~A-quenchen~, _v_. to quench, PP; ~a-cwenchen~, S; ~aqueynte~,
_pt. s_. S2; ~aqueynt~, PP.--AS. _á-cwencan_. (~A-~ 1.)

~Aquerne~, _sb_. squirrel, S, NED; ~acquerne~, S.--AS. _ácwern_
(Voc.); cp. Icel. _íkorni_, G. _eichhorn_, MDu. _éncoren_.

~Aqueyntaunce~, _sb_. acquaintance, S2, CM, MD.--OF. _acointance_,
AF. _aqueyntance_. (~A-~ 7.)

~Aqueynten~, _v_. to become known, MD; ~aquointe~, _pp_. acquainted,
NED; ~aquente~, NED; ~aquynt~, S2.--OF. _acointer_ (_acuinter_); Late
Lat. _adcognitare_, from Lat. _ad+cognitum_, pp. of
_cognoscere_. (~A-~ 7.)

~Ar~, _prep., conj_, and _adv_. before, S, S2, G, H, P; see ~Er~.

~Ar~, _pr. pl_. are, S2, PP; see ~Aren~.

~Arace~, _v_. to pull up by the roots, C2, CM; ~arache~,
NED.--AF. _aracer_, OF. _esrachier_; Lat. _e(x)radicare_. (~A-~9.)

~Aranye~, _sb_. spider, Prompt.; ~arain~, HD; ~aranee~, HD; ~eranye~,
Prompt.; ~erayne~, Prompt.; ~erayn~, H; ~arane~, H; ~erane~, Voc.;
~yreyne~, W2; ~aran~, H; ~irain~, NED; ~arrans~, _pl_., HD; ~yreyns~,
W2.--OF. _araigne (iraigne)_; Lat. _aranea_.

~Arate~, _v_. to correct, blame, rate, PP. Probably a variant of
~Aretten~. Cf. OF. _aratter = aretter_ (Godefroy).

~Aray~, _sb_. array, PP; ~array~, S2 (19.393), C2, C.--OF. _arei_