Word origins

• ArtoisA geographic region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the region of Hauts-de-France.
• molestTo sexually assault or sexually harass.
• lickerSomeone or something that licks.
• lawmanA lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
• feverfewA European aromatic perennial herb, Tanacetum parthenium (or Chrysanthemum parthenium or Pyrethrum parthenium), having daisy-like flowers; valued as a traditional medicine, especially for headaches.
• weelA trap for catching fish; a weely.
• razeTo level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish.
• bereBarley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.
• repulseTo repel or drive back.
• journeyerA traveller.
• haspA clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
• wainA wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
• gadlingA companion in arms; fellow; comrade.
• thresherAnything or anyone that threshes.
• overchargeTo charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
• evangelThe Christian gospel.
• hedgerowA row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
• nowellA surname.
• vehemenceAn intense concentration, force or power.
• marshyOf, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
• frizzOf hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
• guiderOne who guides.
• agitateTo disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
• grouchA complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
• eyesoreAn eye lesion.
• queasyExperiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
• rameA remark or complaint repeated incessantly.
• sacrilegeDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
• demeanTo debase; to lower; to degrade.
• biterA fish that tends to take bait.
• summeryRelating to the summer.
• MahometA male given name.
• gegTo walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
• freckledHaving freckles; covered with freckles.
• operantThat operates to produce an effect.
• sedumAny of various succulent plants, of the genus Sedum, native to temperate zones; the stonecrop.
• goshawkAny of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
• bricklayerA craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.
• moorhenAny of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
• wonkyLopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
• exhortTo urge; to advise earnestly.
• supportableCapable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
• whereonOn which, on what.
• lornDoomed; lost.
• hodgepodgeA collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
• gibbousCurved or bulged outward.
• addledBad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.
• firelightThe light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
• anointTo smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
• nockEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
• revealerA person or thing that reveals.
• bedheadThe condition of having unkempt hair, generally as a result of having just woken up from sleep.
• knightlyOf or pertaining to a knight or knights.
• vinerA winegrower.
• meeknessThe state or quality of being meek.
• dewyCovered by dew.
• saltireAn ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed.
• balthazarA very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.
• cockleAny of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
• stepchildThe child of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
• creakThe sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
• archdeaconA senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
• splayTo spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
• teachableCapable of being taught; apt to learn.
• spurrierA maker of spurs.
• pretensionA claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
• wealWealth, riches.
• inflameTo set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle.
• blusterPompous, officious talk.
• witchingOf or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
• depreciateTo lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
• imperceptibleNot perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
• parleyA conference, especially one between enemies.
• ghyllA ravine.
• PhoebusAn epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios.
• wheelwrightA person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
• instigationThe act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
• mummerA person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
• correctableAble to be corrected.
• plowmanA man who plows land with a plow.
• turbidHaving the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)
• PhilpotA surname transferred from the given name.
• villainyEvil or wicked character or behaviour.
• irkto irritate; annoy; bother
• habituationThe act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
• ravinProperty obtained or seized by force or violence; booty, plunder, spoils.
• preparativeThat serves to prepare something.
• StrotherA surname.
• implacableNot able to be placated or appeased.
• seafoamA foam created by the agitation of seawater.
• pliantCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
• avocatAn advocate; a lawyer.
• vassalThe grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
• manseTo excommunicate; curse.
• blithelyWithout care, concern, or consideration.
• amortizeTo alienate (property) in mortmain.
• virginalBeing or resembling a virgin.
• hosenCoverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
• gomeA man.
• assuageTo lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).