English words from Old English
- GildonA surname from Old English.
- ginnelA narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.
- GirtfordA hamlet in Sandy parish, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
- gladenSword grass.
- glee-beamA harp.
- Glen ParvaA civil parish and suburb of Leicester in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5699).
- globardA glowworm.
- glovewortLily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
- GodsellA surname from Old English.
- Good FridayThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.
- go strongTo do well; to succeed.
- gowlTo weep angrily; to howl.
- GranboroughA village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7625).
- Great BridgeAn area of Tipton, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9892).
- Great WishfordA village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, north-west of Salisbury (OS grid ref SU0735).
- Gretna GreenAny town with liberal marriage laws, a place where couples elope.
- GumleyA village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).
- gunstoneA cannonball.
- hadbotRecompense demanded under old English law for violence or insult to a person in holy orders.
- halfendealA half.
- HallowmasAll Saints Day, November 1
- halmoteA court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.
- hamesuckenAn assault on a person in his own home, having broken in for that purpose.
- handwroughtWrought by hand.
- HarcombeA surname from Old English.
- HardredBeowulf's predecessor.
- HartburnA suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4218).
- HasburyA suburb of Halesowen, West Midlands, England.
- hassockA dense clump of grass or vegetation; a tussock.
- HathertonA hamlet and civil parish (served by Hatherton and Walgherton Parish Council) in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6847).
- have toMust; need to; to be urged to; to be required to; indicates obligation.
- Hayling IslandAn island which is part of Havant borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid refs SU70, SZ79).
- Haywards HeathA town and civil parish with a town council in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3323).
- Hazelbury BryanA village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST7408).
- headclothAny form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band.
- healsfangIn Anglo-Saxon law, a fine or mulct of uncertain character.
- heathenishResembling a heathen.
- HebblethwaiteA surname.
- heeadhead.
- HeepsA surname from Old English.
- HemingbroughA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6730).
- heregeldDanegeld (a tax raised to pay tribute to Vikings in medieval Europe).
- herepathA wide Anglo-Saxon military road connecting burhs
- heretogaAn Anglo-Saxon army leader or commander; a general; a duke.
- heughA steep crag or cliff, especially one overlooking a river
- hidegildA tax paid on each hide of land; hidage.
- High EasterA village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6214).
- High LeghA village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7084).
- HinwickA village in Podington parish, Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9361).
- hitheA landing-place on a river; a harbour or small port.
- hlafordAn Anglo-Saxon lord.
- Hoar CrossA small village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1223).
- HockenhullA former civil parish now in Tarvin parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4765).
- HolburyA village in Fawley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4303).
- HoneybourneA village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1144).
- HoneydonA hamlet in Staploe parish, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL137587).
- HonileyA small village in Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2472).
- HookwayA surname from Old English.
- HordleyA village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3830).
- hornfishA garfish or sea needle.
- HorsepoolA surname from Old English.
- Horsted KeynesA village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3828).
- HothfieldA village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9745).
- how farest thouhow are you?, how's it going?
- how manyunspecified number
- HrethaAn Anglo-Saxon goddess.
- hundredmanA person overseeing one hundred others; (especially) a man overseeing a hundred-strong army.
- -icleUsed to form diminutive nouns.
- Ingleby GreenhowA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5806).
- Isle of WightAn island, county, and unitary authority off the south coast of England, in the English Channel opposite Southampton.
- izleA spark, an ember, a hot ash or cinder.
- kempery-manA mediaeval knight-errant or champion.
- KempsfordA village and civil parish of Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
- KentisburyA hamlet and civil parish (served by Kentisbury and Trentishoe Parish Council) in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6243).
- Kerne BridgeA hamlet in Walford parish, south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5818).
- Kingsbury EpiscopiA village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4321).
- Kings WorthyA village and civil parish in Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4932).
- KirmingtonA village in Kirmington and Croxton parish, North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA1011).
- KnockholtA village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4759).
- knuckerA kind of water dragon, said to live in knuckerholes in Sussex, England.
- KnuttonA village in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8346).
- KvenlandAn ancient area of Fennoscandia and Scandinavia.
- LackfordA village in the Suffolk, England.
- LambleyA village in Coanwood parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY6758).
- LamertonA village and civil parish in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX4476).
- landbocA charter or deed by which land is granted.
- landfyrdA ground force; ground expedition; militia; army.
- LangdownA surname from Old English.
- LangthorneA village and civil parish (served by Crakehall with Langthorne Parish Council) in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2591).
- lattermathSynonym of aftermath (in both of its senses).
- leasyflimsy; vague; deceptive
- LedwellA surname from Old English.
- -leighA suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin
- Liddel WaterA river in the Scottish Borders council area and Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
- liftshaftThe vertical shaft in a building which contains a lift (elevator) platform or cab, and through which it is moved from floor to floor.
- LightbourneA surname from Old English.
- lithsmanA warrior-sailor during the rule of Danish kings of England (especially from Canute onwards).
- LittledaleA minor valley, along with Littledale Beck (a stream), in Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6732)
- Little HerefordA village and civil parish (served by Brimfield and Little Hereford Group Parish Council) in north Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5468).
- LittleoverA western suburb of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3234).