Old English | sp | English |
Aback | adv | Backwards, 2. in the rear. |
Aback | phr | "To 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. |
Abane | vb | Put under church ban, anathemtize, summarily proclaim. |
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 |
A-be | vb | To be. |
A-be | phr | "To Let A-be" - to let or leave alone. |
Abear | vb | To tolerate, endure. 2. to bear, carry. 3. to demean oneself. |
Abecede | n | Alphabet. |
Abed | adv | Laid up; to bring-a-bed: to deliver of a child |
Abed | phr | "To bring a-bed" - to give birth. |
Abede | vb | Announce |
Abeilan | vb | Vex, offend. |
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. |
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. 3. lasting, complying. |
Abiding | phr | To be law-abiding" - to adhere to the law and lawful command. |
Abidingly | adv | In an abiding manner and way. |
Aboutwards | adv | Being near to |
Abrook | vb | To bear, abear, tolerate, endure. |
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