, at the, II 232, 379, III 4, VIII a 96, b 29; of the, III 31; in fixed expressions where Mn. E. has 'at', as: atte chirche, VIII a 50; at(t)e firste, last(e), mete, see Furste, Laste, Mete; atte nale = atten (OE. æt þam) ale, over the ale, VIII a 109. See At.

Atteynte, v. to convict, prove guilty, XVI 278. [From ateint, convicted, pp. of OFr. ateindre. See next.]

Atteny, v. to reach, VI 188. [OFr. ateign-, stem of ateindre.]

Atwynne, adv. in two, I 189, 191. [OE. on + twinn.]

Atwo, Avay. See Ato, Awai.

Avayll, Avale, v. to be of use to, XVII 154; it avalis you, (it) is your best course, XVII 296. [a- + OFr. vail-, valeir.]

Avale, Availl (X), v. intr. to descend, IX 195; trans. to let down, X 28. [OFr. avaler.]

Avauntage, n. advantage, XIII b 35, 36. [OFr. avantage.]

Auctorité, n. authority, XI b 61. [OFr. au(c)torité.]

Auctour, n. original authority, author, IX 304; Autours, pl. XI a 23. [OFr. autour, and (from 14th c.) auctour, &c.]

Audience, n. formal hearing, audience, XII b 209. [OFr. audience.]

Aue Maria, an Ave, Hail Mary, IX 323. [First two words of Latin prayer.]

Auentur(e), Auentour, n. chance, (notable) occurrence, feat, II 15, 18, 32, &c.; risk, X 118; an auenture, (as conj.) in case, VIII a 43; at auentur, as chance directed, recklessly, XIV c 34. [OFr. aventure.] See Aunter.

Aueril, n. April, XV c 1. [OFr. avril.]

Auȝt. See Owe, v.

Avys, n. deliberation, IX 295, 297. [OFr. avis.]

Avised, pp.; wel avised, judicious, XII b 217. [OFr. aviser.]

Aungel(l), n. angel, IV a 46, XI b 23, XVI 339, 389; Angel, XI b 152, &c. [OFr. a(u)ngel.]

Aunsetris, n. pl. ancestors, men of former days, VII 5. [OFr. ancestre, nom. sg.]

Aunter, n. chance, event, VII 5, 67, 155. [As Auentur; but due to older and more popular borrowing.]

Auter(e), n. altar, I 74, 76. [OFr. auter.]

Autours. See Auctour.

Auþer. See Oþer, adv. and conj.

Awai, Away(e), Awei(e), Awey(e), adv. away, VIII a 184, XII b 132, &c.; Avay, X 58, 187; Oway, II 192, 261, 329; Owy (in rime), II 96, 491, 561; don awei, abolished, XI b 206; wanne awaye, rescued, XVI 171; predic., gone, over, II 59 (oway), XVII 537. [OE. on-weg, aweg; ? with owy, cf. rare OE. wig.]

Awake, v. intr. to be aroused, wake up, II 77, VIII a 318, b 1, &c.; trans. to wake, II 73; Awake, pp. wakened, XV g 14. [OE. ā-wæcnan, str.; ā-wacian, wk.; both intr.] See Forwake, Wackenet, Wake.

Awangelys, n. pl. gospels, XV i 6. [L. ēvangelium.] See Euaungelistis.

Awe. See Owe, v.

Awe, n. fear; for Crystys awe, for fear of Christ, I 83. [ON. agi.] See Aȝleȝ.

Awede, v. go mad, II 87; Awedde, pp. (gone) mad, II 400. [OE. ā-wēdan.] See Wode, adj.

Aweyward, adv. (turned) in the opposite direction, XIII a 35. [OE. onweg + adv. -ward.]

Awen, Awne. See Owen, adj.

Awenden, pa. t. pl. thought, XV g 17. [a- + OE. wēnan.] See Wene(n).

Awharf, pa. t. sg. turned aside, V 152. [OE. ā-hweorfan.]

Aworthe. See Yworth.

Awreke (of), v. to avenge (on), VIII a 166; Awroke, pp. VIII