English words from Old English
- DunhamA surname from Old English.
- ArundelA market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).
- MarlowA locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- AlbrightA surname.
- PaxtonAn English habitational surname from Old English.
- BeverleyA market town and civil parish with a town council and county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- AldenA surname originating as a patronymic.
- stalkThe stem or main axis of a plant.
- WhitleyA southern suburb of Reading, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7271).
- WindermereA lake in Cumbria, England, formerly divided between Lancashire and Westmorland.
- DrydenAn English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
- LoughboroughA town in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5319).
- MedwayA major river which flows through East Sussex and Kent, southern England, and into the Thames Estuary.
- DuttonA village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ575767).
- GreshamA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).
- BruntonSynonym of Brunton compass.
- firthAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
- HathawayA surname from Old English.
- MaidstoneA town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
- RadfordAn inner city area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5540).
- StricklandA surname from Old English.
- FordhamA surname.
- HilbertA male given name from the Germanic languages.
- AshbyA surname.
- LambethA district in central London, England.
- AbingdonFormer name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.
- Hampsteadshortened form of Hampstead Heath: teeth (Cockney rhyming slang).
- WrexhamA town in Wrexham borough, in northeastern Wales.
- WycombeA former local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, abolished on 31 March 2020 on the creation of Buckinghamshire unitary authority.
- waughInsipid; tasteless.
- needhamA dessert bar made from sugar, chocolate, coconut, and potato, chiefly made and consumed in Maine in the US.
- ascotAn instant, wall-mounted water heater, irrespective of brand.
- BradburyA British banknote issued during WW I in denominations of £1 or 10 shillings.
- RotherhamA large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
- HolbrookA village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645).
- NewberryA surname.
- HepburnA surname.
- LockwoodA civil parish in Redcar and Cleveland district, North Yorkshire, England.
- WycliffeA village in Wycliffe with Thorpe parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1114).
- BuxtonA town in High Peak district, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SK059735).
- sangerA sandwich.
- BurnleyA market town in Lancashire, England.
- KirkwoodA suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).
- BuddA surname from Old English.
- BowdenA surname.
- BancroftA suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
- bowesA surname.
- HarwoodA village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY828093).
- GoodrichA characteristical surname.
- TraffordA metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England.
- ChiltonA surname.
- WhitfieldA southern suburb of Glossop, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK034938).
- BeowulfA renowned Old English alliterative poem, preserved in a single manuscript within the Nowell Codex, composed sometime between 975 and 1025 AD.
- brineSalt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
- HanleyA town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
- MarsdenA suburb of Brisbane in Logan, Queensland, Australia.
- HaywoodA civil parish and hamlet south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire, England, served by Callow and Haywood Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO4834).
- StauntonA village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
- HawleyA village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
- KeatsA surname transferred from the nickname or originating as a patronymic.
- blytheA city in Riverside County, California, United States.
- ChisholmA surname from Old English [in turn from locations].
- WolcottA surname from Old English.
- LintonA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5646).
- hoggA young sheep of either sex, until it cuts its first two teeth.
- EpsomA town in Epsom and Ewell borough, Surrey, England, known for its racecourse (OS grid ref TQ2060).
- OxnardThe largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
- WilloughbyA village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
- GrotonA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9541).
- HampdenA surname.
- scopA poet or minstrel in Anglo-Saxon England.
- ManleyA village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SJ5171).
- ColtonA civil parish and small village in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD3186).
- WestburyA village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235).
- hawAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
- borman (not used for children).
- BexleyA suburban town in the borough of Bexley, south-east Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4973).
- LangdonA habitational surname from Old English.
- WoodfordA suburb in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4091).
- FickA surname.
- farrA surname.
- wotTo know (a fact).
- CopleyA village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).
- HaverhillA market town and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in St Edmundsbury district, on the border with Essex (OS grid ref TL6745).
- CuthbertA male given name from Old English.
- OvertonA suburb of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5277).
- CowleyA hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770).
- LangstonA habitational surname from Old English.
- WellesA locational surname
- CranstonA locality and parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland.
- handicraftA trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
- burleyA tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
- GodwinAn inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
- UxbridgeA town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).
- FarnhamA village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515).
- BroughtonA suburb and civil parish (served by Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council) in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8939).
- NewburghA town in Fife council area, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Tay (OS grid ref NO2318).
- juteThe coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.
- MetcalfA Northern English surname.
- RedfordA surname.