List of Old English Words in the OED/AP

Old English	sp	English
Ape	n	A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail. 2. any such primate other than a human.3. an uncivilized person. 4. an esp. strong, ugly and pugnacious gangster; a stand-over man, enforcer, or muscle man.
Ape	vb	To imitate, esp. stupidly or absurdly.
Ape	adj	Foolish, silly, stupid. 2. sl. the best or greatest; the ultimate.
Ape	phr	"Go Ape" - to revert to apelike behavior, that is become inordinately excited. 2. be violently emotional.
Ape	phr	"Go Ape Over" - to be very enthusiastic about.
Ape	phr	"Lead Apes in Hell" - the fancied consequences of dying an old maid.
Ape	phr	"Make Anyone His Ape" - to fool or dupe someone.
Ape	phr	"Play the Ape" - to imitate (badly)
Ape	phr	"Put An Ape in His Hood" - to fool or dupe someone.
Aped	ppl	Imitated.
Apedom	n	The state or condition of an ape. 2. apes collectively.
Ape-headed	adj	Having a head shaped like that of an ape; ape-minded. 2. having little intellectual power.
Ape-hood	n	The state or condition of being an ape.
Ape-ing	n	Aping: imitation, simulation, mimicry, aping.
Ape-ish	adj	Apish: of the nature or appearance of an ape. 2. prone to imitate in a servile manner. 3. brainless, foolish, idiotic.
Ape-ishly	adv	Apishly: in an apish manner; in silly or ridiculous imitation.
Apekind	n	Apes taken collectively.
Ape-leader	n	An old maid's punishment after death for neglecting to increase and multiply, was said to be ' the leading of apes in Hell.' 2. an old maid (slang)
Ape-like	adj	In a manner befitting an ape, fantastically foolish, affected, silly. 2. in imitating unreasonably, imitative.
Apely	adv	Having an apish manner, mien or bearing. 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of apes. 3. (fig.) - doing things in a crude, uncouth manner.
Apeman	n	An early species of man resembling an ape.
Ape-minded	adj	Having little intellectual power; having the intelligence of an ape.
Apeness	n	The quality or state of being an ape. 2. simian.
Aper	n	One who copies or imitates the words and behaviour of another.
Ape-ware	n	Imitated, counterfeited or pirated goods and wares.
A'plant	vb	To fix, plant in the heart, etc.
A'play	vb	In play.
Aplight	adv	In truth, truly, certainly, surely. 2. in promise, pledge, in faith, truly, certainty (often an expletive or with assertiveness.)
Aplight	vb	In plight or pledge; pledge one's word.
Apluck	vb	To pull off, tear off forcibly, pluck.
Apluck	adv	In spirit, pluckily, heartily.
Apostle	n	Any of the twelve men Jesus sent out to witness and preach his gospel. 2. those who go forth as missionaries to preach the Christian message. 3. a messenger.
Apostlehood	n	The office or position of an apostle.
Apostleship	n	The office or position of an apostle.
Apple	n	As late as the M.E. priod 'apple' was a generic name for all fruit other than 'berris' including nuts. note 'fingeraeppla' - dates; literally finger apple; 'earth-apples' - potato. 2. a common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates. 3. any of various tree-borne fruits or vegetables especially considered as resembling an apple; also (with qualifying words) used to form the names of other specific fruits such as custard apple, thorn apple etc. 4. the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, eaten by Adam and Eve according to post-Biblical Christian tradition; the forbidden fruit. 5. a tree of the genus Malus, especially one cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. 6. the wood of the apple tree. 7. in baseball, slang, (obsolete)- the ball in baseball. 8. (informal) when smiling, the round, fleshy part of the cheeks between the eyes and the corners of the mouth. 9. a street or precinct where entertainment and excitement may be found. 10. any large town or city.
Apple	vb	To form or turn into apples. 2. to bear apples. 3. to gather apples.
Apple	phr	"A Goodly Apple, Rotten at the Heart" - don't take the book by the cover. 2. appearances can be misleading.
