A
abaist abashed
abada the rhinoceros
abaddon hell, bottomless pit
aband abandon; banish
abannation banishment
abate decrease; to beat down
abawed abashed
abay barking
abberr stray
abear to bear, behave
abearance behavior
abet support, maintain, aid; act of aiding
abhominal inhuman
abide stay; endure
abime abyss
abodance, abode an omen
abode to bode, foreshadow; be ominous
abominable Excessive; large
aboon above
abrase rubbed smooth
abreption a snatching away
abridgement That which abridges, cuts short, makes time pass quickly
abrook endure
abrupt to tear off or asunder
abscond To hide; to conceal
absist to stand apart
absistence standing aloof
absolve finish, to absolve; or, to resolve or explain
absonous discordant
absterse cleanse
abstract seperate from
abstruse concealed or hidden out of the way
abysm abyss
academe accademy
accede to approach
accend kindle
accidie sloth
accite summon
accourage encourage
accourt to court
accoy make quiet, soothe
accumb recline as at a table
accurse to curse
accuse an accusation
acheive to finish; to kill
acknow recognize; acknowledge; confess
acquaint acquainted
acquisite aquired
acrase to craze or destroy
acrity sharpness
across obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry
acture action
acuition a sharpening
adact to compel; to drive
adament lodestone; magnet
adapt suited, fitted
adays by day, or every day; in the daytime
addeem to award; to adjudge
adder serpent
addle liquid filth; mire; mud
addoom adjudge
addressed to prepare; to clothe or array; to dress
addression addressing
addulce sweeten; dulcify
Adempt taken away
adeption an obtaining; attainment
adeptist a skilled alchemist
adiaphory indifference
adit an entrance or passage; access; admission; approach
adjument help; support
adjutor helper
adjutory helping
ado fuss
adore adorn
adown downward
adure to burn
adust scorched; gloomy
advance to raise; to elevate; or to extol
adverse withstand
advesperate darken, become late
advise to consider; to deliberate
advolution a rolling toward something
Advoutrer adulterer
Advoutress adultress
advowtrye adultry; sexual intercourse for fleshy delight
Æonian eternal
aëry ethereal
affair action; endeavor
affect to love; to regard with affection; or to aspire; incline
affear frighten
affeer confirm, assure
affined joined in affinity or by any tie
affodill asphodel
affrap to strike
affray to startle
affright frighten
affront to front
affy affiance
afore before
aforetime formerly
aftereye look after
again-coming return
againstand withstand
againward back again
agazed gazing with astonishment
aggest to heap up
agnition acknoledgment
agnize to recognize; to acknowledge
agone ago
agonism a contest
agood in earnest; heartily
agrammatist illiterate person
agre In good part; kindly
agree to reconcile
ague fever
aim guess
alack expresses grief
alas expresses grief
albeit although
albion england
alder-liefest most beloved
almain germany
aloof at a distance
A l'outrance to the uttermost
alow below
amain with might and main; in all haste
ambage ambiguity; winding pathway
amort lifeless, spiritless
anchorite hermit
an if
and if
anent about; concerning
anight at night
anon soon
anon-rightes right quickly
anthropophaginian a cannibal
antre cavern
anywhen at any time
apace at quick pace, swiftly
a per se one preëminent; a nonesuch "a per se of"
apothecary druggist, pharmaceutical chemist
appaid satisfied
appair damage
appeal accuse
aqua-vitae ardent spirits
aquillion north wind
arfname heir
argent silvery
argentine silvery
aright rightly
aroint begone
Aroundight Sir Lancelot's sword
arras screen of tapestry
arret presume
arride To please
aspersions sprinklings of
assay try, attempt
assotted infatuated
astonied astonished
athwart across
atwain asunder
atwixt amidst, about
aught at all; anything
avaunt begone
ave welcome, hail
avise look
avoid evacuate
awhape to strike, to confound
awroke revenged
ay yes
aye Ever, always
axletree A spindle or axle of a wheel
B
baccare stand back!
