~A~, _interj_. O! Ah! expressing surprise, pain, S, MD.

~A~, _prep_, on, in, PP, S, S2,C2; see ~On~.

~A~, _prep_, of, S2, S3, PP; see ~Of~. [Addition]

~A~, _adv_. ever, S; ~aa~, S; ~a buten~, ever without, S; see
~O~. [Addition]

~A-bac~, _adv_. backwards, S, W2; ~abec~, S; ~abak~, C2, W; ~obak~,
S2.--AS. _on-bæc_. (~A-~ 2.)

~Abasshen~, _v_. to abash, S3; ~abasshed~, _pp_. abashed, ashamed,
alarmed, C3, PP; ~abashed~, S2; ~abasshid~, S3; ~abasched~, PP;
~abaisshed~, PP; ~abaischid~, W; ~abaischt~, S2; ~abaissed~, PP;
~abaist~, S3; ~abayste~, S2, C2.--OF. _esbahiss_- stem of pr. p. of
_esbahir_, to astonish; Lat. _ex_ + *_badire_ for _badare_, to open
the mouth. (~A-~ 9.)

~Abate~, _v_. to beat down, bring down, calm down, P,
NED.--AF. _abatre_ (pr. p. _abatant_); Late Lat. *_adbatere_. (~A-~7.)

~Abaue~, _v_. to put to confusion, to be confounded, NED, HD, JD;
~abawed~, _pp_. HD; ~abaued~, HD.--OF. *_abavir_: _esbahir_ (with _v_
in place of lost _h_, see Brachet, s.v. _glaive_). (~A-~9). See
~Abasshen~.

~Abaye~, _sb_. barking; _phr_. ~at þe abaie, at abaye~, at bay,
S2.--OF. _abai_, barking, from _abaier_; cp. F. _aboi_ in phr.: _être