=ăbspringen=, sprang ab´, ist abgesprungen ~leap (jump) off (down)~
der =Ăbsprung=, ⸗sprünge ~(place for) leaping off; place to leap from~
=ăbsterben=, stirbt ab´, starb (stürbe) ab´, ist abgestorben ~die (off); wither~
=ăbtrāgen=, trǟgt ab´, trūg ab´, abgetrāgen ~wear threadbare~
=ăbwarten=, wartete ab´, abgewartet ~wait for [_the accomplishment of a thing_], wait (to see what will happen)~
=ăbwăschen=, wäscht ab´, wūsch ab´, abgewăschen ~wash off~
=ăbwechselnd= ~[~chs = ks~] alternately, by turns~
=ăbwenden=, wandte ~_or_~ wendete (~_past subj._~ wendete) ab´, abgewandt ~_or_~ abgewendet ~turn away~
=ăbzehren=, zehrte ab´, ist abgezehrt ~waste away, become emaciated~
der =Ăbzūg=, ⸗züge ~deduction, reduction~
=acht= ~eight;~ acht Tage ~a week [_Cf. French_ huit jours.]~
=achtjährig= ~of eight years, eight year(s) old~
der =Acker= ~[_invariable after a numeral_] acre [_Cf._~ Sack~.]~
das =Ackerland=, des -(e)s ~tillable land~
=Ackermann= ~Rudolf Ackermann (1764-1834), a native of Schneeberg in Saxony, learned the saddler’s trade, at which he worked in various cities in Germany and later in Paris and London, acquiring a reputation as a designer of elegant models for coach builders. Ackermann was an enterprising inventor and publisher (cf. Encycl. Brit. I. 148). After the battle of Leipzig he collected over a million dollars for the German sufferers.~
der =Advent´=, -e ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] advent; Advent;~ =im= Advent ~=in= Advent~
der =Advōkāt´=, -en ~[-tv- _or_ -dv-] =~ Rechtsanwalt ~lawyer;~ einen Advokaten annehmen ~hire a lawyer, engage counsel~
=Ägypten(land)= ~[~ǟgĭp´ten~] (the land of) Egypt~
=all= ~[_infl. like_~ dieser, ~_hence a following adj. has the weak ending._~ all ~_is usually uninfl. before the def. art., and frequently so before a demonstr. or a poss. pron._] all;~ alles ~everything, all; [_usually before a pl., but occasionally before a sg._] every;~ alle Tage = jeden Tag ~every day [_After_~ all, der ~_is used only when it specifies definite individuals, usually identified in addition by a relat. clause. Note also that German does not say_ all =of= the pears, _but_~ alle Birnen.]
=allein´= ~_conj._ [_without effect on the order of words_] but [_Less common, and therefore more forcible, than_~ aber ~_in making a contrasting statement_]~