Apple	phr	"An Apple Never Falls Far from the Tree" - a child grows up to be similar to its parents, both in behavior and physical characteristics.
Apple	phr	"He is a Rotten Apple" - an isolated dishonest person in an otherwise honest group.
Apple	phr	"One Rotten Apple Does not a Rotten Tree Make" - do not judge all members of a family, group, race, etc by the behaviour of a single individual belonging to such groups.
Apple	phr	"Stolen Apples are Always the Sweetest" - if we are forbidden to be or have something, the object of our desire becomes all the more alluring.
Apple	phr	"Swallow the Apple" - to be tense and ineffective. 2. to choke, choke up.
Apple	phr	"The Apple of One's Eye" - someone who is specially dear or cherished. 2. an favorite person who is loved best. 3. to be a person of whom another is proud. originally, the expression meant literally the pupil of the eye, hence the idea of dearness to one's well being.
Apple	phr	"The Fairest Apple Hangs on the Highest Bough" - what belongs to someone else, or is difficult to reach has a peculiar fascination, like forbidden fruit.
Apple	phr	"Upset the Apple-cart" - to engage in conduct disturbing a peaceful state of affairs and therefore cause discomfort. 2. to spoil or ruin someone plans.
Apple berry	n	Billardiera is a genus of around 40 mostly climbing species all endemic to Australia, in the family Pittosporaceae. Although most Billardiera species occur naturally in the southwest of Western Australia, Billardiera scandens is a common and widespread species of the eastern states of Australia. The range of the species extends from south Queensland to Tasmania, and South Australia. B. scandens can be found in habitats ranging from coastal heath to sclerophyll forest and inland mallee. Common names include Appleberry, Apple dumpling and Snotberry. Aboriginal names include Bomula (Sydney region) and Karrawang (Victoria)
Apple-blight	adj	A type of aphid harmful to apple trees.
Apple-blossom	n	The flower of an apple tree that will eventually become an apple.
Apple-canker	n	A disease affecting apples; apple blight.
Apple cart	n	A barrow for which apples are sold in the street.
Apple-cheeked	adj	Having round, rosy red cheeks.
Apple green	n	A bright green color with a light tint of yellow, like that of a green apple.
Apple green	adj	Of an apple green colour: bright green with a light yellow tint.
Applehood	n	The quality of being an apple.
Appleless	adj	Without or not having apples.
Apple-mint	n	Either of two aromatic herbs, 'Mentha suavaleons' and 'Mentha villosa' used for flavouring tea and other drinks and foods.
Apple-monger	n	A dealer and/or a seller of apples; (also more generally) a fruiterer.
Apple of love	n	Pomo d'oro: the tomato. 2. the love apple: 'lycopersicum esculentum.'
Apple of the eye	n	The pupil. 2. a symbol of what is most cherished.
Apple pear	n	A fruit of a north-east Asian species of a pear with a crisp, juicy texture and apple-like shape. 2. pyrus pyrifolia, the tree that bears the apple-pear.
Applerind	n	Appletree bark.
Apple-shaped	adj	Having the shape of an apple.
Apple-sized	adj	Having the approximate size of an apple.
Apple snail	n	Pomacea canaliculata, commonly known as the golden apple snail, is a species of large freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Ampullariidae, the apple snails. South American in origin, this species is considered to be in the top 100 of the "World's Worst Invasive Alien Species". It is also considered as about the 40th the worst alien species in Europe and the worst alien species of gastropod in Europe.
Apple tree	n	Any tree that bears apples, principally 'Malus domestica' - but also certain wild species.
Applewife	n	A female seller of apples.
Apple-wine	n	Alcoholic drinks made from apples; cider.
Applewort	n	Any plant of the sub-order 'Pomaceae'
Apple-yard	n	An applegarth.
Appley	adj	Resembling apples, apple-like. 2. of or pertaining to apples.
Appleyness	n	The state or quality of being an apple.