English words from Middle English
- chivalrousHonourable, especially to women; gallant.
- jetsamItems thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
- WednesburyA market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9894).
- aikTo drive.
- deludeTo deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- wrothFull of anger; wrathful.
- fastnessThe quality or state of being strongly attached; firmness, secureness, tenacity.
- unrighteousNot righteous; wicked.
- paternosterThe Lord's Prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic context.
- repastA meal.
- SADDA surname from Middle English.
- caulA style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- shapelessWithout a clearly defined or identifiable shape.
- chaveI have
- contriteSincerely penitent or feeling regret or sorrow, especially for one’s own actions.
- abstractlyIn an abstract way or manner
- haverTo hem and haw.
- righteouslyIn a righteous manner.
- fanonA vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
- chastiseTo punish, especially by corporal punishment.
- cannerSomeone or something which cans.
- incorrigibleDefective and impossible to materially correct or set aright.
- passantWalking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.
- circularlyIn a circular way.
- sixtiethThe ordinal form of the number sixty.
- fivefoldFive times as much or as many.
- lintelA horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
- meseA dinner; meal.
- clodA lump of something, especially earth or clay.
- beneficenceThe practice of doing good, such as acts of philanthropy, kind deeds; or other acts which benefit someone else.
- impregnableOf a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
- tippetA shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- shoolA shovel.
- forenoonSynonym of morning: the part of the day between sunrise and noon.
- bustardAny of several large terrestrial birds of the family Otididae in the order Otidiformes that inhabit dry open country and steppes in the Old World.
- forgerA person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
- eightfoldEight times as much; multiplied by eight.
- jutTo stick out.
- kithFriends and acquaintances.
- noblesseThe quality of being noble; nobleness.
- quistThe wood pigeon, Columba palumbus.
- sulkTo express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
- spritA spar between mast and upper outer corner of a spritsail on sailing boats.
- consanguinityA consanguineous or family relationship through parentage or descent.
- tectCovered; hidden.
- sardA variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color.
- sparrowhawkA Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
- panterOne who pants.
- tempestuousOf, pertaining to, or resembling, a tempest; also, of a place: frequently experiencing tempests; (very) stormy.
- foxholeThe burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
- poulterSynonym of poulterer, a dealer in poultry.
- inmostThat which is inmost; the core.
- halyardA rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag, spar or yard.
- cannotCan not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
- midriffThe middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
- sereWithout moisture; dry.
- stammerTo keep repeating a particular sound involuntarily during speech.
- burryAbounding in burs.
- fidgetTo wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
- lucreMoney, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.
- vintnerA seller of wine.
- gristleCartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- fernyOf or pertaining to ferns.
- stoutlyIn a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately.
- collarboneThe bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone.
- satedIn a state of complete and thorough satisfaction; having one’s appetite fully satisfied, by having enough of something.
- appriseTo make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
- CooteA surname from Middle English.
- carrelA partitioned space for reading or studying, often in a library.
- denizenAn inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.
- doggedlyIn a way that is stubbornly persistent.
- ladyshipTerm of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
- hendyA village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SN5703).
- lapwingAny of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
- fleshlyOf or relating to the body.
- bedrestA device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
- roundelAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
- agreeablyIn an agreeable or pleasing manner.
- consistoryA solemn assembly or council.
- hackleAn instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
- NoakesA surname.
- blurt[chiefly with out] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately.
- seelGood; fortunate; opportune; happy.
- FranklandThe land or realm of the Franks.
- bedriddenConfined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
- chancelleryThe rank or post of a chancellor.
- narrownessThe state of being narrow.
- wathA ford.
- bookmakingThe art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events.
- impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
- fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
- knapTo break (something) into small pieces with a cracking sound; to fragment, to smash; also, to break (something) apart sharply; to snap.
- gangwayAn aisle between rows of seating (especially in a train, aircraft or auditorium).
- UtherThe father of King Arthur.
- adzeA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
- entangleTo tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- clewA roughly spherical mass or body.
- lokeThe wicket or hatch of a door.
- watchwordA word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
- appurtenantOf or pertaining to an appurtenance.