A, WHICH is commonly called the Indefinite Article, is really nothing more than a corruption of the Saxon Adjective ANE, or AN, before a Substantive beginning with a consonant.

It is sometimes prefixed to another Adjective; the Substantive, to which both belong, being understood. ver. 208.

A Frere there was, A WANTON and A MERY. See ver. 165, and the note.

It is also joined to Nouns plural, taken collectively; as, An hundred frankes, ver. 13201. A thousand frankes, ver. 13206.—and to such as are not used in the singular number; as, A listes, ver. 1715. See the Note. So the Latins said, Una litera, Cic. ad Att. v. 9. and the French, formerly, unes lices; unes lettres; unes tréves. Froissart. v. i. c. 153. 237. v. ii. c. 78.

A, prep. before a Gerund, is a corruption of on. To go A BEGGING. 11884. R. 6719. i. e. on begging. The prep. is often expressed at length. ON HUNTING ben they ridden. 1689. To ride ON HAWKING. 13667.

In the same manner, before a noun it is generally a corruption of ON or IN. A'bed. 5989, 6509. A'fire. 6308. A'Goddes name. 17267. A'morwe. 824. A'night. 5784. A'werke. 4335, 5797. though in some of these instances perhaps it may as well be supposed to be a corruption of AT.

A in composition, in words of Saxon original, is an abbreviation of AF, or OF; of AT; of ON, or IN; and often only a corruption of the prepositive particle GE, or Y. In words of French original, it is generally to be deduced from the Latin AB, AD, and sometimes Ex. A, Interj. Ah! 1080. 9109.

ABACKE, adv. SAX. Backwards. L. W. 864.
ABAIST, part. pa. FR. Abashed, ashamed. 8193. 8887.
ABATE, V. FR. To beat down.

ABAWED, part. pa. FR. Esbahi. Astonished. R. 3646. I was ABAWED for marveile. Orig. Moult M'ESBAHY de la merveille.

ABEGGE, ABEYE, ABIE, v. SAX. To suffer for. 3936. 12034. 16162.

ABET, N. SAX. Help. T. ii. 357.

ABIDE, SAX. To stay. 3131,3.

ABREGE, V. FR. To shorten, to abridge. 9531. ABROCHE, V. FR. To tap, to set abroach; spoken of a vessel of liquor. 5759.

ABUSION, n. FR. Abuse, impropriety. T. iv. 990. ACCESSE, n. FR. Properly, the approach of a fever; A fever. B. K. 136.

ACCIDIE, n. FR. from Axuda, Gr. Negligence; arising from discontent, melancholy, &c. P. 161, col. 2, 1. 62. seq.

ACCUSE, V. FR. To discover. R. 1591.
ACHATE, n. FR. Purchase, 573.

ACHATOUR, N. FR. A purchaser; a caterer. 570.
ACHEKED, part. pa. Sax. Choaked. L. W. 2006.
ACHEVE, V. FR. To accomplish. R. 2049. 4600.
ACKELE (Akele), v. Sax. To cool. C. L. 1076.
ACLOYE, v. A. F. 517. may perhaps mean-To cloy; to
embarrass with superfluity.

ACOIE, V. FR. To make quiet. R. 3564.
ACOMBERD, part. pa. FR. Encumbered. 510.
ACROKE, adj. FR. Crooked, aukward C. L. 378.
ADAWE, V. SAX. To awake. 10274. T. iii. 1126.
ADO, v. SAX. To do. It is used to express the FR. à faire.
To have ADO. R. 3036. To have to do. And don all
that they hun ADO. R. 5080. Et facent ce qu'ils doivent
FAIRE. Orig. 4801.

ADON (Corruption of OF-DON), part. pa. SAX. Done away.
L. W. 2582.

ADOUN, adv. SAX Downward. 2417.-Below. 17054. ADRAD, ADRADDE, part. pa. of Adrede, v. SAX. Afraid, 607, 3425.

ADRIANE for ARIADNE, pr. n. 4487.

ADVERTENCE, N. FR. Attention, T. iv. 698.
ADVOCACIES, n. pl. FR. Law-suits, T. ii. 1469.
ADVOCAS, n. pl. FR. Lawyers, advocates. 12225.

