Word origins

• long-livedHaving a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.
• longnesslength, lengthiness
• long pepperThe flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
• longsomeMarked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
• longsomelyIn a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.
• longsomenessThe quality of being longsome; lengthiness.
• look likeTo resemble or have the appearance of being; to seem to be.
• lorddomThe authority, rule, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or domain of a lord
• lordfulHaving the manner or bearing of a lord; lordly; (by extension) authoritative; authoritarian; overbearing; bossy
• lordlessWithout a lord.
• lordlinessThe property of being lordly; the bearing or manner of a lord.
• lordlingAn unimportant or petty lord.
• lorefatherA male teacher
• loresmanAn instructor or teacher of traditional wisdom.
• losableThat can be lost.
• loselA worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
• losengerA flatterer or deceiver.
• lotebyA lover, paramour; a concubine.
• lothlyIn a loth manner.
• loudeSound.
• louringThe act of one who, or that which, lours.
• lovefulFull of love; loving.
• love letterA letter written to express the author's love for the intended reader.
• lovelilyIn a manner to excite or inspire admiration or love; admirably, beautifully, wonderfully.
• lovesomeWorthy of love; having qualities that inspire love; lovable.
• lovesomenessQuality of being lovesome.
• love songA song about love; a song that expresses amorous feelings.
• lovewendeLovable; beloved; lovely; loving.
• lowliheadThe state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
• lucetA device for making braided cord.
• lucksomeMarked by luck; fortunate; characterised as lucky
• lumineTo illuminate.
• lumpishHaving an ill-defined or rough form or shape like a lump; lumplike.
• lurgyIdleness or laziness regarded as a medical condition; also, depression, especially resulting from a hangover.
• lushburgA spurious coin of light weight imported into England from Luxembourg (then called Lussheburgh).
• lustfulnessThe state, quality, or condition of being lustful
• lustiheadLustfulness, delight; licentiousness.
• lustihoodThe state of being lusty.
• lustlessWithout sexual lust.
• lustsomeMarked or characterised by lust; given to lust; sensual; lustful
• -lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.
• macklySeemly; comely; good-looking.
• maculateTo spot; to stain; to blur.
• maculeA spot.
• maculousMacular, spotted.
• maftTo drift
• magicienneA female magician.
• magisteryA pure quality with the power to cure or to turn one substance into another; also, a substance such as a philosopher's stone able to turn one substance into another.
• Magna CartaA landmark document that sets out rights or important principles.
• MahoundMuhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped.
• maid childA young female human; a girl.
• maidenhoodThe condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
• maidenlyOf or pertaining to a maiden.
• maidhoodThe state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity.
• maidkinA little maid.
• mainfulPowerful; mighty.
• mainpernora guarantor that a ship would dock
• mainpriseA writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
• makeableAble to be made.
• make friendsTo form friendships with others.
• make fun ofTo tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.
• makelessMatchless, without equal, peerless.
• make upTo constitute, to compose.
• malapertlyIn a malapert manner.
• malapertnessThe condition of being malapert.
• malengineEvil intent, bad intention; fraud, deceit.
• maletoteAn arbitrary tax; in particular, a levy imposed by the English monarch on a certain good beyond ordinary customs duties.
• malfeasorA wrongdoer.
• malisonA curse, a malediction.
• malmseyA sweet fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.
• malmstoneSynonym of malm.
• maltalentIll will; malice, malevolence.
• maltsterA person who makes malt; a malter.
• malvoisieSynonym of malmsey (“wine”).
• mammerTo hesitate.
• mammetA false god; an idol.
• mammetryThe religion of Muhammad: Islam.
• -manSomeone (possibly implied male) who is an expert in an area or who takes part in an activity.
• manacleA shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.
• manchetA type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour.
• mancipleA person in charge of purchasing and storing food and other provisions in a monastery, college, or court of law.
• mandementA commandment or directive.
• manfulShowing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
• manfulnessThe state of being manful
• mangeryA feast; a banquet.
• maniablemanageable
• manicleOn armor, a kind of attached mail glove or gauntlet.
• manifesterOne who or that which manifests.
• manipleA division of the Roman army numbering 120 (or sometimes 60) soldiers exclusive of officers; (generally, obsolete) any small body of soldiers.
• man-killerA murderer.
• mankindlyPertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.
• manlessWithout a man or men.
• manliheadSynonym of manlihood.
• manlihoodThe condition of being manly; manliness; manhood
• mannerablewell-mannered.
• mannerlesslacking good manners; impolite; ill-bred
• mannerlinesspoliteness, good manners
• man-of-warA man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.
• manquellerA killer of men; a manslayer; executioner.
• manredVassals collectively; the men a feudal lord can call upon in wartime.