Part 21 (1/2)

_Ferguson_

To be viewed as the same with ~Aunter~, q v

ANTERCAST, _s_ A misfortune, a mischance, S B

_Ross_

_Anter_, or _aunter_, adventure, and _cast_, a chance, q so accidental

ANTETEWME, _s_ ”Antetune, antiphone, response,” L Hailes

_Bannatyne P_

ANTYCESSOR, ANTECESSOWR, ANTECESTRE, _s_ An ancestor, a predecessor

Lat _antecessor_

_Wallace_

APAYN, _part pa_ Provided, furnished

_Barbour_

Fr _appan-e_, having received a portion, _appan-er_ to give a portion, L B _apan-are_, id fro the supply of bread and other necessaries of life

APAYN, _adv_

1 Reluctantly, unwillingly; sometimes written distinctly, _a payn_

_Barbour_

2 Hardly, scarcely

_Wallace_

3 It seems improperly used for _in case_

_Wallace_

4 Under pain, at the risk of In editions, _on payn_

_Wallace_