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Rh *auroca, aurocus:—a haycock, a hayrick; the quantity of hay which can be lifted on the handle of a scythe.
 * aurus. See averus.
 * austur, austurcus:—a goshawk (astur palumbarius. Fr. autour).
 * austur charms:—a falconer.
 * ausungius:—fat.
 * autela:—a horse's breastplate or poitrel, probably an error for antela.
 * autumnus:—translated "summer" in the books of the Middle Temple.
 * autumpnare:—to bring the harvest home.
 * auxilium:—an aid.
 * auxionarius. See auctionarius.
 * avagium:—payment for right of pannage in the lord's wood.
 * avalagium:—a fixed engine to take fish; eelbucks; the descent of a river; toll paid therefor.
 * avalare:—to descend a river.
 * avantagium. See advantagium.
 * avaragius:—one who looks after draught cattle.
 * avellana nux:—a hazel nut.
 * avenagium:—avenage, rent paid in oats.
 * avenarius:—an avener, purveyor of oats.
 * avencia:—advance.
 * aventallum:—aventaile, or visor.
 * aventura. See adventura.
 * avera:—a day's work of a ploughman.
 * averagium:—service with horse and carriage due by the tenant to his lord; contribution by merchants towards losses of cargo by tempest.
 * averarius:—a man who looks after farm cattle.
 * averia:—horses or oxen for the plough; cattle generally.
 * averia de pondere, or ponderis:—avoirs du poys, i.e. fine goods, such as spices, weighed by the pound at the king's small balance when the duty was charged.
 * averium:—goods, merchandise.
 * averrare:—to carry goods in a wagon, or on horseback.
 * averus:—a farm horse, or draught ox.
 * aviaticus:—a nephew.
 * avironatus:—rowing.
 * avironus:—an oar.
 * avis:—used like the Fr. oiseau, for a hawk or falcon.
 * avisagium. See avagium.
 * avisamentum:—advice.
 * avisare:—to advise.
 * avoare. See avocare.
 * avoaria:—avowry.
 * avocare:—to avow, confess; to justify.
 * avragium. See averagium.
 * avrus. See averus.
 * awardium:—an award.
 * axare:—to make or fit an axle-tree.
 * axiliare:—to help.