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A PER SE, ”An extraordinary or incomparable person; like the letter _A by itself_, which has the first place in the alphabet of almost all languages;” Rudd. Chaucer id.

_Douglas._

APERSMAR, APIRSMART, _adj._ Crabbed, ill-humoured; _snell_, _calschie_, S. synon.

_Douglas._

A. S. _afor_, _afre_, Isl. _apur_, _asper_, (as _apurkylde_, acre frigus); and A. S. _smeorte_, Su. G. _smarta_, pain. Haldorson remarks, that the Isl. term is also applied to one of austere manners.

APERT, _adj._ Brisk, bold, free.

_Barbour._

Fr. _appert_, expert, prompt; Lat. _apparat-us_, prepared.

APERT. _In apert_, _adv._ Evidently, openly.

_Barbour._

Fr. _apert_, _appert_, open, evident; from _appar-oir_, Lat.

_appar-ere_, to appear.

APERTLY, _adv._ Briskly, readily.

V. ~Apert~, _adj._

_Barbour._

APIEST, APIECE, _conj._ Although.

V. ~Allpuist~.

APILL RENYEIS, _s. pl._ A string, or necklace of beads; q. a _rein_ or bridle of beads, formed like _apples_.

_Dunbar._

APLIGHT, _adv._ Completely; O. E. _apliht_.

_Sir Tristrem._

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