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age, aige, ages,
age [edʒ]
n. Age.

Compounds and phrases etc.

ages wi: to be of the same age as someone else.
agley, aglay, aglee, aglie, aglae, a-glee,
agley [ə'gləɪ, ə'gli:]
adv. adj. Asquint, off the straight, awry, obliquely.

Compounds and phrases etc.

gang agley: go awry, go wrong
Agnes, Nan, Nansie, Nansy, Nancy, Nancey, Nannie, Nanny, Nanse, Nans, Nance, Nanzie,
Agnes ['agnəs]
n. The Peronal name Agnes.
dim. Nan(sie), Nannie, Nanse ['nans]
agricultur,
agricultur ['agrɪkʌltər]
n. Agriculture.
agrue,
agrue [ə'gru:]
adv. Shivery.

From grue
agruif, agrouf, agroof, agrufe, agrowf, agruff, agriff,
agruif [ə'grøf, ə'grɪf, ə'grʌf, ə'gruf]
adv. In a prone position, flat, on one's face.

From gruif
ahame, ahame,
ahame [ə'hem]
adv. At home.

From hame.
aheid, ahaid,
aheid [ə'hid, ə'hed]
adv. Ahead.

From heid
ahint, ahent, ahin', ahin, ahind, ahine, behinn, behin, behint,
ahint [ə'hɪnt, ə'hɪn(d), ə'hɛnt]
adv. Of place: behind, to the rear. Of time: in one's past life, or in time past. At a later time, late, too late.

prep. Of place: behind. Of time: later than, after, behind.

Compounds and phrases etc.

ahint the haund: late, after the event

From hint
aiber, aber
Aiber [ebər]
n. In place names: a confluence or river mouth.

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