Word origins

• whosowhosoever, whatever person
• ourselfThe reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
• lantAged urine, historically used by the Anglo-Saxons and others as fertilizer for high nitrogen content.
• ardentlyFervently.
• coppiceA grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
• TowcesterA market town and civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6948).
• faneA weathercock, a weather vane.
• FaircloughA surname from Middle English.
• drabbleTo wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
• wagtailAny of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
• cattailAny of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
• motherlessWithout a (living) mother.
• wheezeTo breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.
• heartstringsThe tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.
• procreateTo beget or conceive (offsprings).
• slikeTo crawl; creep; slide.
• RothburyA small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
• ligureA gemstone, supposed to have been a form of agate
• belieTo lie around; encompass.
• fortiethThe ordinal form of the number forty.
• slylyIn a sly manner, cunningly.
• spangleA small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration; a sequin.
• figurationThe act of giving figure or determinate form.
• StangerA surname.
• ElmanA surname originating as an occupation.
• plaitA flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
• handbellA small bell designed to be rung by hand.
• shearmanOne whose occupation is to shear cloth.
• lathA thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
• whiten(To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
• reynardA fox.
• murewall
• shriftThe act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
• parishionerA member of a parish.
• hoarsenessThe quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.
• gildTo cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
• debonairGracious, courteous.
• blessednessThe condition or state of being blessed; holy.
• betteringimprovement
• stratagemA tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or deception.
• authoritativelyIn an authoritative manner; with authority.
• teyAn English measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.
• comberA person who combs wool, etc.
• pickerelA freshwater fish of the genus Esox.
• thinnessThe state or quality of being thin.
• goldySynonym of goldish.
• ramshackleIn disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
• AugustinianOf, or relating to St Augustine of Hippo or his doctrines, especially on predestination and grace.
• scaldTo burn with hot liquid.
• uncouthUnfamiliar, strange, foreign.
• relictThe surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower.
• skinkA shin of beef.
• blabberTo blather; to talk foolishly or incoherently.
• admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
• rowenA second crop of hay (within a growing season).
• transgressTo exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
• lankSlender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
• hardsThe short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
• usurperOne who usurps.
• encumberTo load down something with a burden.
• yarmTo cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
• rancorA feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
• cereA fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
• liberalityThe property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
• swireThe neck.
• mazerThe maple tree, or maple wood.
• hobbleOne of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
• repentantFeeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
• bidingAn awaiting; expectation.
• tinkleTo make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
• civillyIn a civil manner; politely.
• unhurtNot hurt; unharmed or unscathed
• HainautA province of Wallonia, Belgium.
• incredulityUnwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
• proscriptionA prohibition.
• foretellTo predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
• GamalielGamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
• notarialPertaining to a notary or notaries.
• HobbA surname originating as a patronymic.
• earthlingAn inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.
• garnYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
• covetousnessImmoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
• scornfulShowing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
• crosswisecrossing; lying across
• ablativeApplied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
• faunA woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
• commonwealThe common good; public wellbeing or prosperity.
• fatnessThe state, quality, or condition of being fat.
• knopA knob, usually ornamental
• bookbinderA person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
• feeblyIn a feeble manner.
• vexationThe action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.
• threadbareOf cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
• fellyThe rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
• fatherlyCharacteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
• harnBrain.
• hernCorner, nook.
• sheldrakeAn Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
• surmountTo get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
• recuseTo reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).