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A Concise Dictionary of Middle English - From A.D. 1150 to 1580 by Walter William Skeat;A. L. Mayhew
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~arewis~, W2; ~arowis~, W2.--AS. _arwe_ for _*arhwe_;
cp. Goth. _arhwazna_, arrow, the thing belonging to the bow, from
_*arhw_ = Lat. _arcus_.

~Arwe~, _adj_. cowardly, timid, lazy, sluggish, vile, base, Prompt.;
~are3*~, S; ~arh~, MD; ~ar~3*, NED; ~erewe~, S; ~arewe~,
_sb_. betrayer, enemy, S, MD.--AS. _earg_ (_earh_); Icel. _argr_;
cp. OHG. _arg_ (Otfrid).

~Arwed~, _pp_. made cowardly, PP.

~Ar3*en~, _v_. to be timid, to frighten, NED.

~As~, _sb_. unit, a single bit, a jot, ace, NED, C2; ~ace~, S3; ~ase~,
PP. _Phr_.: ~ambes as~, double aces, C2.--OF. _as_; Lat. _as_.

~Asailen~, _v_. to leap upon, assail, PP; ~assaile~, PP, S;
~assaille~, C2, PP; ~asailid~, _pp_., PP; ~assal3*eit~,
S2.--AF. _assailir_, OF. _asalir_; Late Lat. _adsalire_. (~A-~ 7.)

~A-saken~, _v_. to deny, renounce; ~asoke~, _pt. s_.,
S.--AS. _of-sacan_ (Schmid). (~A-~ 3.) Cf. ~Of-saken~.

~Asaut~, _sb_. assault, S2; ~assaut~, C, PP.--OF. _asaut_. (~A-~ 7.)

~Ascapie~, _v_. to escape, PP; ~askapie~, PP; ~ascapen~,
PP.--OF. _escaper_ (Picard). Cf. ~Achape~.

~Ascaunce~, _conj_. as though, C3, NED.

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