AFERED, AFERDE, part. pa. SAX. Afraid, frightened. 12218. T. ii. 606.

AFFECTE, n. LAT. Affection. R. 5486. T. iii. 1397. AFFERMED, part. pa. FR. Confirmed. 2351. L. W. 790. AFFIE, V. FR. To trust. R. 3155.

AFFRAY, V. FR. To affright. 8331.

n. FR. Disturbance, 5557 -Fear. R. 4397. AFFRIKAN, pr. n. The elder Scipio Africanus. A. F. 41. AFILE, V. FR. To file, polish, 714.

AFOREN, AFORNE, AFORE, adv. et prep. SAX. Æt-foran.

Before.

AGAIN, prep. SAX. On-zean. Against 2453. 10456. To

ward. 4811. 5419.-adv. 993. 10456.

AGAST, for AGASTED, part. pa. Terrified. 2343.
AGASTE, v. SAX. To terrifie. 1509.

AGATHON, pr. n. L. W. 526. I have nothing to say concerning this writer, except that one of the same name is quoted in the Prol. to the Tragedie of Cambises, by Thomas Preston. There is no ground for supposing, with Gloss. Ur. that a philosopher of Samos is meant, or any of the Agathoes of antiquity.

AGEINS, prep. 12667, as AGAIN.

AGEN, adv. 803, as AGAIN.

AGILTE, U. SAX. To offend, to sin against. P. 171, col. 1, 1. 57. for AGILTED, pa. t. Sinned. 5674.

AGO, AGON, for YGON, part. pa. SAX. Gone; past. 2338. 6445.

AGREE, FR. à gré. In good part. R. 4349.
AGREFE, (A'grefe). In grief. 14899. T. iii. 864.

AGREGE, V. FR. To aggravate. M. 107, col. 2, 1. 46. AGREVED, part. pa. FR. Injured, agrieved. 4197. L. W. 345. AGRISE, V. SAX. To shudder. 5034.-To make to shudder. 7231.

R. 98. pr. 3.

Bo. i. m. 6.

AGROSE, pa. t. Shuddered, trembled. T. ii. 930. L. W. 830. AGROTED, part. pa. Cloyed, surfeited. AGROTONE WITH METE OR DRINKS. Ingurgito. Prompt. Parv. AGUILER, n. FR. A needle-case. AJUST, V. FR. To applie. Bo. ii. AKEHORNS, n. pl. Sax. Acorns. AKNOWE, part. pa. SAX. To ben aknowe. C. L. 1199. To confess. I am aknowe. Bo. iv. pr. 4. I acknowledge. AL, ALLE, adj. SAX, All. Al and som. 5673, 11910. The whole thing. At al. 8921, 9098. In the whole. Over all. 7666, 8924. Through the whole. In alle manere wise. 13276. By every kind of means. At alle rightes. 2102. With every thing requisite.

ALAIN, pr. n. A. F. 316. a poet and divine of the xth Century. Beside his Planctus Naturæ, or Plaint of Kinde, which is here quoted, he wrote another poem in Latin verse, called Anticlaudianus, to which our author alludes in F. ii. 478. For the rest of his works see Fabric. Bibl. Med. Et. in v. ALANUS DE INSULIS. ALDER, ALLER, gen. ca. pl. Of all. 801. 825. It is frequently joined in composition with adjectives of the superl. deg. Alderfirst. 9492. Alderlast. B. K. 504. Alderlevest. T. iii. 240. First, Last, Dearest of all. AL, ALL, adv. SAX. generally answers to the LAT. Omnino. Al alone. 9200. Quite alone. Al hol. 11762. Entire. Al holly. 7678. Entirely. All in one. C. D. 670. At the same time. All newe. 13308. A-new. Al only. 13385. T. iv. 1096. Solely, singly. It is sometimes used elliptically for although, or all be it that. 2266. ALL tell I not as now his observances. 2477. ALL be ye not of o complexion. ALARGED, part. pa. FR. Eslargi. Given largely. C. D. 156. ALAUNS, n. pl. A species of Dog. See the n. on ver. 2150. They were much esteemed in Italy in the xIvth century. Gualv. de la flamma, (ap. Murator. Antiq. Med. E. t. ii. p. 394.) commends the governors of Milan, quod equos emissarios equabus magnis commiscuerunt, et procreati sunt in nostro territorio DESTRARII nobiles, qui in magno pretio habentur. Item CANES ALANOS alla stature et mirabilis fortitudinis nutrire studuerunt. ALAYE, n. FR. Allay; a mixture of base metal. 9043. ALBIFICATION, n. LAT. A Chemical term for making white. 16273.

