English words from Middle English
- panterOne who pants.
- fidgetTo wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- CooteA surname from Middle English.
- hendyA village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SN5703).
- NoakesA surname.
- BlackettA surname from Middle English.
- RountreeA surname from Middle English.
- LukerA surname from Middle English.
- BodmanA surname.
- shielA shepherd's hut or shieling.
- bouseTo haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
- yappIn bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
- earwaxA waxy substance secreted by the ear.
- hillockA small hill.
- anechoicLacking echoes; particularly, designed to absorb sound.
- StruttA surname.
- SarumSalisbury, England.
- WebbeA surname from Middle English.
- bunionA bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
- GreensladeA surname from Middle English.
- yearendThe end of a year, especially a financial year.
- poachTo cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
- porteousA portable breviary.
- StorrA surname.
- AtheyA surname.
- FreelA surname from Middle English.
- RuggA surname from Middle English.
- WanlessA surname from Middle English.
- GoodacreA surname.
- GarsideA surname from Middle English.
- DuguidA surname from Middle English.
- SmillieA surname from Middle English.
- distaffA device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
- RippA surname.
- SmithermanA surname originating as an occupation.
- gurgleTo flow with a bubbling sound.
- abstinentRefraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
- heckleTo question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- stegTo conceal (data) by means of steganography.
- BullisA surname from Middle English.
- LobbA surname.
- displeaseTo make not pleased; to cause a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to vex slightly.
- BoothroydA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE235215).
- jostleTo bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
- BoggessA surname from Middle English.
- wheatearAny of various passerine birds of the genus Oenanthe that feed on insects,
- FittonA surname.
- macerA mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a court in Scotland.
- cailTo throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
- ScrivenA village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
- ThainA surname originating as an occupation.
- FulwoodA habitational surname.
- CotmanA surname.
- yondFurther; more distant.
- midmorningThe middle of the morning.
- lownCalm, tranquillity.
- muckleA great amount.
- gubbinsFragments; parings; scraps (especially of fish).
- upholstererOne who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
- outenOut; out of; out from.
- HanningA surname.
- gunwaleThe top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, at or above where the hull meets the deck.
- scupperA drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
- CockayneA surname from Middle English.
- linchA ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
- paschPassover.
- BlacklockA surname from Middle English.
- MorvilleA village and civil parish west of Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6694).
- CanonburyA suburb of London in the borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3284).
- sokeA soc (a medieval right to hold a court or to receive fines).
- ProvanA surname from Middle English.
- ventersA surname from Middle English.
- dauntTo discourage, intimidate.
- GoodsellA surname from Middle English.
- HeswallA town in Wirral borough, Merseyside, England, formerly in Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ2781).
- ChallonerA surname originating as an occupation.
- styeA bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.
- ChaytorA surname originating as an occupation.
- choristerA singer in a choir; especially a child in a church or cathedral choir.
- humblesEntrails of a deer.
- TitmusA surname from Middle English.
- irradiateMade brilliant or bright; irradiated, illuminated.
- menseProperty, owndom; possessions.
- PostleA surname from Middle English.
- flitterTo scatter in pieces.
- FarsonA surname from Middle English.
- LaidlerA surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
- flibbertigibbetAn offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
- ChittickA surname.
- limmerA rogue; a low, base fellow.
- pilferTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- WaterworthA surname from Middle English.
- bibbleTo eat and/or drink noisily.
- NeadA surname from Middle English.
- hobdayto operate on the larynx of a horse in order to improve its breathing
- ScuttA surname from Middle English.
- ImpingtonA village in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4463).
- DibbA short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Wharfe.
- FilleyA surname from Middle English.
- kexThe dried stem of certain large herbaceous plants.