English words from Middle English
- peniblepainstaking; assiduous
- pettychapsAny of several species of small European passerine songbirds, including the willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus), the chiffchaffs (Phylloscopus spp.), and the western Orphean warbler (Sylvia hortensis).
- PhilcoxA surname transferred from the given name.
- philosopher's stoneA supposed substance able to turn base metals, such as lead or mercury, into gold or silver, also sometimes claimed to cure any illness (as panacea) or confer immortality (as elixir of life), among other functions.
- piccalilliA yellow pickle relish made from cauliflower, vegetable marrow, and other vegetables, pickled with vinegar, salt, sugar, and spiced with mustard, turmeric, and other spices.
- PickerillA surname from Middle English.
- pillowbeerA pillowcase.
- play hob withmess with, cause trouble for
- PretloveA surname.
- rackieA parrel
- RattueA surname from Middle English.
- RaweA surname from Middle English.
- realgarA mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
- rest dayA day spent resting from work or any other activity.
- retchlesscareless; reckless
- rightleTo set in order, put right; to repair, adapt.
- rummishSomewhat rum or peculiar; oddish.
- salt cellarA small open container holding salt for use in the kitchen or on a dining table.
- samiteA material of rich silk, sometimes with gold threads, especially prized during the Middle Ages.
- schynbaldA piece of plate armor (from the 1200s to the 1400s) for the lower leg (shin): a metal plate, often strapped over mail or padding, now especially one which did not completely enclose the lower leg like a greave might.
- send forthTo emit; to produce; to let out
- SenescallA surname originating as an occupation.
- shealA shell or pod.
- SimerA surname from Middle English.
- skillionA room built against the back of another building, having a separate roof.
- sliteTo slit; tear or rip up.
- soothfastnesstruth; honesty; veracity
- soul cakeA cake seasoned with spices or raisins given to beggars on All Soul's Eve (Halloween).
- sowbugA woodlouse.
- spaulderA piece of plate armour that protects one's shoulder, generally covering less than the pauldron which developed later.
- spudgerA hand tool used to work on punch-down blocks without short circuiting electric terminals. It has a hook on one end and a notched blade on the other.
- stalworthStalwart.
- StopherA surname from Middle English [in turn originating as a patronymic].
- straight upTruthfully; honestly.
- swackLithe; nimble.
- TheedomA surname from Middle English.
- theirnTheirs.
- thin as a rakeIncredibly thin; at an unhealthy-looking level of thinness.
- thuribleA censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
- tindTo ignite, kindle.
- twightTo twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.
- TymanA surname.
- underhopeA lowered expectation or hope.
- underlaughA suppressed laugh
- underlaughterSuppressed laughter or laughing
- VereyA surname transferred from the nickname.
- vessellA surname.
- wainmanA wagoner.
- WalbottleA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1766).
- what's crackingWhat’s going on with you? (as a greeting)
- WickmereA village and civil parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk County, England.
- YanwathA small village in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5127).
- yeepsenAnything that can be held in two hands; a double handful.
- zwodderA dull, drowsy state; stupor