[ Aprentis], sb. apprentice, NED; prentis, S2, PP; aprentys, pl. PP.—OF. aprentis (AF. aprentiz), nom. of aprentif, from aprendre, to learn; Lat. apprehendere = ad + prehendere. ([A- 7].)
[ A-quenchen], v. to quench, PP; acwenchen, S; aqueynte, pt. s. S2; aqueynt, PP.—AS. á-cwencan. ([A- 1].)
[ Aquerne], sb. squirrel, S, NED; acquerne, S.—AS. ácwern (Voc.); cp. Icel. íkorni, G. eichhorn, MDu. éncoren.
[ Aqueyntaunce], sb. acquaintance, S2, CM, MD.—OF. acointance, AF. aqueyntance. ([A- 7].)
[ Aqueynten], v. to become known, MD; aquointe, pp. acquainted, NED; aquente, NED; aquynt, S2.—OF. acointer (acuinter); Late Lat. adcognitare, from Lat. ad + cognitum, pp. of cognoscere. ([A- 7].)
[ Ar], prep., conj. and adv. before, S, S2, G, H, P; see [Er].
[ Ar], pr. pl. are, S2, PP; see [Aren].
[ Arace], v. to pull up by the roots, C2, CM; arache, NED.—AF. aracer, OF. esrachier; Lat. e(x)radicare. ([A- 9].)
[ Aranye], sb. spider, Prompt.; arain, HD; aranee, HD; eranye, Prompt.; erayne, Prompt.; erayn, H; arane, H; erane, Voc.; yreyne, W2; aran, H; irain, NED; arrans, pl., HD; yreyns, W2.—OF. araigne (iraigne); Lat. aranea.
[ Arate], v. to correct, blame, rate, PP. Probably a variant of [Aretten]. Cf. OF. aratter = aretter (Godefroy).