Anomalous. Odd-shaped, oddly shapen.
Antepenultimate (breath-sound). Last but two.
Anticipate. To foreween, foretake.
Antique. Ancient, foreold, ereold. Old for things in being, foreold or ereold for things forgone.
Antithesis. An atsetting.
Antonomasia. Name-shunning, the marking of a man by other words than his name; as, ‘The honourable member for A.,’ instead of ‘Mr. B.’
Aphæresis. Foredocking of a word; as, pothecary for apothecary, nob for knob.
Aphorisms. Thought-cullings.
Apocope. End-lopping; as mortal for mortalis, send for send-an.