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afaird, afairdable, afeerd, afeerdable, affard, affeurd, affoard, affoord, affoordable, affuird, affuirdable,
affuird [S. NEC. SN. I. əˈføːrd, C. əˈfeːrd, MN. NN. əˈfuːrd]
v. Afford.
v. Afford.
Compounds and phrases etc.
affuirdable: Affordable.
$fore, a$fore, afoar, afohr, afohre, afore, befur, half-oot-afore, hauf-oot-afore, ifore,
afore [əˈfoːr]
adv. Of place: before, in front, in advance, a clock showing a more advanced time, fast. Of time: before, previously.
prep. Of place: before, in front of, in advance of, in or into the presence of. A clockshowing a more advanced time than. Of what is ahead of one, and still to be done or suffered: confronting, in store for. Of time: before, previous to, earlier than.
conj. Of time: before. Rather than.
adv. Of place: before, in front, in advance, a clock showing a more advanced time, fast. Of time: before, previously.
prep. Of place: before, in front of, in advance of, in or into the presence of. A clockshowing a more advanced time than. Of what is ahead of one, and still to be done or suffered: confronting, in store for. Of time: before, previous to, earlier than.
conj. Of time: before. Rather than.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hauf-oot-afore: I.Sh. A sheep earmark wher a piece is cut out at the front side of the ear.
Africae, Africie, Afrikey, Aifrica, Aifricie,
Africae [ˈafrɪke, ˈafrɪki, ˈafrɪkə]
pn. Africa.
pn. Africa.
afen, aff, aff$n, affan, affen, affens, affin, aft, aften, after, aftest, aftin, aift, oafin, oaften,
aft [aft]
adv. Oft.
comp. after
superl. aftest
adv. Oft.
comp. after
superl. aftest
aften [ˈafən]
adv. Often, frequently.
comp. aftener
superl. aftenest
adv. Often, frequently.
comp. aftener
superl. aftenest
Compounds and phrases etc.
no aft: Seldom.
ag$in, again, agane, agean, ageen, agehn, agein, agen, agin,
again [əˈgen, əˈgɛn, əˈgɪn, S. əˈgɪən]
adv. Again.
adv. Again.
$gen, $gen$, $gin, again, agane, agehn, agen, agin, agwen, agyin, gain, gain, gainsay, ganesay, gin, haudagain, haud-again, haud-agane, haud-agin, hauld-agin,
again [əˈgen, əˈgɛn]
also agin [əˈgɪn], contracted 'gin
adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Back. With v. of motion meaning back in order to return to where one started. Of reciprocal action: in return.
prep. Against. Into collision with. In hostility or opposition to, in defiance of, in disparagement of, to the hurt or disadvantage of, in accusation of, forbidding or unfavourable to (a person, or a course of action), not in accordance with. Of time: towards, by. In anticipation of, to be ready for.
conj. In anticipation of, in readiness for, the time when.
also agin [əˈgɪn], contracted 'gin
adv. At an indefinite time in the future. Back. With v. of motion meaning back in order to return to where one started. Of reciprocal action: in return.
prep. Against. Into collision with. In hostility or opposition to, in defiance of, in disparagement of, to the hurt or disadvantage of, in accusation of, forbidding or unfavourable to (a person, or a course of action), not in accordance with. Of time: towards, by. In anticipation of, to be ready for.
conj. In anticipation of, in readiness for, the time when.
Compounds and phrases etc.
caw again: To oppose.
foregain [fɔrˈgen, -ˈgɛn]: Opposite to, in front of, against.
gainsay: To deny or contradict (a fact or statement). To speak against.
haud-again, haud-agin: Opposition.
kep again: To check, intercept, turn back, frustrate.
foregain [fɔrˈgen, -ˈgɛn]: Opposite to, in front of, against.
gainsay: To deny or contradict (a fact or statement). To speak against.
haud-again, haud-agin: Opposition.
kep again: To check, intercept, turn back, frustrate.
agalis, aglais,
agalis [I.Ork. ˈagələs]
adj. Very difficult, badly done.
adj. Very difficult, badly done.
Aggie, Eggie,
Agatha [ˈagəθə]
n. The Peronal name Agatha.
dim. Aggie
n. The Peronal name Agatha.
dim. Aggie
age, ages, aige,
age [edʒ]
n. Age.
v. To age.
pt. pp. aged
n. Age.
v. To age.
pt. pp. aged
Compounds and phrases etc.
ages wi: to be of the same age as someone else.
aach, ag, agg, aggment, agment, ak, akk, aug,
agg [I.Sh. ag, I.Ork. ak]
n. The wash of waves on the sea-shore as caused by a steady wind from the sea. Foam near the shore and its contents. Stir, eagerness.
n. The wash of waves on the sea-shore as caused by a steady wind from the sea. Foam near the shore and its contents. Stir, eagerness.
v. I.Ork. To swarm, be full of.
Compounds and phrases etc.
aggment: Unrest, anxiety.