List of Old English Words in the OED/AB

Old English	sp	English
Aback	adv	Backwards, 2. in the rear.
Aback	phr	"Be Aback Of" - at the back of, behind.
Aback	phr	"Be Taken Aback" - to be caught in the front suddenly, by a shift of wind and driven astern. 3. fig. to be disconcerted by a sudden event or situation. 3. to surprise or discomfit by a sudden and unlooked-for-check.
Aback	phr	"Come Aback" - to retreat, withdraw.
Aback	phr	"Drive Aback" - to repulse.
Aback	phr	"Hold Aback" - restrain, hinder.
Aback	phr	"Put Aback" - repel, reject.
Aback	phr	"Stand Aback from" - to stay or reamin aloof. 2. to allow. 3. to eschew.
Abackward	adv	Backward.
Abaft	adv	Of direction: backward, in the rear.
Abane	vb	Put under church ban, abanne, anathemtize, summarily proclaim.
Abare	vb	To uncover, reveal.
Abb	n	The woof or weft in web. 2. threads in a woven fabric.
Abbot	n	The head priest or religious minister of an abbey.
Abbotric	n	Abbacy, abbotship
Abbotship	n	The office or rule of an abbot. 2. abbotical term of office.
A-be	vb	To be.
A-be	phr	"To Let A-be" - to let or leave alone.
Abeam	adv	On a line at right angles to a ship's or an aircraft length. 2. opposite the middle of (a ship or aircraft).
Abeam	adj	At right angles to the length and directly opposite the centre of a vessel or aircraft.
Abeam	prp	Alongside or at angles to.
Abear	n	Bearing, gesture, action, behaviour.
Abear	vb	To tolerate, endure. 2. to bear, carry. 3. to endure, suffer, now always " cannot abear." 4. to manage or comport oneself. 5. a word of honourable antiquity, widely found throughout the dialects; in London speech considered a vulgarism.
Abearing	n	The action of managing or behaving oneself, as in 'good abearing.' 2. abearance or good behavior.
Abeat	vb	To beat, strike, hit.
Abecede	n	Alphabet.
Abeche	vb	To feed.
Abed	vb	To confine to bed (by illness).
Abed	adv	Laid up; to bring-a-bed: to deliver of a child. 2. in bed, to bed; on the bed.
Abed	phr	"To bring a-bed" - to give birth.
Abede	vb	Announce.
A-before	adv	Of former times.
Abeilan	vb	Vex, offend.
Abelde	vb	To become bold or bolder.
Abere	adj	Clear & evident by proof, manifest, notorious
Abere-murder	n	Plain or downright murder; not manslaughter, unpremeditated killing or chance-medley
Abide	vb	Wait, stay, remain; continue to be; remain true to, faithful; stand firm; put up with. 2. to wait, stay remain. 3. to wait defiantly, to face. 4. to wait submissively. 5. to wait the issue of, to wait for. 6.
Abide	phr	"Abide By" - to remain faithful with, true to, to stand firm, comply with. 2. to follow the rules of. 3. to obey someone's orders.
Abide	phr	Abide With" - to remain with someone; to stay with someone (archaism).
Abider	n	One who abides: waits, continues, remain faithful, stands firm, faces up to, submits. 2. one who lives or abides in a certain place for a long time.
Abiding	n	The action or state of one who abides. 2. an abode, an abiding place. 3. lasting, complying.
Abiding	adj	Lasting, remaining, steadfast; faithful.
Abiding	phr	"To be law-abiding" - to adhere to the law and lawful command.
Abiding-house	n	Place of abode or dwelling.
Abidingly	adv	In an abiding manner and way. 2. assiduously, patiently. 3. endurinfly, permanently.
Abidingness	n	Permanence, lastingness.
Abier	vb	Up or upon a bier or coffin; into the coffin.
Abite	vb	To bite, nip, taste.
Abited	adj	Mildewed.
Ablend	vb	To blind.
Ablow	vb	To blow or breathe into. 2. to puff up something, to cause to swell.
Ablow	adv	Blooming, blowing.
Aboard	adv	On board; within a vessel or train.
Aboard	phr	"All Aboard" - a signal of departure.
Aboard	phr	"Fall Aboard" - to collide.
Aboard	phr	"Get Aboard" - to get foul of.
Aboard	phr	"Hard Aboard" - lying alongside.
Abode	n	Delay, stay, dwelling-place. nb: OE. 'bode' - waiting, expectation.
Abode	n	(Abide)The action of waiting, delaying.
Abode	vb	To presage, prognosticate, forebode, to be ominous.
Abode	phr	"Be Without Abode" - having no fixed above.
Aboding	adj	Foreboding, portenting, omnious.
About	adv	Of position: around the outside; on or towards every side; all round. 2. on any side; near. 3. nearly, all but. 4. of movement and motion: round, in revolution. 5. in circumference. 6. in a roundabout way, therefore astir, on the move, prevailing.
About	prp	Of position: Of position: around the outside; on or towards every side; all round. 2. somewhere, near, in or near. 3. at hand. 4. in connexion with, attached to as an attribute or circumstance. 5. concerned, touching on. 6. of time near, close to. 7. of quantity: near, close to. 8. of motion : to and fro; round.
About	phr	"About Ship" - to change a ship's course by going on the opposite tack.
About	phr	"About the Ear" - near to or close to one's ears. 2. in close contact.
About	phr	"About Time" - close to the right time. 2. far past the desired time.
