Staff A of the Old English Wordbook.
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Forshortenings.
| abare | 'OE ābarian' | 'vb' | 'disclose, bring to light' |
| abid | 'OE ābiddan' | 'vb' | 'require, demand' |
| abay | 'OE ābygan' | 'vb' | 'deflect, bend away' |
| abive | 'OE ābifian' | 'vb' | 'tremble, quiver' |
| abraid | 'OE ābredgan' | 'vb' | 'move quickly' |
| abreet | 'OE ābréotan' | 'vb' | 'destroy, exterminate' |
| aken | 'OE ācennan' | 'vb' | 'produce, bring forth' |
| acomingly | 'OE ācumendlic' | 'adj' | 'possible' |
| acomingliness | 'OE ācumendlicnes' | 'n' | 'possibility' |
| acon | 'OE ācunnian' | 'vb' | 'experience' |
| acraft | 'OE ācraeftan' | 'vb' | 'devise, think up' |
| acwethe, aquethe | 'OE ācweðan' | 'vb' | 'declare, say forth' |
| acwench, aquench | 'OE ācwincan' | 'vb' | 'be extinguished or eclipsed' |
| adwell | 'OE ādwellan' | 'vb' | 'seduce' |
| aheave | 'OE ahebban' | 'n/vb' | 'erect, build' |
| ambight | OE 'ambiht' (c.f. OHG 'ambaht,' NHG 'amt,' Du 'ambacht', Du 'ambt', Goth 'andbaht,' ON 'embætti,' Sw. 'ämbete,' Dan. 'embede,' Ice. 'ambatt'; all from Celtic *ambaktos) | 'n' | office, service, position |
| an-, ann-, un-, | 'OE and-' | 'prefix' | 'opposition, negation, akin to German ent- and Dutch -ont' |
| anday | 'OE andaga' | 'n' | appointed day (religious), day chosen for case to be heard |
| anett | 'OE andettan' | 'vb' | 'confess,' 'acknowledge,' 'praise,' 'glorify' |
| anyet | 'OE andgiet ' | 'n' | 'understanding, intellect' |
| anyetful | 'OE andgietful ' | 'adj' | 'intelligent, sensible' |
| anyetly | 'OE andgietlic ' | 'n' | 'intellible' |
| ankitheness | 'OE andcýðnes ' | 'n' | 'evidence' |
| anlet | 'OE andwlita' | 'n' | 'face' |
| anliven | 'OE andleofen ' | 'n' | 'nourishment' |
| anquethe | 'OE andcweðan ' | 'vb' | 'contradict' |
| anquiss | 'OE andcwiss ' | 'n' | 'answer' |
| ansake | 'OE andsacian' | 'vb' | 'deny' |
| anward | 'OE andweard' | 'adj' | 'present' |
| anwardness | 'OE andweardnes' | 'n' | 'presence' |
| anwiseness | 'OE andwīsnes' | 'n' | 'experience' |
| anwist | 'OE andwist ' | 'n' | 'support' |
| anwork | 'OE andweorc ' | 'n' | 'matter, substance, matterial' |
| andy | 'OE andig' | 'adj' | 'jealous' |
| arm | OE 'earm' (c.f. NHG 'erbarmen') | 'vb' | have mercy, show pity |
| aspare | 'OE āsparian' | 'vb' | 'preservec |
| aspeed | 'OE āspédan' | 'vb' | 'survive, escape' |
| aspell | 'OE āspelian' | 'vb' | 'represent' |
| aspill | 'OE āspillan' | 'vb' | 'destroy' |
| aswarken | 'OE āswārcnian' | 'vb' | 'confound' |
| aswind | 'OE āswindan' | 'vb' | 'dissolve, fade away' |
| athel | 'OE aeðele' (cf Dutch 'edel') | 'adj' | 'noble' |
| athwee | OE 'áþwéan' (pt 'athwoy,' pf 'athwane') | 'vb' | 'baptize, anoint' |
| athwean | 'OE āþwéanan' | 'vb' | 'cleanse, baptize' |
| athwite | 'OE āþwītan' | 'vb' | 'disappoint' |
| atspurn | OE 'ætspurnan' | 'vb' | rebel, strike against |
| atter | OE 'átor' | 'n' | poison |
| attle | 'OE atol' | 'adj' | 'terrible' |
| Attle | OE 'Ætla' | 'n, proper' | Attila (the Hun); boy's given name |
| attlehew | 'OE atolhīwian' | 'vb' | 'disfigure, make hideous' |
| awarle | 'OE āwaerlan' | 'vb' | 'avoid' |