Anglish wordbook/A
From The Anglish Moot
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| afgod | n | idol or false god; graven image [obsolete since AD1100, from OE af, of, aef, away + god 'superhuman deity']
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| anvil | n | the lock (usually of iron) on which the smith hammmers and shapes his metal; also fig; smithy's block [from OE anfilti an, & perh filtan to weld]
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| alehouse | n | a building in which ale can be bought and drunk; pub, tavern [uncommon, from OE eala-hus]
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| addled | adj | tampered with or rendered unproductive; tampered, corrupted [uncommon with extension in meaning, from ME adel, foul, from OE adela, mud]
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| argh | adj | cowardly, fearful; inert,lazy,; reluctant; frightened, timid, hesitant, craven [OE, still in northern dialect]
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| ask | n | a newt or eft, occ. also the lizard; asker, eft [OE aesxe: newt]
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| asking | n | a sentence or phrase that necessitates an answer; question, inquiry [neologism, formed on the basis of OE geáscung, an inquiry, using modern ask + -ING]
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| asp | n | a poplar (populus tremula), with greyish bark and spreading branches, the leaves of which are specialy tremulous. also attrib. the wood of this tree.; poplar [OE: æspae, æspe]
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