bain bath
bale woe, misery
balm medicine, anoint with oil, heal
balsam balm
ban curse
bane harm; destruction
bandy strike, strive, contend
bahr geist a banshee or grey-spectre
battlement wall
bawcock fine fellow
bawd prostitute
beadsman one payed to pray for others
beaver visor
becomes suits, looks good on
bedight bedeck
bed-presser lazy person
bee ring
befall happen
beforetime formerly
behest command (noun)
behote promise
belie give false impression, disguise
belike probably
bellibone fair maiden of beauty
bellitude fairness; beauty
bell-wavering swaying like a bell
Be-mete measure
be-moil make dirty
benome take away from
bent inclination
besaiel a great-grandfather
beseech beg, implore
beseem befit
beseen dressed
beshrew curse
besought asked
besprent sprinkled
betake give
beteem allow
bethink meditate, ponder
betid betided, happened
betide to happen
betimes in good time; speedily
betwixt between
bewray to reveal, to betray
bezonian rascal
Bighes/bie ("bees") jewels, female ornaments
bilbo sword (derived from bilboa)
bilboes shackles on an iron bar locked to the floor
bird a girl; maiden
bisson blinding; purblind
black-avised swarthy-faced
blessed happy
bobaunce boasting, pride
bode fortell, be an omen of
bollen swollen
bona-roba richly dressed prostitute
bonny pretty
boot remedy
boot advantage, avail
borne brought
bourn boundary
bowne make ready
brade great pull
brast broke, burst
breast voice
breme fierce
brook tolerate
bruit fame
busk hasten
buss to kiss; or a kiss
by and by at once
C
cacodemon evil spirit
cadent falling
caitiff wretch
calenture hallucinate
caliburn King Arthur's sword, Excaliber
caledonia Scotland
canakin small can or drinking vessel
cantle piece
canton song
cap-a-pie head to foot
carcenet necklace
carl churl
carp speak, complain
case-hardened emotionally hardened
cast me intend
Cathay China
cautel deceit
censure judgement
certes certainly
chamberlain chief servant
chanson song
chantress female singer
charge burden
choleric hot-tempered, irritable
cipher zero, nothing
clapperclaw scold; scratch and claw at; a noisy woman
clinquant glittering
clepe to call, to name
clip embrace
clomb climbed
cloven seperated
conceit intellegence
concupiscence strong desire, passion
congree harmonize
contagion bad influence
corsaint corps saint "holy body"
costard the head
covert hiding place
covin conspiracy
craven cowardly
credence message
credent believable
crescive increasing
cuckhold A man whose wife is unfaithful to him
cucquean A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her
cytherea Venus
D
daff push away
damosel maiden
dan lord
darkle darken
darkling in the dark; mysterious
daub disguise, cover, smear, pretend
daw revive, dawn; awaken
dayspring sunrise, dawn
dearn lonely
deasil clockwise
deboshed debauched, drunken
degree prize
deisil clockwise, sunward
denegation denial
descant melody
despoiled undressed
devest undress
dere injure
derf bold, daring
devoir duty
dexter right (side, hand, etc.)
diadem crown
dight prepared, dressed
discase undress
disparpled scattered
disquisition investigation; inquiry
dissever distinguish
doff take off
dole grief
dolour anguish, grief
done gift
donsie restive
drab harlot
drabbing associating with whores
dree endure
dretch trouble
dun dark
dup open
duplicity deceptiveness
duras affliction
dure exist, thrive
durst dared
E
ean bring forth young, raise
ebb decline
ebon black
eft again
eftsoons soon after
egad/egads Oh God! expresses surprise
eidolon phantom
eke also
eld to make old; old age
eme uncle
emprise enterprise
endlong lengthwise
enow enough
engine device
englut swallow
entermete deal with
environs surrounds
eoan of dawn or the east; eastern
ere before
erelong before long
erewhile heretofore
ergo therefore
erst before that
esture room
eterne eternal
even evening
evenlong along
eventide evening time
evil badly
exacts demands
excelsior ever upward, still higher
expectancy hope
eyne eyes
F
facinorous wicked
fain glad, gladly
faitor imposter
fane Temple, or church
fap drunk
fardel burden
fay fairy
feign be false, pretend
fell feirce
fellow-feel to share a feeling; sympathize
fellow-feeling a shared feeling, interest; sympathy
felon wicked
ferlie wonder, novelty, curiosity
fervid hot, glowing; intense
fie expresses disgust
firmament sky, welkin
fitchew whore
fleeting inconsistant
flirt-gill a light woman
flourish ornament
flown swollen
flux flow
foin thrust
foison abundance; plentiful harvest
foot-hot hastily
forbear abstain
forbled having lost much blood
forby past; near
fordo destroy
fore at an earlier time or period
forepined wasted by hunger, torture etc.