ALCALY, N. ARAB. A Chemical term for a species of Salt. 16278.

ALCHYMISTRE, n. FR. Alchymist. 16672.

ALDRIAN, pr. n. A star on the neck of the Lion, Sp. 10579. ALE AND BRED. 13801. This oath of Sire Thopas on ale and bred was perhaps intended to ridicule the solemn vows, which were frequently made in the days of Chivalrie to a Peacock, a Pheasant, or some other noble bird. See M. de Sainte Palaye, Sur l'anc. cheval. Mem. IIIme. I will add here, from our own history, a most remarkable instance of this strange practice. When Edward I. was setting out upon his last expedition to Scotland in 1306, he knighted his eldest son and several other young noblemen with great solemnity. At the close of the whole (says Matthew of Westminster, p. 454.) allati sunt in pompatica gloria duo CYGNI vel OLORES ante regem, phalerati retibus aureis vel fistulis deauratis, desiderabile spectaculum intuentibus. Quibus visis, Rex voTUM VOVIT DEO CELI ET CYGNIS se proficisci in Scotiam, mortem Johannis Comyn et fidem læsam Scotorum vivus sive mortuus vindicaturus, &c. This practice is alluded to in "DUNBAR'S WISH, that the King were Johne Thomsonnis man." MS. Maitland. St. 5.

I wold gif all that ever I have

To that condition, so God me saif,

That ye had vOWIT TO THE SWAN
Ane yeir to be Johne Thomsonnis man.

And so in the Prol. to the Contin. of the Canterb. T. ver. 452. the Hosteler says-I MAKE A VOWE TO THE PECOCK, ther shall wake a foule mist.

ALEGE, V. FR. To alleviate. R. 6626.

ALEGEANCE, n. FR. Alleviation. C. D. 1688.
ALEIS, n. FR. Alise. The Lote-tree. R. 1377.
ALEMBIKES, n. pl. FR. Vessels for distilling; Stills 16262.
ALE-STAKE, n. Sax. A stake set up before an Ale-house,
by way of sign. 12255.

ALEVE, n. FR. An alley. 13491.

ALGATES, ALGate, adv. Sax. Always. Toutesfois. Fr. 7031, 7619.

ALGEZIR, pr. n. A city of Spain. 57.
ALIGHT, V. SAX. To descend. 8785.

-pa. t. for ALIGHTED, 985, 2191.

ALISANDRE, pr. n. Alexandria, a city in Egypt. 51.
ALLEGE, FR. To alledge. 9532.

ALMAGEST, pr. n. 5765. The Arabs called the Meyman Zorraks of Ptolemee Almagesthi, or Almegisthi, a corruption of Miyon. See D'Herbelot, in v.

ALMANDRES, n. pl. FR. Almond-trees. R. 1363. ALMESSE, n. Sax. from the LAT. Gr. Eleemosyna. Alms, 7191, P. 171, col. 1, 1. 5. ALMESSES, pl. P. 171, col. 1, 1. 17. ALNATH, pr. n. The first star in the horns of Aries, whence the first mansion of the moon takes its name. SP. 11593 ALONDE, (A'londe); On land. L. W. 2164. 2402.

ALONG, prep. SAX. On-long, 16398. Whereon it was

along. By what it was occasioned. T. ii. 1001. On me is nought along thine evil fare. Thy ill fare is not occasioned by me.

ALOSED, part pa. FR. Praised. R. 2354.
ALOUE, V. FR. To allow, to approve. 10988. His dedes are
to ALOWE for his hardynesse. P. L. 281. Therefore lords
ALOW him litle, or lysten to his reason. P. P. 76. b.
ALOWE, adv. SAX. Low. C. L. 1201.

ALPES, n. pl. Bulfinches. R. 658.

ALS, conj. SAX. Also. 4315, 11902.-As. T. v. 367. AMALGAMING. A Chemical term for mixing of Quicksilver with any metal. 16239.

