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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ A-fallen], v. to fall, MD; auallen, MD; afeol, pt. s., MD; afallen, pp., MD.—AS. á-feallan. ([A- 1].)

[ A-fallen], v. to fell, NED; afal, imp., S; aual, S.

[ A-felde], adv. a-field, to the field, PP. ([A- 2]).

[ A-fellen], v. to fell, NED; auellen, MD.—AS. á-fellan, á-fyllan. ([A- 1].)

[ A-fer], adv. afar, W, W2; afeer, NED; of feor, S (s.v. feor). ([A- 3].) Cf. [A-ferre].

[ Afere], sb., affair, bustle, appearance, demeanour, S2, NED; effere, S2; effeir, S2, S3; effer, S2; afferes, pl., PP.—OF. afere = a + fere; Lat. facere, to do. ([A- 7].)

[ A-feren], v. to frighten, terrify, S, PP; afferen, MD; affeare, 2 pr. s. subj., S; afered, pp. afraid, S, C, P; aferd, S, C, P, W2; afeerd, W; afert, PP; aferde, S3, P, W; afferde, S3.—AS. á-fǽran. ([A- 1].)

[ A-ferre], adv. afar, Prompt.; oferrum, S2; onferrum, S2; onferre, NED; onferr, NED. ([A- 2]). Cf. [Afer].

Aff-; see Af-.

[ Affamysit], pp. famished, S3, NED. Cp. OF. afamer; Late Lat. affamare.