[ A], prep. of, S2, S3, PP; see [Of].
[ A], adv. ever, S; aa, S; a buten, ever without, S; see [O].
[ A-bac], adv. backwards, S, W2; abec, S; abak, C2, W; obak, S2.—AS. on-bæc. ([A- 2].)
[ Abasshen], v. to abash, S3; abasshed, pp. abashed, ashamed, alarmed, C3, PP; abashed, S2; abasshid, S3; abasched, PP; abaisshed, PP; abaischid, W; abaischt, S2; abaissed, PP; abaist, S3; abayste, S2, C2.—OF. esbahiss- stem of pr. p. of esbahir, to astonish; Lat. ex + *badire for badare, to open the mouth. ([A- 9].)
[ Abate], v. to beat down, bring down, calm down, P, NED.—AF. abatre (pr. p. abatant); Late Lat. *adbatere. ([A- 7].)
[ Abaue], v. to put to confusion, to be confounded, NED, HD, JD; abawed, pp. HD; abaued, HD.—OF. *abavir: esbahir (with v in place of lost h, see Brachet, s.v. glaive). ([A- 9]). See [Abasshen].
[ Abaye], sb. barking; phr. at þe abaie, at abaye, at bay, S2.—OF. abai, barking, from abaier; cp. F. aboi in phr.: être aux abois.
[ Abbay], sb. abbey, C2; abbeis, pl., S2.—AF. abbeie (abeie); Church Lat. abbādia, abbātia, from abbātem. See [Abbod].
[ Abbesse], sb. abbess, PP.—OF. abbesse; Church Lat. abbatissa.
[ Abbod], sb. abbot, MD, S2; abbot, S, PP; abbodes, pl. S2.—Church Lat. abbātem (pronounced abbādem), nom. abbas; Gr. ἀββάς; Syriac, abba, father.