AMBASSATRIE, n. FR. Embassy. 4653.

AMBES AS, 4544. Two Aces, at dice. FR.
AMBLING, part. pr. FR. 8264.

AMENDE, V. FR. To mend. 3068, 3076.

AMENUSE, V. FR. To lessen. P. 154, col. 2, 1. 35.
AMEVED, part. pa. FR. Moved. 8374.

AMIAS, pr. n. The city of Amiens. R. 3826.
AMIDDES, prep. SAX. At, or in, the middle. 2011.
AMIS, adv. SAX. Ill, badly. 11610, 17197. See Mis.
AMONESTE, V. FR. To admonish, to advise. M. 112, col 2,
1. 14. P. 170, col. 2, 1. 22.

AMONG, adv. SAX. Together; at the same time; at the
same place. R. 690, 3881. Du. 298. Ever among. R.
3771. Ever at the same time. Conf. Am. 114. b.
AMONGES, prep. SAX. Among. 6534, 9902. See the n. on
ver. 761.
AMORETTE, n. FR. An amorous woman. R. 4755. And
eke as well by (r. be) AMORETTES.-Car aussi bien sont
AMOURETTES. Orig. 4437.

AMORILY, C. L. 1383. is perhaps put by mistake for Merily.
AMORTISED, part. pa. FR. Killed. P. 151, col. 2, 1. 9.
AMORWE, On the morrow. 824, 2491.
AMPHIBOLOGIES, n. pl. FR. GR. Ambiguous expressions

T. iv. 1406.

AN, for ON, prep. 11161. R. 2270.

ANCILLE, n. LAT. A maid-servant. A. B. C. 109.
ANCRE, n. FR. Anchor. R. 3780.
AND, conj. SAX. If. 768, 10307, 15613, 16714.
ANELACE, n. 359. See the note.
ANES, adv. for ONES. Once. 4072.
ANHANG, v. SAX. To hang up. 12193.

ANIENTISSED, part. pa. FR. Reduced to nothing. M. 111, col. 2, 1. 59.

ANIGHT, In the night. L. W. 1473.

ANKER, n. Sax. An anchorite, or hermite, R. 6348.

ANNUELLER, n. 16480. See the note.

ANNUNCIAT, part. pa. LAT. Foretold. 14021.

ANOIE, n. FR. Hurt, trouble. R. 4404.

v. To hurt, to trouble. M. 108, col. 1, 1. 48. ANOIFUL, adj. Hurtful; unpleasant. M. 108, col. 1, 1. 8. ANTEM, n. SAX. Antern. An anthem. 13590. ANTICLAUDIAN. F. ii. 478. The title of a Latin poem by Alanus de Insulis. See ALAIN.

ANTILEGIUS, pr. n. Antilochus. Du. 1064.
ANTIPHONERE, n. LAT. GR. A book of Antiphones, or
Anthems. 13449.

ANVELT, n. SAX.

An anvil. Du. 1165.

ANY, adj. SAX. Either; One of two. 7115.-It usually signifies one of many.

APAIDE. part. pa. FR. Paid, satisfied. 1870, 9439.
APAIRE, V. FR. See APEIRE.

APE, n. SAX. Metaphorically, a fool. 3389, 16781. The
monke put in the mannes hode an ape, And in his wife's
eke. 13370. The monk made a fool of the man, and of
his wife too.-Win of ape. 16993. See the note.
APEIRE, V. FR. To impair; to detract from. 3149. Our
state it APEIRES. P. L. 290.-To be impaired; to go to
ruin. T. ii. 329.

APERT, adj. FR. Open. P. 161, col. 1, 1. 39. Prive and
apert. 6696. In private and in publick.
APIES for OPIES, n. pl. FR. Opiates. L. W. 2659.
APPALLED, part. pa. FR. Made pale. 10679, 13032.
APPARAILE, V. FR. To prepare. L. W. 2462.

APPARENCE, n. FR.

APPERCEIVE, v. Fк.

An appearance. 11577. To perceive. 8476.

APPERCEIVINGS, n. pl. Perceptions. 10600.

APPETITE, V. FR. To desire, to covet. L. W. 1580.

