abouten, aboute (A.S.) about

a-brood (A.S.) abroad

ac (A.S.) but, and

a-cale (A.S.) [393], cold. It occurs in the Romance of the Seven Sages (Weber, p. 59):

That night he sat wel sore a-kale,

And his wif lai warme a-bedde.

accidie (A.N.) [99], sloth, a fit of slothfulness

acombren (A.N.) to embarrass, bring into trouble

acorden (A.N.) to agree, accord

acorse, acursen (A.S.) [375], to curse. acorsed, [375], accursed