Word origins

• jealousnessThe state or condition of being jealous.
• JennensA surname originating as a patronymic.
• jeopardTo put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury
• Jesus ChristA savior; one who provides critical help or salvation to others in need.
• jimmerA hinge.
• jobbernowlA person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
• job lotA large quantity of cheap items.
• jocundityThe state of being jocund.
• John the BaptistA harbinger or prophetic figure, often one initially ignored or rejected by others.
• jointureA joining; a joint.
• jollilyIn a jolly manner.
• jollinessThe quality of being jolly; jollity.
• jot and tittleOften preceded by every: a smallest detail; (uncountable) the smallest details collectively.
• jounceTo shake (someone or something) up and down, for example, by driving a vehicle over obstructions or riding a horse roughly; to jolt.
• jubbeA large vessel holding liquor.
• judgeableCapable of being judged.
• jumentAn animal, especially a beast of burden.
• juntA fair-sized piece or amount; a chunk (of anything, especially meat or other food).
• juponA close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
• -kA suffix found in verbs of Middle English, Old English, usually with an intensive or frequentative effect.
• kalewormCaterpillar.
• kaylesThe game of skittles or ninepins.
• kedlockSynonym of charlock (Rhampospermum arvense, syns. Sinapis arvensis, etc.)
• keelsonA longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
• keepableThat can be kept or is worth keeping.
• keep timeTo measure time.
• keep upTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.
• keeveA bleaching vat; a kier.
• kembsterA woman who cleans or combs out wool
• kernellyFull of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.
• kevelA strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
• keythongA mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin.
• kilderkinA small barrel.
• -kinUsed to form adjectives expressing resemblance or likeness to, similar to -like.
• -kindUsed to form nouns denoting groups or classes taken collectively from animate nouns
• kindfulNatural.
• King ArthurA legendary king of Britain, said to have led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
• Kingdom of HeavenA concept of heaven as a hierarchical dominion with God at the top and a court of saints, archangels and angels.
• kinghoodThe quality or state of being a king.
• kinglessWithout a king.
• king-of-armsOne of the three chief heralds of the College of Arms, designated as Garter (Principal King of Arms), Clarenceux (for England south of the Trent and Wales), and Norroy & Ulster (for England north of the Trent and Northern Ireland).
• king of beastsThe lion.
• kipeAn osier basket used for catching fish.
• kirkgarthA churchyard.
• Kirk HammertonA village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4655).
• kirktownA small town or village in the vicinity of a parish church.
• kirtleA knee-length tunic.
• kith and kinBoth friends and family.
• kitheTo make known; to reveal.
• kitlingAny young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
• knagA short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
• knarA knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.
• knarryknotty; gnarled
• knavishHaving the characteristics of a knave; mischievous, roguish, waggish, rascally or impertinent.
• kneaderOne who kneads.
• knee-deepReaching up to the knees.
• kneelinglyIn a kneeling position.
• knight serviceThe military service a knight owed to his chief lord as a condition of holding title to his lands and rank.
• knightshipThe honor bestowed that makes someone a knight.
• knitchA small bundle.
• knobbleA small knob.
• KnollysA surname from Middle English.
• knoppedHaving knops or knobs
• knottinessThe state of being knotty.
• knottleA knob.
• knurA knurl.
• knurlA contorted knot in wood.
• kocayA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
• kyrkmasterA churchwarden.
• lacklessDevoid of lack.
• ladilyOf or having the qualities of a lady.
• ladlefulA sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.
• Lady Day25th March, an English quarter day.
• laidlyugly; loathsome
• laitandSeeking; inquiring.
• lakeringPlaying; sport; jesting.
• lakyOf, pertaining to, or resembling a lake.
• lambishCharacteristic of a lamb; lamblike
• lamb's cressAn annual or biennial species of plant (Cardamine hirsuta) in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a salad green.
• lampernEuropean river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).
• lamp oilAny clean-burning oil used as fuel in an oil lamp.
• lancegayA type of spear, javelin or lance.
• landfolkThe inhabitants of a region, especially if native.
• landishOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of the land
• land snailAny species of snail that lives on land (Caenogastropoda spp. etc.).
• lapis lazuliA deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
• lapper-milkcurdled milk
• lardererSomeone in charge of a larder.
• lardinerAn officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.
• lardonMeat strips used for larding, especially salted pork.
• latchetA small lever action crossbow with the cocking lever built into the top of the stock and a top mounted trigger.
• latesomeMarked by lateness; characteristically late
• LatinerSynonym of interpreter.
• latredSlow; tardy.
• lattenAn alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools.
• laundA grassy plain or pasture, especially surrounded by woodland; a glade.
• laverocklark (bird).
• law dayA day when a local court meets, especially the court for each of the hundreds (administrative divisions)
• lay a finger onTo merely touch.
• lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield (e.g. a weapon), usually by placing it on the ground.