APPOSE, V. FR. To object to; to question. 7179, 15831. It seems to be a corruption of Oppose.

APPROVER, n. FR. An informer. 6925.

APPRENTISE, n. pl. FR. Apprentices, novices. R. 687.
AQUEINTABLE, adj. FR. Easy to be acquainted with. R. 2213.
AQUITE, V. FR. To pay for. 6742.

ARACE, V. FR. To draw away by force. 8979.
ARANDE, n. SAX. A message. T. ii. 72.
ARAYE, N. FR.

Order. 8138.-Situation. 6484, 13300,Clothing, 6509.-Equipage. 8821.

, v. FR. To dress. 3689.-To dispose. 8837. ARBLASTERS, n. pl. FR. Arbalestres. Engines to cast

darts, &c. R. 4196.

ARCHANGEL, n. R. 915. The herb so called; a dead nettle. Gloss. Urr.-In the Orig. it is Mesange, the bird which we call a Titmouse,

ARCHEBISHOP, n. SAX. LAT. An Archbishop. 7084.
ARCHEDEKEN, n. SAX. LAT. An Archdeacon. 6884.
ARCHEDIACKE, n. FR. Archdeacon. C. D. 2136.
ARCHEWIVES, 9071. Wives of a superior order.
ARDURE, n. FR. Burning. P. 168, col. 1, 1. 17.
AREDE, V. SAX. To interpret. Du. 289. See Rede.
ARERAGE, 1. FR. Arrear. 604.

AREISE, V. SAX.
ARESONE, v. FR.
ARESTE, N. FR.
v. FR.
ARETTE, V. FR.
ARGOIL, n. FR.
ARIETE, pr. n. Aries, one of the signs in the Zodiac. T. iv.

To raise. P. 159, col. 1, 1. 23.

Arraisonner. To reason with. R. 6220.
Arrest, constraint. 9158. Delay. L. W. 806.
To stop. 829.

To impute to. 728. P. 159, col. 1, 1. 69.
Potter's clay. 16231.

1592. T. v. 1189.

ARISTOTLE, pr. n. 10547. A treatise on Perspective, under his name, is mentioned by Vincent of Beauvais, in the XIII. century. Spec. Histor. L. iii. c. 84. Extat etiam liber, qui dicitur Perspectiva Aristotelis. ARIVAGE, N. FR. F. i. 223. as Arivaile. ARIVAILE, n. FR. Arrival. F. 451.

ARK, n. LAT. A part of the circumference of a circle. 4422. ARME, n. T. ii. 1650. may perhaps be put for defence, security.

ARMLES, adj. SAX. Without an arm. 14209.

ARM-GRETE, adj. SAX. As thick as a man's arm, 2147.
ARMIPOTENT, adj. LAT. Mighty in arms. 1984.
AKMORIKE, pr. n. Basse Bretagne, in France, called an-
tiently Britannia Armorica. 11041.

ARMURE, N. FR. Armour. M. 113, col. 1, 1. 25.
ARN, pl. n. of AM. v. SAX. Are. 4706, 8218.
ARNOLDE OF THE NEWE TOWNE, pr. n. of a Physician
Chemist of the XII. Century. 16896. See Fabric. Bibl.
Med. Et. in. v. ARNALDUS VILLANOVANUS.
AROUME, F. ii. 32. seems to signify At large. AROWME OR
MORE UTTER. Remote. deprope. seorsum. Prompt. Parv.
A'ROW; in a row; probably from the FR. Rue. Succes-
sively. 6836. R. 7606.

Very quickly;

ARSMETRIKE, n. LAT. Arithmetick. 1900. See the note.
ARTE, V. LAT. To constrain. T. i. 389. C. L. 46.
ARTELRIES, n. pl. FR. Artillerie. M. 113, col. 1, 1. 25.
As, adv. Sax. Alɲ. Al so. Omnino sic. As fast. T. v.
1640. Very fast. As swith. 5057, 16404.
immediately. See the n. on ver. 3172.
ASCAUNCE. See the n. on ver. 7327.
ASHEN, n. pl. Sax. Ashes. 1304. T. ii. 539.
ASLAKE, V. SAX. To slacken; to abate. 1762. 3553.
ASPE, n. SAX. A sort of poplar. 2923. L. W. 2637.
ASPEN, adj. Of an asp. 7249.
ASPIE, V. FR. To espie. 13521.
ASPRE, adj. FR.
ASPRENESSE, n.
ASSAUT, N. FR.
ASSEGE, n. FR.
ASSETH. R. 5600.

