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 Qui bien aime tard oublie: Prov. Sound loue is not soone forgotten.  Qui mieux aime autruy que soy, au moulin il meurt de soif: Pro. He that loues another better than himselfe, starues in a Cookes shop.  Tel cuide aimer qui muse: Prov. Some thinke they loue who do but dote; or, some, though they thinke they loue, but dreame of loue.

Aime-silence. Still, husht, silence-louing, noyse-hating.

Aime-tout. Most kind, most louing, most charitable, all-affecting; or, none (because all) affecting.

Ain. as Haim. Ainçois. But, rather; before, ere, or ere.

Aines: f. The grine, or groyne of man or woman.

Ains. as Ançois. Ainsi. So, as, euen so, euen as, like as, as it were.  Ainsi comme ainsi. Howsoeuer, though it had not beene so; also, bee it as it bee will; as well as we may; so so.  Ainsi que. The whilest, iust when, at the time that; also, as much, as well as, like as, euen as.   Par ainsi. Therefore, for this, or for that, cause.  On luy dit qu'ainsi fust que &c. One told him, that the signe or token thereof was, that, &c; or that if it fell out, that, &c.

Ainsin. as Ainsi. ¶Parisien. Ainsné. Looke Aisné. Ajoindre. To ioyne, adde, put, or applie vnto.

Ajoint: m. inte f. Adioyned, added, put, applyed vnto.

Adjolié: m. ée: f. Pranked, trickt vp, set forth, made fine.

Ajolier. To pranke, tricke vp, set out, make fine.

Ajoliver. To be merie, buxome, iolly, iocund; to make much of himselfe; also, to pranke, or tricke vp himselfe, to put on his holyday face, to set the better leg before.

Ajourner. To be neere day, to grow towards day; (vieil mot.) Ajous: m. Furze, Gorse.

Air: m. The aire, breath, wind which we sucke vp; also the element ayre; also, a small blast, breath, or puffe of wind; aire; also, a tune, sownd, or ayre in Musick; also, the forme, or species of a thing; also, the fauour, grace, good opinion of men; also, the aspect, presence, apparance of man; also, a good grace, handsomenesse, or becomming of what one does; (Il danse d'un bel air:) In horsemanship, a doing, or stirring manage, or manage raised aboue ground.  L'air de l'oratoire; l'air de uos lettres. The neatnesse, aptnesse, delicacie, decorum, pleasantnesse thereof.  à demy air. A certaine curuet, or manage, wherin the halfe of a horse is in the aire, the other on the ground.  Il donna air à ses entreprises. He published, reueauealed, divulged them, gaue a passage or vent vnto them.

Aïr: m. Anger (a word of two sillables.)

Airaigne: f. A Spider, or Spinner; also, a net of wire set before, and on the out-side of, the glasse windowes of Churches, &c.

Airaigneux. Looke Araigneux. Airain. Brasse; Looke Arain. Aire: m. An ayrie, or nest of Haukes.  De bon aire. Gentle, mild, courteous, debonaire, without gall, that beares no man any malice.

Aire: f. A flat, euen, leuell, peece or plot of ground; (hence) also, the floore of a house, or barne; also, the whole superficies, or superficiall compasse, of a plot, or floore; also, a bed, plat, or quarter, in a garden; also, as Heulet; also, the halfe-pace, or landing place of a halfe-pace staire.  Aire des poils. The gristlie brimme, or edge of the eye-*browes.  Aire de vent. An opposition of winds, as of the South to the North, &c; a gush of contrarie winds, at sea.  Couppé à tire & à aire. Cut close by the ground, or cleane away; and (in the sale of vnderwoods) cut close by the stocke, or wholly away from it.

Aïré: m. ée: f. Angrie, chollericke, in a chafe.

Aireau: m. A Plough.

Airée: f. A floore-full, or bed-full of.

Airelles: f. Whurtle berries, or winberries.

Airer. To ayrie; to make a nest, or ayrie.

Aïrer. To chafe, or be angrie.

Aireste. as Areste. Airin: m. ine: f. Ayrie; full of ayre; abounding with ayre.

Airon. A Herne, or Heron: ¶Savoyard. Airure: f. The earing, or plowing of land.

Ais: m. A planke, or boord.  Compter les aix & soliueaux. To trifle out the time, or loose it altogether.

Aisance: f. Ease, facilitie, readinesse, easinesse; conueniencie, opportunitie, commoditie; also, an ease, or easefull thing.  Aisances. (In the Plurall number) A Priuie, or house of office.

Aisceau: m. A Chip-axe, or one-handed plane-axe, wherewith Carpenters hew their timber smooth.

Aiscellaire. as Axillaire. Aiscette: f. A little planing axe.

Aise: m. Ease, leasure; facilitie; commoditie; delight, pleasure, full content.  L'on endure tout fors que trop d'aise: Prov. Wee say, all things may be suffered sauing wealth.  Qui à aise tend, aise luy faut: Prov. Hee that studies his contentment ouermuch, euer wants it.

Aisé: m. aisée: f. easie, easefull; gentle, facile; free; soft; pliant; pleasant; delightfull; also, rich; whence;  Aisé en son mesnage. Of good estate, well lined, well to liue; well furnished with all houshold prouision.  Chose aisée croyable: Prov. Ordinarie things are easily beleeued.

Aise: com. Cheerefull, glad; contented, in fulnesse of delight, with great satisfaction, at much ease; whence;  Ils estoyent à table aises comme Peres. (A phrase, whose Author by Peres meant Abbey-lubbers.)  Ils repaissent aises comme à nopçes. They feed as freely (or cheerefully) as if they were at a wedding.  Chascun n'est pas aise qui danse: Prov. Euerie one is not merie that dances (viz. that seemes merie)  Il n'est pas aise qui est courroucé: Prov. Anger, and hearts-ease, are vtter enemies.  Il n'est vie que d'estre bien aise: Prov. Hee onely liues that liues contented; or, a lif's no life, without store of contentments.

Aiséement. Easily, lightly, expediently, with facilitie.

Aisément. The same.

Aisements. as Aisances. Aiser. To be lazie, easefull, sensuall; to take ease, to loue, or liue at, ease.

Aisle. Seeke Aile.