A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 19

+Auowe+, _sb._ vow, S3, PP, Prompt.; +auow+, S2, C, C3, G; +auou+, PP; +auowis+, _pl._, W, W2.

+Avowen+, _v._ to bind with a vow, NED, W (Acts 23. 14), P.--OF.

_avoer_; Late Lat. _advotare_, from Lat. _uotum_; from _uouere_.

(+A-+ 7.)

+Avowen+, _v._ to call upon or own as defender, patron, or client, to avow, acknowledge, NED, S3, C3, PP.--AF. _avower_, OF. _avouer_, _avoer_; Lat. _ad-vocare_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Avowry+, _sb._ patronage, a patron saint, NED; +vorie+, NED.--AF.

_avouerie_, from OF. _avoeor_; Lat. _aduocatorem_.

+Avoy+, _interj._ exclamation of surprise, fear, remonstrance, NED, C, HD.--OF. _avoi_.

+Auys+, _sb._ opinion, advice, C3; +avise+, PP.--OF. _avis_.

+Auyse+, _v._ to observe, consider, give advice, S2, C2, C3, H, PP; +auisen+, PP, S2.--AF. _aviser_; Late Lat. _advisare_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Auysely+, _adv._ advisedly, H; +auisili+, W.

+Auys.e.m.e.nt+, _sb._ consideration, C2; +auis.e.m.e.nt+, S2.

+Auysyon+, _sb._ vision, S3; +auision+, C, S2.--OF. _avision_ (Bartsch).

+Aw-+; see +Au-+. [[Addition]]

+A-wakenen+, _v. intrans._ to awake, S; +awakenin+, S; +awakened+, _pp._, S.--AS. _on-waecnan_. (+A-+ 2.)

+A-wakien+, _v. intrans._ to awake, S; +awalk+ (_for_ +awakk+?), _imp._, S3; +awoik+, _pt. s._, S3; +awoilk+ (_for_ +awoikk+?), S3.--AS.

_awacian_ (for _on-wacian_). (+A-+ 2.)

+Awarien+; see +Awerien+.

+A-way+, _adv._ on way, onward, along, away (from a place), NED; +awai+, PP; +awezz+, S; +awei+, S; +ewei+, S2; +owai+, S2; +aweye+, C3, PP; +away+, _interj._ away, S2, NED.--AS. _aweg_, _on weg_. (+A-+ 2.)

+Awayte+, _v._ to await, watch, S2, S3, PP; +awaite+, PP; +awaitie+, NED.--AF. _awaitier_; OF. _aguaitier_. (+A-+ 7.)

+Awayte+, _sb._ a lying in wait, watching, NED, C.--AF. _await_; OF.

_aguait_.

+Away-ward+, _adv._, _adj._ turned away, wayward, NED, PP +awaywarde+ pa.s.sing away, H.

+Awe+, _sb._ awe, C, C2; +a?e+, NED.--Icel. _agi_ (OTeut. *_agon_). Cf.

+E?e+.

+A-wecchen+, _v._ to arouse out of sleep, NED, HD; +aweihte+, _pt. s._, NED; +aweightte+, HD; +aweht+, _pp._, NED.--AS. _a-weccan_; cp. OHG.

_ar-wekkan_ (Tatian): Goth. _uswakjan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-weden+, _v._ to become mad, S2, NED.--AS. _a-wedan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-wei+, _interj._ ah woe! alas! S.

+A-welden+, _v._ to control, S, NED.--AS. _gewealdan_. (+A-+ 6.)

+A-wenden+, _v._ to go away, NED.--AS. _a-wendan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-wenden+, _v._ to change to, NED; +awente+, _pt. s._, S.--AS.

_on-wendan_. (+A-+ 2.)

+A-werien+, _v._ to curse, S; +awariede+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _a-wergian_.

(+A-+ 1.)

+A-we?en+, _v._ to weigh out, NED; +awihst+, _2 pr. s._, S.--AS.

_a-wegan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+A-winnen+, _v._ to win, NED; +awynne+, S.--AS. _a-winnan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+Awke+, _adj._ turned the wrong way, sinister, perverse, NED, Prompt.--Icel. _afugr_.

+Awke-ward+, _adv._ in the wrong direction, NED; +awkwart+, S3.

+Awnen+, _v._ to show, NED; +awwnenn+, S.--Related to OHG. _ougen_, to show (Otfrid); from _ouga_, eye. See +At-ewen+.

+A-wondrien+, _v._ to be astonished, NED; +awondered+, _pp._, S2.--AS.

_of-wundrian_. (+A-+ 3.)

+A-wreken+, _v._ to take vengeance, to avenge, NED, S2, P; +awreke+, _pp._, S, G, PP; +awroke+, P.--AS. _a-wrecan_. (+A-+ 1.)

+Axen+, _sb._ ashes, S. _Comb._: +axe-waddle+, an indolent stay-at-home, HD; see +Asche+.

+Axen+, _v._ to ask, S, S2, S3, C2, C3, W, W2; +axien+, S2; see +Asken+.

+Axer+, _sb._ asker, W. _Phr._: +maistirful axer+ (= Lat. _exactor_), W; +axere+, W2.

+Axinge+, _sb._ Asking, C3; +axyngis+, _pl._, W, W2.

+Ay+, _adv._ ever, S, S2, S3, C2, H; +ai+, S, S2; +a??+, S.--Icel. _ei_.

Cf. +O+.

+Ay+, _sb._ egg, G, HD; +ayren+, _pl._, MD; see +Ey+.

+Ayel+, _sb._ grandfather, forefather, C; +ayeles+, _pl._, PP.--OF.

_ael_, _aol_: Pr. _aviol_; Late Lat. _aviolus_, dimin. of Lat. _auus_; see Brachet.

+Ayen+, _prep._, _adv._ against, back, S; see +A?ein+.

+Ayen-wende+, _v._ to return, S.

+Aynd+, _sb._ breath, B; see +Onde+. [[Addition]]