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Abear — A*bear , v. t. [AS. [=a]beran; pref. [=a] + beran to bear.] 1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So did the faery knight himself abear. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To put up with; to endure. [Prov.] Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abear — əˈba(a)(ə)r, be(ə)r transitive verb Etymology: Middle English aberen, from Old English āberan, from ā , ar (perfective prefix) + beran to bear; akin to Old English or out of, Old High German ir , ur , ur, Old Norse ūr , ör , ūr, Gothic us , us,… … Useful english dictionary
Yes and No — is a spoken word game similar to Twenty Questions played in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol . In the game, the host (Fred in A Christmas Carol ) has something in mind, and the guessers (party guests) ask several simple yes or no questions. In A … Wikipedia
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adreamed — past part Etymology: probably from a (perfective prefix) + dreamed, past participle of dream more at abear obsolete : visited by a dream I was adreamed that I sat all alone John Bunyan … Useful english dictionary
agrise — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English agrisen, from Old English āgrīsan to shudder, from ā (perfective prefix) + grīsan more at abear, grisly obsolete : terrify, affright … Useful english dictionary
-ance — suffix forming nouns expressing: 1 a quality or state or an instance of one (arrogance; protuberance; relevance; resemblance). 2 an action (assistance; furtherance; penance). Etymology: from or after F ance f. L antia, entia (cf. ENCE) f. pres.… … Useful english dictionary
araise — transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English araisen, areisen, from a (perfective prefix) + raisen, reisen to raise more at abear, raise obsolete : to raise especially from the dead … Useful english dictionary
aread — transitive verb or areed əˈrēd (ared əˈred ; ared ; areading or areeding ; areads or areeds) Etymology: Middle English areden, from Old English ārǣdan, from ā (perfectiv … Useful english dictionary
aslake — əˈslāk transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English aslaken, from Old English āslacian to become or make slack, diminish, loosen, from ā (perfective prefix) + slacian to slacken more at abear, slake archaic : to cause to abate or… … Useful english dictionary
