[ Avowen], v. to call upon or own as defender, patron, or client, to avow, acknowledge, NED, S3, C3, PP.—AF. avower, OF. avouer, avoer; Lat. ad-vocare. ([A- 7].)
[ Avowry], sb. patronage, a patron saint, NED; vorie, NED.—AF. avouerie, from OF. avoeor; Lat. aduocatorem.
[ Avoy], interj. exclamation of surprise, fear, remonstrance, NED, C, HD.—OF. avoi.
[ Auys], sb. opinion, advice, C3; avise, PP.—OF. avis.
[ Auyse], v. to observe, consider, give advice, S2, C2, C3, H, PP; auisen, PP, S2.—AF. aviser; Late Lat. advisare. ([A- 7].)
[ Auysely], adv. advisedly, H; auisili, W.
[ Auysement], sb. consideration, C2; auisement, S2.
[ Auysyon], sb. vision, S3; auision, C, S2.—OF. avision (Bartsch).
Aw-; see Au-.
[ A-wakenen], v. intrans. to awake, S; awakenin, S; awakened, pp., S.—AS. on-wæcnan. ([A- 2].)