English words from Middle English
- half-half or partial; not complete
- half-brokenHalfway or partially broken; somewhat broken.
- half brotherA male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.
- halfdeadHalfway dead; only partially alive.
- half-dealA half-part; half.
- half-freeHalfway or partially free.
- halfgodA demigod.
- half-nakedWith very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body.
- halfpennyworthAs much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
- half sisterA female sibling sharing a single parent.
- half-waxenhalf-grown; partially completed; incomplete
- halidomHoliness; sanctity; sacred honour.
- hallmoteIn England, a court held in a justice's hall; a court-leet; court-baron.
- halsenTo predict; promise.
- -hamPlace-name suffix, variously indicating a settlement, farm or enclosure.
- hammer pondThe millpond of an iron forge, especially in the Weald.
- HamptonshireHampshire (county in England)
- hamronThe hold of a ship.
- hand axeA hatchet or throwing axe.
- handbarrowA frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things; similar to a litter or stretcher.
- handbreadthA space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
- handclothA handkerchief.
- handfastA hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
- handgiftA gift given directly (i.e. by hand), usually to a newly wedded couple; a wedding gift
- handgonneA handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun.
- handlessWithout any hands.
- handplayHand-to-hand combat.
- handselA lucky omen.
- handstaffThe part of a flail that is held in the hand.
- handtameTame and accustomed to being held in the hand; (by extension) mild; meek; humble; docile
- hand-tamenessThe state, quality, or condition of being handtame
- hand towelA small towel used for drying the hands or face.
- handwhileA little while; a moment, an instant.
- handwritmanuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
- handy-dandyA children's game in which one child guesses in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong.
- hanselinesA sort of men's breeches
- hantleA considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- harbingeTo lodge, stay.
- harbourerA person who harbours another.
- harbourlesswithout a harbour
- hardishipHardy behaviour; bravery; courage.
- hardwaremanAn ironmonger.
- harebellA perennial flowering plant, Campanula rotundifolia, native to the Northern Hemisphere, with blue, bell-like flowers.
- harefootA long, narrow foot, extending forward (in some dog breeds).
- hare's earA traditional artificial fly imitating an aquatic insect larva, used in fly fishing.
- hare's footSynonym of harefoot.
- harnpanThe brainpan; the skull.
- harnsBrains.
- harpmakerA maker of harps
- harpstringThe string of a harp.
- hart's tongueThe fern Asplenium scolopendrium.
- hastateShaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.
- hastinessThe characteristic of being hasty.
- hatchelA comb used to separate flax fibers.
- hatefullyIn a hateful manner.
- hatesomeMarked by hate; displaying or expressing hatred; hateful
- haulierA person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
- haulmThe stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop, which are used as animal food or litter, or for thatching.
- haunch boneThe innominate bone.
- haustementA close-fitting undergarment, over which the armor (and hose) were fastened.
- havenlessWithout a haven.
- 'haviorbehaviour; demeanor
- haybarnA barn where hay is stored.
- hayboteAn allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences.
- haymakingThe cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
- haymongerA dealer in hay.
- haymowA pile of hay stored in a barn.
- haytimeThe season in which hay is cut.
- hazarderOne who ventures or hazards.
- hazardryGambling.
- headhairHair which grows on the head.
- headlingAn equal; a fellow; mate.
- head manThe person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group.
- headpanA round bowl-like container, used in construction work and usually carried on one's head.
- headsmanA chief person; a head man
- head to footSynonym of head to toe.
- head to toeEntirely; completely; over one's full body.
- headwarkA headache.
- headwoundA wound or injury to the head.
- healandOne who heals or saves; a saviour.
- healfulTending or serving to heal; health-promoting; healing.
- heallessIncapable of being made whole or well; cureless; incurable; unhealable.
- heanlingA base, abject, or humble person; a wretch.
- HeapeA surname.
- heapmealIn heaps, or heap by heap; in large quantities or numbers.
- hearsomeReady to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout.
- hearsomenessObedience; submission to authority.
- heart-bloodBlood needed for continued life; blood regarded as the seat of life; lifeblood.
- heart cloverA flowering plant (Medicago arabica) in the pea and bean family Fabaceae native to the Mediterranean basin but now found throughout the world.
- heartfullyIn a heartful manner.
- hearth-pennySynonym of Peter's pence.
- hearthsteadThe area encompassing a hearth; fireplace.
- heartlinessThe state, quality, or condition of being heartly; warmth
- heartlyFull of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty
- he-assA male ass, male donkey.
- heathendomThe state of being heathen.
- heathenesseheathendom
- heathenhoodHeathendom
- heathenlyheathen
- heathennessQuality of being heathen.