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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Affectuosly], adv. passionately, HD, NED.

[ Affectuouse], adj. hearty, affectionate, NED, H; affectuse, NED.—Lat. affectuosus.

[ Affray], sb. terror, S3, C2, C3. Cf. [Effray].

[ Affrayen], v. to frighten, C2; affrayed, pp. S2, C, C3, W; see [Afrayen].

[ Afile], v. to file down, NED; affyle, C.—OF. afiler.

[ Afingret], pp. an-hungered, NED, HD; see [Of-hungred].

[ A-flemen], v. to drive away, MD; aulem, imp. s., S.—AS. á-fléman (á-flýman). ([A- 1].)

[ Afolen], v. to befool; afoled, pp., S; afoild, NED, HD.—OF. afoler (Bartsch); Low Lat. *adfolare, to make foolish. ([A- 7].)

[ A-fon], v. to receive, S; afeoh, imp., S; avoþ, pr. pl., S; auenge, pt. pl., S2.—AS. á-fón, on-fón (for ond-fón), see Sievers, 198, 5. 1. ([A- 4].) Cf. [Onfon].

[ Aforce], v. to force, constrain, NED, H; afforce, H; aforsed, pt. pl., H.—OF. aforcer, efforcer, esforcier; Late Lat. exfortiare, from Lat. fortis, strong. ([A- 9].)