Word origins

• menseProperty, owndom; possessions.
• cackA squawk.
• mannishResembling or characteristic of a man, masculine.
• wheretoTo what; to which place, whither?
• abjurationA solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy.
• gloamingTwilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
• adamantineMade of adamant (“an unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness”).
• churchwardenA lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
• glowerTo look or stare with anger.
• scratTo scratch or scrape.
• smartnessThe state or quality of being smart, intelligence.
• WensleyA hamlet in South Darley parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2661).
• uncleanlyDirty, unhygienic, not clean.
• rispTo rub together, to rasp or grate.
• deemerOne who deems or judges; a decider, decision maker.
• popplepoplar
• demurelyIn a demure manner.
• cuttleSynonym of cuttlefish.
• groundselAny of several widely-distributed plants, of the genus Senecio, having yellow, daisylike flowers.
• saturnineOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
• jennetA female ass or donkey; a jenny.
• outgoTo go further than (someone or something); to exceed, to go beyond, to surpass.
• childishnessThe state or characteristic of being childish.
• destineTo preordain.
• onholdTo hold on (to).
• rokeFog, mist; light rain; smoke, vapour; damp.
• bespeakTo speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
• hellhoundA demonic dog of hell, typically of unnatural size, strength or speed, with black fur, glowing eyes, and ghostly or phantom characteristics.
• wheresoeverwherever
• alowLow down.
• shabScabies.
• neckerchiefA scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
• misgivingDoubt, apprehension, a feeling of dread
• disfigureto irreversibly damage the shape or structure of something, negatively affecting its appearance or functionality without completely destroying it.
• medicamentA medicine, medication or drug.
• snewTo snow.
• stroyTo destroy.
• backbitingThe action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
• blessedlyIn a blessed or holy manner.
• clockmakerA craftsperson or company who makes and/or maintains clocks.
• reconquestThe act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
• DutchlandPennsylvania Dutchland
• servitorOne who performs the duties of a servant.
• ingrateUngrateful.
• transgressorSomeone who transgresses.
• PostleA surname from Middle English.
• bewrayTo accuse; malign; speak evil of.
• HarwardA surname.
• flitterTo scatter in pieces.
• psalteryA zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
• sublimateTo change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
• wailerOne who wails or laments.
• quernA mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.
• saddenTo make sad or unhappy.
• haunchThe area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
• oxtailThe tail of an ox or cow.
• titchA very small person; a small child.
• FarsonA surname from Middle English.
• wretchedlyIn a wretched manner.
• nosegayA small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours.
• viandAn item of food.
• gealTo congeal.
• schismaticOf or pertaining to a schism.
• unseasonableNot in accordance with the season.
• minstrelsyThe musical and other art and craft of a minstrel.
• paunchThe first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant, the rumen.
• manaclesmanacle
• cantleA splinter, slice, or sliver broken off something.
• metaphysicMetaphysical.
• vestureA covering of, or like, clothing.
• salverOne who salves or cures.
• gunnelA small eel-shaped marine fish of the family Pholidae, especially Pholis gunnellus.
• LaidlerA surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
• diverselyIn a diverse manner.
• strewTo distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
• quoitA flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
• stanchPossibly strictly.
• warlyWarlike.
• outdriveTo drive a vehicle, etc. farther or better than.
• nakedlyIn a naked manner; without concealing anything; blatantly or openly.
• castlingAn abortion, or a premature birth.
• chintzyOf or decorated with chintz.
• flusherSynonym of flusherman.
• piemanA man who sells pies.
• requiteTo repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.)
• centauryCentaurium, sensu stricto
• windlessDevoid of wind; calm.
• sanguinaryInvolving bloodshed.
• motherwortAny of several perennial plants of the genus Leonurus, especially Leonurus cardiaca, used in traditional medicine to help with childbirth or treat uterine disorders.
• churchwardTowards a church.
• misconstrueTo interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly; to misunderstand.
• overmuchVery much; too much; overly much.
• waxenGrown.
• whinGorse; furze (Ulex spp.).
• greedinessThe state of being greedy; greed.
• maundA wicker basket.
• grazierA person who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural property.
• prefermentPrior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
• scabbyAffected with scabs; full of scabs.
• rabbetA longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint.