Word origins

• odorousHaving a distinctive odor.
• windleThe redwing.
• hornbeamA tree of the genus Carpinus, having smooth grey bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard, found in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
• bruitHearsay, rumour; talk; (countable) an instance of this.
• blayThe bleak (fish).
• overfillTo fill beyond capacity or beyond what is appropriate.
• carbuncleA deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
• urbanityBehaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
• lecherousGiven to excessive sexual activity and debauchery.
• lawgiverOne who provides laws to a society.
• totterTo walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
• pleasinglyIn a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably.
• laughinglyWith laughter or merriment.
• spratAny of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
• nowtNaught, nothing.
• ungroundedNot grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
• oakenMade from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
• clemenceSynonym of clemency.
• catamountA wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).
• maskerTo render giddy or senseless
• erneA sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
• cudgelA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
• wrackThe remains of something; a wreck.
• beatitudeSupreme, utmost bliss and happiness.
• husbandmana person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer
• roseateLike the rose flower; pink; rosy.
• lodestoneThe mineral magnetite.
• proleA member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
• doteTo be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
• yesterYesterday.
• warbleTo modulate a tone's frequency.
• buckramA coarse cloth of cotton, linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in bookbinding to cover and protect the books, in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
• headwindA wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
• malmA soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
• shovelerOne who, or that which, shovels.
• darklingIn the dark; in obscurity.
• pilchA gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
• seawolfA strong-jawed North Atlantic fish of wolffish family Anarhichadidae, Anarhichas lupus.
• brigandAn outlaw or bandit.
• hurrTo hum or buzz.
• shrewdlyIn a shrewd manner.
• meedA payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement; reward; award.
• seneschalA steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.
• prophetessA female prophet.
• plaintA complaint.
• caudleA drink given to the sick, consisting of ale or wine, bread, and eggs.
• demesneA lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.
• brinyOf, relating to, resembling, or containing brine (“water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt”), such as seawater or tears; salty.
• calumnyA false accusation or charge brought to tarnish another's reputation or standing.
• LuckettA surname transferred from the given name.
• naitTo refuse; deny; disclaim.
• debilityA state of physical or mental weakness.
• chideTo admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
• myallA stranger; an ignorant person.
• surementA making sure; surety.
• straightnessThe result or product of being straight.
• ragamuffinA dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.
• unfreeNot free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
• brameIntense passion or emotion; vexation.
• praetorA consul in command of the army.
• fingerlingA juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
• sunburntHaving a sunburn or dark tan; having been burned by the sun's rays.
• fillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
• thereatThere; at that place.
• compunctionA pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
• handgripA handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
• fiercenessThe state of being fierce.
• mickle(Very) great or large.
• nasturtiumThe popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
• mugwortAny member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
• imbibeTo drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
• kerfThe act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
• wherryA boat or light ship used to navigate inland waterways.
• abareTo strip; to uncover (make bare).
• elocutionThe art of speaking, especially public speaking, with expert control of gesture and voice, diction (articulation and word choice), and usage.
• hanseA merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
• beheadTo deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
• haycockA small conical pile of hay, or a heap of hay thrown up in a hayfield while the hay is being cured or awaiting relocation to a haystack or barn.
• alehouseA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
• LynehamA small village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2720).
• gibbetAn upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.
• dromedaryThe single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).
• reproveTo express disapproval.
• evenstarVenus as the evening star; the time of its appearance.
• inviolateNot violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
• lordlyOf or relating to a lord.
• behangTo hang round or about, as ornament or embellishment; suspend; drape.
• culmWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
• thenceforthFrom that time on.
• portentousPortending or predicting that something will happen; foreshadowing; especially, portending an evil or unfortunate thing; ominous, threatening.
• conjurerOne who conjures, a magician.
• KenrickA surname.
• tollerA person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.
• unsentNot yet sent or transmitted.
• gourmandA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
• wearisomeTiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.
• rounA speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
• accusatoryPertaining to, or containing, an accusation.
• poulticeA soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
• wrongnessThe quality of being wrong; error or fault.