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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Art], sb. a quarter of the heaven, point of the compass, NED, S3; airt, NED, JD; airth, NED; airtis, pl., S3.—Gael. ard; OIr. aird, top, height, point.

[ Artou], art thou, S2; artow, S2, C2, C3. See [Ert].

[ Arwe], sb. arrow, NED; arewe, S2; arwes, pl. S2, C2, P; arewis, W2; arowis, W2.—AS. arwe for *arhwe; cp. Goth. arhwazna, arrow, the thing belonging to the bow, from *arhw = Lat. arcus.

[ Arwe], adj. cowardly, timid, lazy, sluggish, vile, base, Prompt.; areȝ, S; arh, MD; arȝ, NED; erewe, S; arewe, sb. betrayer, enemy, S, MD.—AS. earg (earh); Icel. argr; cp. OHG. arg (Otfrid).

[ Arwed], pp. made cowardly, PP.

[ Arȝen], v. to be timid, to frighten, NED.

[ As], sb. unit, a single bit, a jot, ace, NED, C2; ace, S3; ase, PP. Phr.: ambes as, double aces, C2.—OF. as; Lat. as.

[ Asailen], v. to leap upon, assail, PP; assaile, PP, S; assaille, C2, PP; asailid, pp., PP; assalȝeit, S2.—AF. assailir, OF. asalir; Late Lat. adsalire. ([A- 7].)

[ A-saken], v. to deny, renounce; asoke, pt. s., S.—AS. of-sacan (Schmid). ([A- 3].) Cf. [Of-saken].

[ Asaut], sb. assault, S2; assaut, C, PP.—OF. asaut. ([A- 7].)