a3 (worn-down form of ‘of’ and ‘on’, freq. in Ff and Qq and retained in a few places in mod. edd., but usually altered to “o', of,” or “on”)
1.
= of
Ado III. ii. 42
“a mornings.”
(Cf. A-DAYS, ANIGHT.)
2.
= on
H5 IV. iii. 42
“a tip-toe.”
(Cf. A-HEIGHT, A-HIGH.)
3.
= in
All'sW. II. i. 27
“kept a coil.”
(Cf. A-PIECES.)
