A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

Abiggen; see [Abyen].

[ Abil], adj. able, CM; able, C; hable, S3, MD.—OF. able, hable (mod. F. habile); Lat. habilem.

[ Abilite], sb. ability, NED; habilitie, S3.—OF. habilité.

[ Abilȝeit], pp. apparelled, S3.—OF. habiller.

[ Abilȝement], sb. clothing, S3.—OF. habillement.

[ Abit], sb. dress, a monk’s clothing, habit, PP, CM, HD; abite, W.—AF. abit (habit); Lat. habitum (acc.).

[ A-biten], v. to bite, S.—AS. á-bítan. ([A- 1].)

[ Abject], pp. and adj. cast out, NED.

[ Abjecte], v. to cast aside, S3.

[ A-blawen], v. to blow, MD; ableow, pt. s., S.—AS. á-bláwan. ([A- 1].)