English words from Middle English
- spurrierA maker of spurs.
- pretensionA claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality.
- wealWealth, riches.
- inflameTo set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle.
- blusterPompous, officious talk.
- witchingOf or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers.
- depreciateTo lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of.
- imperceptibleNot perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.
- parleyA conference, especially one between enemies.
- ghyllA ravine.
- EasterbrookA surname from Middle English.
- PhoebusAn epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios.
- wheelwrightA person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
- instigationThe act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
- mummerA person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
- maudlinThe Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.
- correctableAble to be corrected.
- plowmanA man who plows land with a plow.
- turbidHaving the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear. (of a liquid)
- PhilpotA surname transferred from the given name.
- villainyEvil or wicked character or behaviour.
- irkto irritate; annoy; bother
- habituationThe act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
- ravinProperty obtained or seized by force or violence; booty, plunder, spoils.
- preparativeThat serves to prepare something.
- StrotherA surname.
- implacableNot able to be placated or appeased.
- seafoamA foam created by the agitation of seawater.
- pliantCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
- avocatAn advocate; a lawyer.
- vassalThe grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
- manseTo excommunicate; curse.
- blithelyWithout care, concern, or consideration.
- amortizeTo alienate (property) in mortmain.
- virginalBeing or resembling a virgin.
- hosenCoverings for the legs; trousers; pants.
- gomeA man.
- assuageTo lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
- handcrafthandicraft
- incontinentUnable to contain or retain.
- perpetrateTo be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
- sunderSundry; separate; different.
- excommunicationThe act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
- ladeTo fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- chanterOne who chants or sings.
- wendTo direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
- forcastTo cast away; reject.
- lawfulnessProperty of being lawful, of obeying the law.
- begetTo produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
- hideouslyIn a hideous manner.
- motherlyBefitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
- gawTo gape or stare.
- inureTo cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries.
- rhetoricallyIn a rhetorical manner.
- shamefullyIn a shameful manner.
- attenderAn attendee; one who attends a course, meeting, school, etc.
- inductTo bring in as a member; to make a part of.
- binkA bench.
- burdmaiden, young woman
- hemorrhoidAn engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.
- footmanA soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
- saddlerSomeone who makes, repairs and sells saddles, harnesses etc.
- chafeHeat excited by friction.
- boveAbove.
- sinlessWithout sin; never having sinned.
- noblyIn a noble manner.
- moulderOften followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.
- hauseA col, a lower neck or ridge between two peaks: a mountain pass.
- resoundTo make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
- peaceablyIn a peaceable manner.
- hornpipeA musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
- candlewickThe wick of a candle.
- harpeA type of curved weapon or implement, variously described as a sickle, a pruning hook, or a curved sword like a scimitar. In later depictions it became a combination of a straight sword on one side and a curved blade on the other.
- hosingA spraying or washing with a hose.
- carvelSynonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”).
- naturalnessThe state or quality of being natural.
- courteouslyIn a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
- meeklyIn a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
- scrawlIrregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
- seafarerSomeone whose occupation is operating a ship or boat at sea, for either civilian or military purposes.
- forbearTo keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
- refectoryA dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
- BissA surname from German or Middle English or transferred from the nickname.
- luminaryOne who is an inspiration to others; one who has achieved success in one's chosen field; a leading light.
- quitterMatter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
- furtiveOf a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
- enchantressA woman, especially an attractive one, skilled at using magic; an alluring witch.
- warderA guard, especially in a prison.
- palfreyA small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
- jawboneThe bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
- feignTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- outliveTo live longer than; continue to live after the death of; overlive; survive.
- bollardA strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to a wharf, dock, or the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines or towlines are secured.
- drayAny of various forms of low horse-drawn cart or wagon, often without sides or with removable sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- augmentativeThat which augments.
- roundlyCircularly.
- stithAn anvil; a stithy.
- shuckThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- haftThe handle of a tool or weapon.
- BoleynA surname.