Word origins

• styA pen or enclosure for swine.
• belayTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
• correctorOne who corrects.
• apprehendTo be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
• shackleA restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
• diminutionA lessening, decrease or reduction.
• gingA company; troop; a gang.
• heaveTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
• cudThe portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
• trundleA low wagon or cart on small wheels, used to transport things.
• wrongfullyIn a wrongful manner; unjustly.
• DeptfordAn urban suburb of London in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3777).
• poutTo push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
• mireDeep mud; moist, spongy earth.
• covenA nunnery, a convent.
• HavantA town in Hampshire, England.
• bailiffA reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
• houserOne who, or that which, houses.
• myrrhA red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
• infuseTo cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
• chaffThe inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
• smartlyWith a fine or fashionable appearance.
• argumentativeOf or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
• condimentSomething used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.
• concealerSomething that, or someone who, conceals.
• snoreTo breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
• hatterA person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.
• sorrelAny member of species of the genus Rumex of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
• quellTo subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
• balkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
• obligateTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
• unnumberedNot identified with a number.
• claryclary sage (Salvia sclarea)
• stubbleShort, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
• crossbarAny transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
• sarkA garment worn against the torso, inclusive of shirts, tunics, undershirts, nightshirts, surplices.
• flatteryExcessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
• millstoneA large round stone used for grinding grain.
• habitableSafe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
• damselA young woman (of noble birth).
• incendiaryCapable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
• idlyWithout specific purpose, intent or effort.
• devilishResembling a devil.
• twinklingSparkling intermittently.
• pullendomestic fowl; poultry
• fereA companion, comrade or friend.
• lethargyA state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
• gastTo frighten.
• labanThe brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.
• treadingThe act of one who treads.
• treatableAble to be treated; not incurable.
• oratoryA private chapel or prayer room.
• frightfulAfraid, frightened.
• waxyResembling wax in texture or appearance.
• vexTo annoy, irritate.
• shardA piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
• loosPraise; fame; reputation.
• sicklyFrequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
• redeHelp, advice, counsel.
• minderOne who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
• oratorSomeone who orates or delivers an oration.
• assessableAble to be assessed.
• abetTo incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
• smotheringThe act by which someone or something is smothered.
• prophesyTo speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
• dowelA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
• chasteSexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
• bestialBeast-like.
• curdThe part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
• subdueTo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
• bowyerA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
• seedyContaining or full of seeds.
• personableOf a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.
• wetnessThe condition of being wet.
• withalTogether with the rest; besides; in addition.
• blindfoldA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
• conceitSomething conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
• needfulNeeded; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
• thatchStraw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
• embossTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
• thicketA dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
• continenceThe voluntary control of urination and defecation.
• bastInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
• rudelyIn a rude manner.
• quothSaid.
• combeA valley, often wooded and often with no river
• cormorantAny of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
• lyeAn alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
• dittyA short, simple verse or song.
• thoroughfareA passage; a way through.
• skiffA small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
• deaconessA non-clerical role for women in some churches.
• bottomlessHaving no bottom.
• witterTo speak at length on a trivial subject.
• watercourseAny channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
• stakingAn act of stabbing with a stake.
• accuserOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
• mercurialAny of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
• repugnantOffensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
• supplantTo take the place of; to replace, to supersede.