An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 17 : A. S. _ealmaest_, Belg. _almeest_, id. AMANG, AMANGIS, _prep._ 1. Among; _amang_, S. We

A. S. _ealmaest_, Belg. _almeest_, id.

AMANG, AMANGIS, _prep._

1. Among; _amang_, S. Westmorel.

_Wyntown._

2. At intervals, occasionally.

_Barbour._

A. S. _meng-an_, Su. G. _maeng-a_, Isl. _meng-a_, to mix, to blend.

AMBa.s.sATE, AMBa.s.sIAT, _s._ An emba.s.sy, as denoting the persons sent considered collectively.

_Douglas._

Fr. _amba.s.sade_, id.

AMBRY, _s._ A press in which the provision for the daily use of a family in the country is locked up, S.

V. ~Almerie~.

_To_ AMEISE, AMESE, AMEYSS, _v. a._ To mitigate, to appease.

_Barbour._

Franc. _mezz-an_, Germ. _ma.s.s-en_, moderari, mitigare; C. B. _masw_, soft.

AMENE, _adj._ Pleasant.

_Douglas._

Lat. _amoen-us_, id.

AMERAND, _adj._ Green, verdant; probably written _ameraud_.

_Douglas._

From the colour of the emerald, Fr. _emeraud_.

AMERIS, AUMERS, _s. pl._ Embers; aumers, S. B.

_Douglas._

A. S. _aemyria_, Belg. _ameren_, Isl. _eimyria_, favilla.

AMYRALE, _s._ An admiral.

_Wyntown._

Fr. _amiral_; Arab. _amir_, a lord, _ameer al omrah_, prince of the princes.

_To_ AMIT, _v. a._ to admit.

_Wallace._

AMMELYT, _part. pa._ Enamelled.

_Douglas._

Fr. _emaill-er_, L. B. _amayl-are_, id.

_To_ AMMONYSS, _v. a._ To admonish, to counsel.

V. ~Monesting~.

_Barbour._

AMORETTIS, _s. pl._ Loveknots, garlands.

_King's Quair._

Fr. _amourettes_, love-tricks, dalliances, Cotgr.

_To_ AMOVE, AMOW, _v. a._ To move with anger, to vex, to excite.

_Wyntown._

Fr. _emouv-oir_, id.

AMOUR, _s._ Love.

_Douglas._