forfend forbid
forfoughten tired from fighting
forsooth in truth
forstraught distracted, perplexed
fortalice fortress
forthinks repents
forthright straightforward; a straightaway
fraught filled with
freke wight, creature
frick mettlesome
frush break, bruise
fulmine to fulminate, to thunder
fulsome lustful
funereal solemn, dismal
G
gab to deceive; to lie
gad wander
gadzookery use of archaic language
gadzooks mild or ironic oath "God's hooks"
gain convenient
gainest readiest
gainsay deny
gainstrive strive or struggle against; withstand
gale to sing; a song or story
galliard high-spirited
galliardise merriment
gallow, gally frighten
galsome angry
gar cause
garboil scuffle, quarrel
gardyloo warning cry
garish dazzling
garland crown of a king
gart caused
gaud a trick; an ornament
gaudygreen light green
gazement view
geck fool
gemel a twin
geminal a pair
gemmosity state of being as a gem
general the general people
genial of one's genius; native; natural; inborn
genitors genitals
gent gentle; neat and pretty
geotic belonging to this world
gerent bearing; carrying
gerful capricious
german, germane nearly related; closely kin
gest a deed; tale of deeds; a gesture
ghast frighten
ghost to expire; to die; or haunt as a ghost
gib a male cat; a tomcat; or to act like a cat
gig engender
gigot small piece of flesh; a slice
gild to make red with drinking
gilt money
gimmer piece of mechanism; mechanical device; a gimcrack
gimp neat, trim, nice
gird to strike; to smite
gird to clothe
giserne battle-axe
gist resting place
gite gown
give wax soft or moist
glaive sword
glassen, glazen glass-like
glatisant barking
glebe earth, soil, land
glee Music; minstrelsy; entertainment
gleek to make sport; An enticing look or glance
glib smooth; slippery
glib a thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes
glister to sparkle; lustre
gloam twilight
gloam, glombe to be sullen or morose
glorioser, glorioso bragger, boaster
glow to make hot; to flush
gnide to rub; to bruise; to break in pieces
gnof churl; curmudgeon
goety withcraft; invocation of evil spirits
gog haste; eager desire to go
goggle to roll the eyes; to stare
golyardeys buffoon
goman husband
gome a man
gore dirt, mud
grace fortune; luck
grain temper; natural disposition; inclination
graith make ready
gramarye magic; necromancy
gramercy grand merci "great thanks"
grandevity great age; long life
grantmercy grand merci "great thanks"
graven buried
gree good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction
gree rank degree
gree prize
green fresh
grege make heavy; increase
gremial a bosom friend
gripe a vulture; the griffin
griseled spotted
grith Peace; security; agreement
gruf forwards; with one's face to the ground
grize, grise a step
groin To grunt or growl
grounden sharpened
groundly solidly, thoroughly
guarish to heal
gubernance government
gubernate to govern
guerdon reward
gulch to swallow greedily
gully to flow noisely
gust taste, relish
gye to guide; to govern
gyve fetter
H
hap fortune, chance
happily accidently
halse embrace
handfast betrothed
hard by beside
hark hearken
hast have (used chiefly with "thou")
hath has
haut high
hearken listen to
heed regard, consider,
hence from here
henceforth from now on
hent take
heretofore formerly
hest command (noun)
hete be called, named; to command
heyday expresses elation or wonder
hie hasten
hight be called, named; to command
Hiron prostitute
hist expression used to attract attention
hither here
hoar grey
holden held
holpen helped
holt wood
horologe clock
horrent bristling
hostel Inn
hote be called, named; to command
hot house brothel
hove float, linger
howbeit although; however
hugger-mugger secresy
humors fluids that determine human temperment
hurly noise, confusion
I
identic indentical
ifere together
ignifluous flowing with fire
ignominy shame
ignomy ignominy
ignoscible pardonable
ignote ignote
ile ear of corn; isle; aisle
ilke same
ilkon each one or every one
illecebrous alluring
ill-lived leading an evil life
ill-starred fated to ill fortune; unlucky
illume illuminate
