English words from Middle Dutch
- switchA device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- splitTo divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
- grabTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- stoveA heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.
- snackA light meal.
- graftA small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- fitchA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
- peatSoil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- spliceA junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- lootSynonym of booty, goods seized from an enemy by violence, particularly (historical) during the sacking of a town in war or (video games) after successful combat.
- hoistTo raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- sconceA fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.
- slurpTo eat or drink noisily.
- veerTo let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
- brackSalty or brackish water.
- firkinA varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
- doxyA sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
- younkerA young man; a lad, youngster.
- begeckTo deceive; disappoint; jilt.
- berispTo censure; reprove.
- Bombay HookA point in Kent County, Delaware, United States
- brabbleTo make clamorous noises; to act noisily.
- canakinA little can or cup.
- clunterA large mass or lump.
- spleetA small strip of split wood or willow.
- wiseacreOne who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.