L.agres

p, relief, de de, in

], to aid,

aie, imperative and subj. 2nd. sing. of avoir.

aie, interj. [O. F. aïe, ‘help’], oh! ah! ouch !

aïieul, s.m. [L. aviolus—avus], grand.

father, grandsire (plu. aieuls).

aïeux, [2nd. plu. of aïeul], forefathers, ancestors.

aigu, 6, adj. [L. acutus], pointed, sharp, keen, acute, piercing. [The dieresis in the fem. preserves que as a distinct syllable; otherwise que would be pronounced as in langue.]

aiguille, s.f. [aigu], needle.

aile, s.f. [L. ala], wing.

aileron, s.m. [aile], small wing, little wing, pinion.

ailleurs, adv. |L. «liorsum], elsewhere; d'ailleurs, besides, moreover, in other respects.

aimer, va. [L. amare], to love, be fond of, be in love with, like ; s'aimer, to love one’s self, to love one another ; ainer mieux, to prefer ; j'aime autant rester :

I should just as lief stay.

aîné, 6, 1. adj., [O.F. ains, ‘before’ L. ante+-né], elder, senior.