† a-ˈstore, advb. phr. Obs.
[App. a prep.1 in + store.]
In great number; in a heap; together.
| c 1300 K. Alis. 2110 He ladde to-fore Gode knyghtis and doughty astore. Ibid. 5002 Every wilde dere astore, Hy mowen by cours ernen tofore. c 1320 Seuyn Sages (W.) 926 Men unkek gate and halle-dore, Barons entrede in astore. |