Word origins

• fernyOf or pertaining to ferns.
• stoutlyIn a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
• collarboneThe bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
• satedIn a state of complete and thorough satisfaction; having one’s appetite fully satisfied, by having enough of something.
• appriseTo make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
• carrelA partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
• denizenAn inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
• doggedlyIn a way that is stubbornly persistent.
• ladyshipTerm of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
• lapwingAny of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
• fleshlyOf or relating to the body.
• bedrestA device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
• roundelAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
• agreeablyIn an agreeable or pleasing manner.
• consistoryA solemn assembly or council.
• hackleAn instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
• blurt[chiefly with out] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately.
• seelGood; fortunate; opportune; happy.
• FranklandThe land or realm of the Franks.
• bedriddenConfined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
• chancelleryThe rank or post of a chancellor.
• narrownessThe state of being narrow.
• wathA ford.
• bookmakingThe art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
• impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
• fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
• knapTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
• gangwayAn aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
• UtherThe father of King Arthur.
• adzeA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
• entangleTo tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
• clewA roughly spherical mass or body.
• lokeThe wicket or hatch of a door.
• watchwordA word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
• appurtenantOf or pertaining to an appurtenance.
• interdictA papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
• boastfulTending to boast or brag.
• covetousDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
• gibletsThe internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
• ewerA kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.
• witeTo regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.
• ledenLanguage; speech.
• wringerOne who wrings.
• annealTo subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• untruthA lie or falsehood.
• sartAn assart, or clearing; land cleared for agriculture.
• relentTo give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
• spiderwebThe net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
• holeyHaving, or being full of, holes.
• horsehairThe hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
• unadvertisedNot advertised
• retinueA group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
• tholeTo suffer.
• impertinentInsolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
• physiognomyThe art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
• vervainAny herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.
• misshapenHaving a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
• TynemouthA town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, historically in Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3769).
• sellyRare; wonderful; admirable
• shoelessWithout shoes; not wearing shoes
• agueAn acute fever.
• soddenSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
• irreverenceThe state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
• prestA payment of wages in advance
• asperRough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
• newelA central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are spiralled.
• irksomeMarked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
• abbessA female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
• quencherSomething that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
• uncountedNot counted.
• liltTo do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• widowhoodThe state or period of being a widow or widower.
• poeticallyIn a poetic manner.
• perilouslyIn a perilous manner.
• linchpinA pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.
• deerhoundA breed of dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer.
• inheritableThat can be inherited.
• penitenceThe condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
• lovedayA day appointed for a meeting intended to amicably resolve a dispute; also the meeting held on such a day.
• twosomeBeing or constituting a pair; two.
• rectitudeStraightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
• sembleTo imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
• uncleannessThe state of being unclean
• douseTo plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
• freeholderA person who holds tenure by freehold
• outtakeA portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
• smithingThe work of a smith; the forging of metal.
• trammelWhatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
• drenchingThat causes one to become extremely wet.
• pranceTo spring forward on the hind legs.
• gruelA thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
• grievouslyIn a grievous manner, severely.
• armorerA manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.
• interpositionThe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
• obsequiousExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
• heighAn exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
• dissoluteUnrestrained by morality.
• reckTo take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard.
• lamplightThe light emitted by a lamp.
• pacificationThe process of pacifying.