areson, aresoun

t. [Fr. arraisoner to attempt to persuade by reasons; O. Fr. aresoner = to interrogate, to reason; Low Lat. arrationare.] 1. To reason with; to attempt to persuade. "Ther foure at Rome was to areson the Pope."Chron., p. 314. 297 ar-fvěd'-son-ite, ar-fwed-son-ite, & [In Ger. arf weds on it ; from Arfwedson , the discoverer of lithia, and Eng. suff. -ite .] A mineral cla ed by Dana under his Amphibole group and sub-group of Bisilicates. Its crystals are probably monoclinic. Its hardne is 6; its sp. gr. 3-329 to 3.589; the lustre vitreous; the colour pure black in ma es, deep green or brown in thin scales, Composition: silica, 46.57 to 51-22; alumina, 2.00 to 3.41; protoxide of iron, 0 to 24.38; protoxide of manganese, 0.62 to 7.46; magnesia, 0.42 to 5.88; lime, 1.56 to 5.91; soda, 0 to 2.96; chlorine, 0-24; titanic acid, 2-02. It occurs in Green land, Norway, . * ar'-gal, adv. [Corrupted from Lat. ergo = therefore.) Therefore. the gallows is built stronger than the church: argal, the gallows may do well to thee."-Shakesp.: Hamlet, v. 1.