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GLOSSARY.


A.

Abace, in the two old quartos; but in the folios Abase to lower, to let fall
Aband, to abandon
Abash, to terrify, make ashamed
Aberr, to bear, carry, demean, behave
Abet, to vindicate, and, to maintain
Abide, Aby, Abyde, to abide, suffer, endure
Abjected, thrown down
Abode, staying, or delay
Abraid, awake, awoke
Abray out of sleep, raise, awake
Abrayd, awaked
Abusion, fraud, abuse
Abye, abide by
Accloy, to cloy, fill up. Accloyes, chokes up, fills up
Accorage, to encourage
According, granting
Accoste, to approach
Accosting, in falconry, to crouch or stoop
Account, tell over
Accoy'd, soothed, appeased
Accoyled, stood around, gathered together
Accrewed, increased, united, collected
Achates, 1st and 2d quartos. The folios Cates, i. e. provisions
Acquit, released
Acrates, intemperance
Adaw, to daunt. Sometimes signifies to abate
Addeme, adjudge, deem
Address, to dress, prepare, order, make ready
Admirance, admiration
Adoe, business
Adore, for adorn
Adorne (substantively), adorning, ornament


Adredd, Adrad, frightened, to be afraid, to dread
Advance, to hasten, to set forward
Advaunce, to recommend
Advaunced, incited, inflamed
Advewed, considered
Advise, to consult, deliberate, consider
Advisement, counsel, advice, circumspection
Adward, award, judgment, sentence
Aery, a hawk's-nest
Affeare, to frighten
Affect, affection, passion
Affrap, to encounter, to strike down
Affray, terror, tumult. To Affray, to terrify
Affrended, made friends
Affret, rencounter, hasty meeting
Affronting opposing front to front; meeting face to face
Affy, betroth. Affide, betrothed, affianced
Aggrace, favour, kindness
Aggrate, to gratify, to please
Aghast, frightened, astonished
Aglets, see Aygulets
Agraste, did so much aggrace; showed so much grace and favour
Agrise, to dread and fear greatly; to astonish, to give abhorrence
Aguise, to put on an appearance; to set off after a new manner
Albe, albeit, although
Algates, by all means, any way, wholly, nevertheless
All, altogether, wholly; also used for although
Alla Turchesca, in the Turkish manner
Allege, alleviate, lighten


Alleggeaunce, alleviation, ease, comfort
Alew, howling, lamentation
Aloofe, at some distance
Alow, low; the a added
Als, also
Amaine, with vehemence
Amate. 1. to subdue, to daunt, to distress, to terrify. 2. To associate with, to keep company
Amearsd, fined
Amenage, manage, carriage
Amenaunce, carriage, behaviour
Amis, apparel, garment
Amoves, moves; the particle a is added
Annoyes, annoyances, injury, mischief, hurt
Anticks, antique odd figures of men, beasts, birds, &c.
Apall, to discourage, daunt, terrify
Apay, to pay, content, satisfy, require
Appeach, impeach, accuse, censure
Appele, it seems to be used for accuse
Arabie or Araby, Arabia
Arborett, a flowering shrub
Aread, Areed, show, advise, declare, tell
Areare, backwards; a lagging or backward pace
Areeds, advices, discourses
Arew, in a row together, all together
Arke, chest or coffer
Arraught, did reach, seize on; reached, snatched, seized
Array, order, apparel, dress
Arere, backward
Arret sometimes signifies decree