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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Aretten], v. to reckon, count, accuse, NED, W, W2; aretted, pp. C; arettid, W, W2; rettid, W.—AF. aretter, OF. areter; a + reter: OSp. reptar, to challenge (Minsheu); Lat. reputare, to count; cp. Late Lat. reptare (Ducange). ([A- 7].) Cf. [Retten].

[ A-reysen], v. to raise, to arouse, NED; areysed, pt. s., S3; areisid, pp., W. ([A- 1].)

[ Areȝth], sb. cowardice; areȝthe, dat., S. See [Arwe].

[ Arfeð], adj. difficult, MD; arefeð, S; earfeð, MD; arueð, NED; erfeð, MD.—AS. earfeðe; cp. earfeðe, earfoþ, labour, toil: Goth. arbaiths.

[ Argoile], sb. the tartar deposited from wines, C3, NED; arguyll, NED; argall, Cotg. (s.v. tartre), ND.—AF. argoil.

[ Arguen], v. to prove, to reason, PP.—OF. arguer; Late Lat. argutare, from Lat. arguere.

[ Arguere], sb. reasoner, PP.

[ Argument], sb. proof, clear proof, proof presumptive, NED; argumens, pl., PP.—AF. argument; Lat. argumentum.

[ Argumenten], v. to argue, C3, S2.

[ A-risen], v. to arise, MD; aryse, PP; aris, imp. s. S; arys, PP; arist, pr. s., S, S2, C3; aros, pt. s., S, PP; aroos, PP; arisen, pp., MD; arise, S2.—AS. á-rísan. ([A- 1].)