Rough, sharp. T. iv. 827. Bo. iv. pr. 7.
Sharpness. Bo. iv. pr. 4.

Assault. 991.

Siege. 10620.

Sufficient, enough.

Assez. Orig. P. P.

fol. 94. b. And if it suffice not for ASSETH.

ASSISE, n. FR. Situation. R. 1238.

ASSOILE, V. FR. To absolve; to answer. 9528. C. L. 1284.
Assoileth. imp. m. 2. perf. pl. 9528.

ASSOMONED, part. pa. Summoned. C. L. 170.
ASSURE, v. FR. To confide. T. i. 681.

ASTERTE, V. SAX. To escape. 1597. 6550.-To release. 6896.
Asterte for Asterted. part. pa. 1594.

ASTONED, 8192, ASTONIEL. 11651. part. pa. FR. Confounded,

astonished.

ASTRELABRE, n. FR. Astrolabe. 3200.
ASTROLOGIEN, n. FR. Astrologer. Ast.

ASWEVED, part. pa. SAX. Stupified, as in a dream. F. ii. 41.
ASWOUNE. In a swoon. 3821,6. 10788. T. iii. 1098.
Adoun he fell all sodenly IN SWOUNE.

AT, ATTE, prep. SAX. See the n. on ver. 12542. At after souper. 10616, 11531. As soon as supper was finished. At day. 13169. At break of day. At on. 4195, 8313. Of one mind.

ATTAKE, v. SAX. To overtake. 16024.

for ATAKEN. part. pa. 6966.

A'THRE; In three parts. 2935.
ATTAMED, part. pa. FR. Entamé. Opened; Begun. 14824.
-Tasted, felt. C. D. 596.- Disgraced. C. D. 1128.
ATTEMPRE, adj. FR. Temperate. 14844. M. 107, col. 1, 1. 34.
ATTEMPRELY, adv. FR. Temperately. 13192.

ATTOUR, n. FR. Head dress. R. 3718.

ATTRY, ATTERLY, adj. SAX. Poisonous, pernicious. P. 159, col. 2, 1. 9.

A'TWINNE, 3589. A'Two, P. 167, col. 1, 1. 46. In two, asunder. ATYZAR. See the n. on ver. 4725.

AVALE, V. FR. To lower; to let down. 3124.-To fall down.
T. iii. 627.

AVANCE, V. FR. To advance; to profit. 246. T. v. 434.
AVANT, N. FR. Boast. 227.

AVANTAGE, n. FR. Advantage. 2449.

AVANTE, V. FR. To boast. 5985.

AVAUNT, adv. FR. Forward. R. 3958, 4790.

AUCTORITEE, n. LAT. A text of Scripture; or of some respectable writer. See the n. on ver. 6858.-and ver. 5583, 6790. AUCTOUR, n. LAT.

A writer of credit. 6794.

See n. on ver. 9080. Adventure. 846.

AVENAUNT, adj. FR. Becoming. R. 1263. AVENTAILE, n. FR. AVENTURE, n. FR. AVERROIS, pr. n. 435. Ebn Roschd, an Arabian Physician of the XII. century. See D'Herbelot, in v. RoscHD, and the authors mentioned in n. on ver. 433.

AUGHT, n. SAX. Apipt. Any thing. T. iii. 468. It is

sometimes used as an adverb. If that the childes mother were AUGHT she. 5454. Can he OUGHT tell a merry tale or tweie 16065.

AUGHT, pa. t. of OwE. T. iii. 1801. as OUGHT. AUGHT-WHERE, adv. SAX. Any where. L. W. 1538. AUGRIM, a corruption of Algorithm. See n. on ver. 3210. AVICEN, pr. n. 434. 12823. Ebn Sina, an Arabian physician of the x. century. See D'Herbelot, in v. SINA, and the authors mentioned in n. on ver. 433.

AVIS, n. FR. Advice. 1870. The king at his Avys sent messengers thre. P. L. 285.