About	phr	"About Turn" - face in the opposite direction. 2. to cahange one's opinion, ideas.
About	phr	"About to" - just going to.
About	phr	"And About Time Too" - this is something that ought to have happened some time ago; is long overdue (in the opinion of the speaker); not before time.
About	phr	"Be About" - to be astir.
About	phr	"Be About to" - be on the point of doing something.
About	phr	"Be Right About" - be correct or accurate.
About	phr	"Bring About" - to cause to revolve, bring to pass, effect, to eventuate. 2. to cause to take place; accomplish.
About	phr	"Come About" - to revolve (as time); come about or come to pass.
About	phr	"Go About" - to endeavor. 2. to undertake, arrange, prepare.
About	phr	"How About" - what do you think?
About	phr	"Out and About" - active, around and about.
About	phr	"The Wrong Way About" - by the wrong end or (other) side or way about.
About	phr	"Turn About" - alternately.
About	phr	"Up and About" - out of bed, after an illness.
About	phr	"What About" - what do you think of? 2. would you like to? 3. why, concerning.
Aboutness	n	The relevance of a text to its reader.
Aboutwards	adv	Being near to
Above	n	Heaven (The Above).
Above	adv	Overhead, vertically up, on high, on top. 2. in heaven (in OE.); beyond the level of reach. 3. on the outside; covering all. 4. higher in many senses. 5. in addition.
Above	phr	"Above All (Else)" - most important, more than anything else. 2. above all else.
Above	phr	"Above and Beyond" - in addition, more than necessary.
Above	phr	"Above Asking" - to proud to ask.
Above	phr	"Above Board" - honest, in the open. 2. open or openly; honorably.
Above	phr	"Above One's Bend" - out of one's power or control.
Above	phr	"Above One's Head" - beyond one's ability to understand.
Above	phr	"Above One's Hook" - beyond your comprehension' beyond one's mark.
Above	phr	"Above Oneself" - self-satisfied, conceited; arrogant.
Above	phr	"Above the Ears" - In the mind; the psychological strength to think clearly and decisively whilst under stress or anxiety.
Above	phr	"Above the Fold" - of newspapers: situated in the other half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, thus the more prominent, as the lower half is not usually visible when the newspaper is displayed for sale. 2. by extension, situated near the top of a web page, not requiring scrolling. 3. anything similarly occupying exclusive position of relevant prominence.
Above	phr	"Above the Law" - outside the jurisdiction of the court. 2. exempt from the law that applies to everyone else.
Above	phr	"Above the Salt(s)" - of high standing or honour.
Above	phr	"Keep One's Head above Water" - to stay out of difficulty. 2. fig. to keep up with one's work. 3. just be able to manage; spec. when in financial difficulties.
Above	phr	"Not Above" - not too honest or proud to be.
Above	phr	"Over and Above" - additional to.
Above	phr	"Rise Above Oneself" - think one is better than one is.
Aboveboard	adj	Legitimate, honest and open.
Aboveboard	adv	Legitimate, honest, and open.
Above-given	adv	Supplied or put above, written above, said or mentioned above me.
Above-ground	n	The portion of society that not underground. 2. not hidden, furtive or secretive. 3. of music etc., outside the mainstream.
Above-ground	adj	Above the surface of the ground; (fig.)above the surface. 2. not dead and buried; alive. 3. existing, produced, written or published by the establishment.
Above-named	adj	Mentioned or named, aforesaid.
Abovesaid	adj	Mentioned higher up on a document or page, previously mentioned, aforesaid.
Above-written	adj	Written above or before.
Abow	vb	To bend, incline; fig, to do homage, submit.
Abraid	n	See braid (part OE and ON.)
Abraid	vb	To wrench out or away from. 2. pull out, snatch,, withdraw (a sword). 3. to start usually out of step. 4. a swoon or fit, to awake. 5. to spring or dart. 6. arouse or startle. 7. to break forth abruptly into speech, to cry out. 8. ejaculate. 9. to frequent, resort to.
Abreak	vb	To break into pieces. 2. to break forth, burst out.
Abreast	adv	With breasts, or fronts, in line; side by side; on a parallel with. 2. abreast being up to particular standard or level.
Abreast	adv	Abreast alongside each other, facing in the same direction
Abreast	prp	Keep informed;keep up-to-date.
Abreast	phr	"Keep Abreast Of" - keep informed, up-to-date.
Abreathe	vb	To give time to recover breathe.
Abristle	adj	Bristling.
Abroad	n	Any region outside one's homeland. 2.
Abroad	adv	Broadly, widely, at large. 2. over a broad wide surface. 3. widely asunder, with fragments or portions widely scattered. 4. widely apart, with the parts or lims widespread. 5. at large, freely moving about; fig. current in the outside world. 6. out of one's home or abode; outdoors; out in the open air. 7. out of the home country, in or into a foreign country. 8. wide of the mark of truth; astray. 9. out, over, thrust out.
Abroad	prp	Throughout.
Abroad	phr	"To Go Abroad" - to travel overseas to a foreign country or a colonial possession.
Abrood	vb	Of a bird: on its brood or nest (eggs), to be hatching eggs.
Abrook	vb	To bear, abear, tolerate, brook, endure.
Abuilding	adj	Being built.
Aburden	vb	To burden, oppress.
Aburst	vb	In a burst of rage, in a bursting condition.
Abwool	n	Wool from the abb or warp.
Aby	vb	To pay for, to suffer for, to atone for, to make amends, to expiate. 2. to endure, suffer. 3.