Word origins

• outermostThat which is outermost.
• methinksIt seems to me.
• dawningDawn.
• laitTo seek; search for; inquire.
• middlemanAn intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
• waneA gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
• distraughtDeeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
• midgeAny of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.
• piecemealMade or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
• knitterA person or a machine that knits.
• clotheTo adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.
• gentlenessThe state of being gentle.
• oyezHear ye. Attend. (Called by public criers or in court usually three times to secure silence or attentiveness).
• siftingThe act by which something is sifted.
• loudnessThe perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons.
• breamA European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
• cankerA plant disease marked by gradual decay.
• gullibleEasily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.
• busilyIn a busy manner; actively.
• headlongWith the head first or down.
• whitenessThe state or quality of being white (all senses).
• jakesA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• ascribeTo regard as arising from a specified cause or source.
• shriverA person who shrives; a confessor
• lithA limb; any member of the body.
• SpenserA surname originating as an occupation, variant of Spencer, a rare spelling variant of Spencer.
• sleetPellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
• deneA valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet.
• waleA ridge or low barrier.
• ungodlyOf a person: lacking reverence for God; of an action: not in accordance with God's will or religious teachings.
• winemakerA person who makes wine.
• breechesA garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs; smallclothes.
• appellationA name or title by which someone is addressed or identified; a designation.
• savinThe evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.
• matronA mature or elderly woman, especially one of a higher social rank.
• seawardBeing in or facing towards the sea.
• uppermostAt or nearest the top of something.
• nibbleTo take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
• temporallyIn a temporal manner.
• disarrayTo throw into disorder; to break the array of.
• minterOne who mints, particularly a moneyer producing coinage.
• PurvisA surname from Middle English.
• accidentlyAccidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
• brimstoneThe sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
• trowelA mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
• beseechTo beg or implore something of (a person).
• mairmore
• smeltAny small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
• yearnTo have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
• whigAcidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage.
• enchantTo attract and delight, to charm.
• plumageThe feathers covering the body of a bird collectively.
• haughtyConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
• cadaverA dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected.
• emeAn uncle.
• lyreAn ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
• mallowAny of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
• duressHarsh treatment.
• bubAn alcoholic malt liquor, especially beer.
• deftQuick and neat in action; skillful.
• doablePossible to do; feasible; achievable.
• seethingFilled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
• huskThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
• crutchA device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
• inhabitantSomeone or thing who lives in a place.
• trineTriple; threefold.
• talkativeTending to talk a lot.
• styA pen or enclosure for swine.
• belayTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
• correctorOne who corrects.
• apprehendTo be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
• shackleA restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.
• diminutionA lessening, decrease or reduction.
• gingA company; troop; a gang.
• bedePrayer, request, supplication
• heaveTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
• cudThe portion of food which is brought back into the mouth by ruminants from their rumen, to be chewed a second time.
• trundleA low wagon or cart on small wheels, used to transport things.
• wrongfullyIn a wrongful manner; unjustly.
• DeptfordAn urban suburb of London in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3777).
• poutTo push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
• mireDeep mud; moist, spongy earth.
• covenA nunnery, a convent.
• HavantA town in Hampshire, England.
• bailiffA reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.
• houserOne who, or that which, houses.
• myrrhA red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
• infuseTo cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
• chaffThe inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
• smartlyWith a fine or fashionable appearance.
• argumentativeOf or relating to argumentation; specifically, presenting a logical argument or line of reasoning; argumentive, discursive.
• condimentSomething used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.
• aloofAt or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
• concealerSomething that, or someone who, conceals.
• snoreTo breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
• hatterA person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.
• sorrelAny member of species of the genus Rumex of various plants with acidic leaves, especially
• quellTo subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
• balkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
• obligateTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.