A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Walter William Skeat;A. L. Mayhew
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~A-mansien~, _v_. to curse, to excommunicate, MD; ~amansi~, MD; ~amansy~, MD; ~amonsi~, HD; ~amawns~, HD; ~amansed~, _pp_., S.--Contracted from AS. _á-mánsumian_, to put out of intimacy, from _mánsum_, familiar, intimate; pp. _á-mánsumod_, also _ámán-*sod_; see Schmid. (~A-~I.) ~A-masen~, _v_. to amaze, stupefy, NED; ~amased~, _pp_ C3. (~A-~I.) ~Ambassade~, _sb_. the function of ambassador, an ambassador and suite, NED; ~embassades~, _pl_., S3.--OF. _ambassade_, _ambaxade_; OSp. _ambaxada_, from Low Lat. _ambaxia, ambactia_, office, employment, from _ambactus_, vassal, retainer, a Celtic word found in Caesar. ~Ambassadrie~, _sb_. ambassadorship, NED; ~embassadrie~, S2, C3.--F. _ambas-*saderie_. ~Ambassage~, _sb_. embassy, NED; ~ambassages~, _pl_., S3. ~Amblen~, _v_. to move at an easy pace, NED.--OF. _ambler_; Lat. _ambulare_, to walk. ~Amblere~, _sb_. an ambling horse or mule, C, NED. ~Amellen~, _v_. to enamel, MD; ~ammell~, Palsg.; ~amelled~, _pp_., Palsg.; ~amelyd~, HD; ~amiled~, HD; ~ameled~, NED.--AF. _aymeler_, OF. _esmailler_; OHG. _smalzjan_, to smelt, liquefy; cp. It. _smaltare_, to enamel (Florio). Cf. ~En-amelen, Mute~. |
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