Word origins

• brandA mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
• elderCloser to the dealer, i.e. receiving cards earlier than others.
• wangTo batter; to clobber; to conk.
• emmaM in RAF phonetic alphabet
• HughA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• rodneyA small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person.
• hummerOne who hums.
• rutherfordAn obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
• IngramA male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use transferred back from the surname.
• HumphreyA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• slugAny of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
• essThe name of the Latin script letter S/s.
• orfAn exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.
• bileA bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
• strutOf a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
• emeryAn impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.
• bangleA rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.
• stumbleA fall, trip or substantial misstep.
• ElmiraA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• nudgeA gentle push.
• ColbertA surname.
• RoderickA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• dazeThe state of being dazed
• HammAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in an area of flat land near a river; or a habitational name from several places with the same name in southern England.
• swankFashionably elegant, posh.
• neveNephew.
• ketA column vector, in Hilbert space, especially as representing the state of a quantum mechanical system; the complex conjugate transpose of a bra (a row vector); a ket vector. Symbolised by |...〉.
• RosalindA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• AdelA female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Adele.
• ReinhardtA surname from German [in turn transferred from the given name].
• IvoA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• DietzA surname.
• AnselmA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• KrollA surname.
• sifFoul, disgusting.
• fugA heavy, musty, stuffy, or unpleasant atmosphere, usually in a crowded or poorly ventilated area.
• JoslinA surname.
• bandyTo give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
• twirlA movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette.
• AmoryA surname originating as a patronymic.
• stullA framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to protect miners from falling stones.
• zinkA type of cornett.
• SiebertA surname.
• snyTo move, proceed.
• BickelA surname from Old English.
• LeitzA surname from German or from Dutch [in turn transferred from the nickname].
• skimpTo mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
• gribbleAny of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures.
• basteTo sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• AngierA surname originating as a patronymic.
• AlaricA historic king of the Visigoths.
• nugA lump; a block.
• AdellA male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Adel.
• ReiffA surname.
• cromeA garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking up shellfish on beaches, etc.
• bothyA small cottage or hut; specifically (Scotland), one often left unlocked for communal use in a remote, often mountainous, area by hikers, labourers, etc.
• shrivelTo collapse inward; to crumble.
• HolbertA surname.
• ScheldtA river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
• yareReady; prepared.
• ReinboldA surname.
• hankerTo crave, want or desire.
• SturmeyA surname from Old French.
• AckertA surname transferred from the given name.
• ErmengardeA female given name from Old English.
• AlcisA pair of young brothers worshipped by the Naharvali, an ancient Germanic tribe.
• AlgizThe 15th rune in the Elder Futhark, the 7th rune in Hagal's Aett, ⟨ᛉ⟩.
• BaduhennaA goddess in Germanic paganism.
• BergelmirA frost giant in Norse mythology.
• ElhazSynonym of Algiz.
• haglazThe h rune symbol in esotericism, Germanic neopaganism and Germanic philology.
• HuckstepA surname.
• LanglieA surname.
• lindwormA wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
• mumpTo mumble, speak unclearly.
• nitty-grittyThe core or essence of something; the gist.
• ÓðrIn Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi.
• offlayTo offset.
• RodolphA male given name, variant of Rudolph
• scuftscruff; nape of the neck
• snigTo drag a log along the ground by means of a chain fastened at one end.
• swagerA brother-in-law.
• thornbushAny of many thorny or spiny shrubs and bushes.
• time and tide wait for no manOpportunities will not wait; action should be undertaken without delay.