Word origins

• craftilyIn a crafty manner; slyly.
• swebTo swoon; faint.
• inhabitableFit to live in; habitable.
• lawbookA book in which laws are codified.
• queeningAny of several kinds of apple.
• bounReady, prepared.
• hosierOne who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
• gurnardAny of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.
• meanlyHumbly, of or from low social status; basely.
• couterA piece of armor which covers the elbow.
• blasphemingAn act of blasphemy.
• hostlerA worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
• blatchBlacking, blackening.
• cumberTo slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber.
• overgreatExcessively great.
• expedienceThe quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
• unwroughtIn the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
• garbleTo pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
• lourTo frown; to look sullen.
• SouthminsterA village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9699).
• misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
• lamentablyRegrettably; in a manner deserving or inspiring lamentation.
• WinscombeA village in Winscombe and Sandford parish, North Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4257).
• indispositionA mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
• nutrimentA source of nourishment; food.
• unkindnessThe state or quality of being unkind.
• gaperOne who gapes; a starer.
• haunterOne who haunts.
• abaseTo lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
• soldanThe ruler of a major Muslim state in the Middle Ages, especially the Sultan of Egypt.
• limbusA border of an anatomical part, such as the edge of the cornea.
• quiddityThe essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
• burbleA bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
• forbearingforbearance; restraint
• forestallingThe act of one who forestalls.
• limnTo draw or paint; to delineate.
• cucurbitAny member of the family Cucurbitaceae of gourds.
• milkerAn animal, such as a dairy cow, kept for the milk it produces.
• nowise(In) no way, (in) no manner; not at all.
• complineThe last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
• rondelA metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
• unchristianNot of the Christian faith.
• earthinessThe state of being earthy
• WhewellA surname.
• upriseTo rise; to get up.
• glowwormThe larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
• inspiritTo strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour.
• NeptunusSynonym of Neptune (“the Roman god of earthquakes and the ocean”).
• confabulationA casual conversation; a chat.
• rochetA white vestment, worn by a bishop, similar to a surplice but with narrower sleeves, extending either to below the knee (in the Catholic church) or to the hem of the cassock in the Anglican church.
• astoreTo store; to furnish with stores.
• aitchThe name of the Latin script letter H/h.
• woningA place to live; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.
• falchionA somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
• asperityThe quality of having a rough or uneven surface; roughness, unevenness; (countable, chiefly in the plural) a protruding or rough area or point on a surface; a protrusion.
• frangibleAble to be broken; breakable, fragile.
• grumMorose, stern, surly, sullen.
• affrayTo startle from quiet; to alarm.
• tartnessThe characteristic of being tart; sharpness of taste.
• goundMucus produced by the eyes during sleep.
• oversetTo knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset.
• wheenA little; a small number.
• fangerA receiver.
• duntA stroke; a dull-sounding blow.
• ovestThe mast and acorns of the oak; the turn-out.
• coinerA person who makes coins (often counterfeit coins).
• indigenceExtreme poverty or destitution.
• repletionThe condition of being replete; fullness.
• suzeraintyA relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
• trantTo walk; go about.
• imperturbableNot capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.
• cenacleA dining room, especially one on an upper floor (traditionally the room in which the Last Supper took place).
• vacillationIndecision in speech or action.
• thrumA thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
• sewelA scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.
• BoshamA coastal village and civil parish in the City of Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8004).
• amainWith all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
• HildenboroughA village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5648).
• anentConcerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
• truncheonA short staff, a club; a cudgel.
• unlovelyunattractive, ugly
• abjureTo solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate.
• plenteousIn plenty; abundant.
• parchTo burn the surface of, to scorch.
• dragomanAn interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
• leskThe loin; flank.
• songsterA man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer.
• congeeLeave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly)
• sailclothA strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.
• salthouseA salt processing facility.
• phlegmaticNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
• dispossessTo deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
• suantSmooth, or proceeding smoothly.
• gurtA gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift.
• foulnessThe state of being foul.
• slitheryThat slithers; that moves like a snake.
• rumpleTo make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
• gainsayTo say something in contradiction to.
• healthfullyIn a healthful manner.
• dullardA stupid person; a fool.