Abbess, sb. RG. 370

Abbey, sb. RG. 369

Abbot, sb. RG. 376, 447

Abece, == ABC. RG. 266

Abed, adv. RG. 547

Abelde, v. n. == become bold. Alys. 2442

Abenche, == on a bench. St. Kath. 91

Abide, v. n. == remain, tarry. RG. 382. AS. bidan

—— v. a. == wait for, hence receive. RG. 265, and 302, pret. ‘abade.’ Ps. xxxix. 2

Abie, v. a. == pay for, pay the penalty for. [abigge] 1624. B. pret. ‘abouȝte.’ 58 B. ‘abid.’ O. and N. 1775. AS. a-bicgan. See Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 33