illuminate illuminated
image to represent or form an image of
imager one who images; sculptor
imbar to bar in; secure
imbase to diminish in value
imbecile to weaken
imbonity want of goodness
imbosk to hide as if in bushes
imbossed taken over
imbrocata a hit or thrust
immane great; huge; monstrous; atrocious; feirce
immarcescibly unfadingly
immask to mask or disguise; conceal
immateriate immaterial
immensible immeasurable
immerse immersed
immoment trifling
immure to surround with walls; a wall
immutate unchanged
immute to change, alter
imp repair; to strengthen; equip
impair an injury
imparl to hold discourse; to parley
imparlance mutual discourse
impeach to hinder; to impede; to prevent
impend to pay
imperdible not destructible
impest to infect like pestilence or plague
impignorate to pledge or pawn
impinguate make fat
implement to accomplish; to fulfill
implex complex
implorator one who implores
imply to involve, to wrap, infold
impone to place, to pledge
impoor impoverish
importance subject; matter; meaning
important pressing; urgent
importune to mean or signify; or, to require or demand
impose an order or command
impossible an impossibility
impregn to impregnate
imprenable impregnable
impriming a beginning
improper to appropriate; to limit
improviso extempore
impulse to urge
impure to make impure
in take in; harvest
inaugurate to begin with good omens
incanting enchanting
incarnadine flesh or blood colour
incarnate rosey red
incend to kindle, to excite
incense to kindle, to burn
incessable unceasing
incession motion on foot; progress in walking
inchoate to begin
incide to cut
inch-meal bit by bit
inclasp, inclip to embrace or encircle
income a coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion
inconcinne incongruous
incontinent unbridled
incony artless
incorporal incorporeal
incorpse incorporate
increaseful full of increase
incruental not attended with blood
Incubus evil spirit who lies on persons in their sleep
inculk inculcate
inculp inculpate
incur to pass; to enter
indagate to investigate
inde indigo (of India)
indigitate to point at with finger
indign not worthy
inditing overflowing
individuate undivided
indomite wild, savage
indorse to load with
inescate to allure, to bait
infandous too odious to be expressed or mentioned
infant to produce
infarce to stuff, cram or swell
infest mischevious; hurtful; harassing
inform to take form; appear
informous shapeless
infract not broken
infuse infusion
ingannation deception
ingeniate invent
ingeniosity ingenuity
ingle flame; blaze; fireplace; or paramour, sweetheart
ingrace ingratiate
ingreat to make great
inly Inwardly
inn house
innuent conveying a hint; signifigant
insoul to set a soul in;to fix one's strongest affections on
instaure renew
institute to nominate; to appoint; to establish
interlucation act of thinning a wood to let in light
intermicate to flash or shine between or among
insulse insipid
interess to interest
interesse interest
interne the interior
intime intimate, internal
intricate to make tricky or tangled
inust burnt in
invict invincible
inwit Conscience, knowledge from within
io an exclamation of joy or triumph
ire anger, wrath
irp fantastic grimace or contortion of the body
irremeable Admitting no return
irriguous watery
irrorate to bedew
isagoge introduction
item hint
iwis certainly
J
jack a mean fellow
jackanapes a monkey; an ape; a coxcomb
jactancy a boasting
jaculable fit for throwing
jalouse suspect surmise
Jane-of-apes a silly, pert girl
janus-faced double faced; deceitful
janus-headed double headed
jape jest
jar to tick as a clock
jargle to emit a harsh or discordant sound
jaunce prance
javel vagabond
jazel gem of azure colour
jeapard jeapardize
jet strut
joss press together, crowd
K
kam awry
kaynard a lazy coward
keel to cool, to skim or stir
keep to care, desire
kemb to comb
kemelin a tub; a brewer's vessel
kemp champ
kempe rough; shaggy
ken know, wot, wit; ; scope of sight; to look around
kenspeckle obvious, conspicuous
kern to harden, as corn in ripening; take the form of kernels
kess kiss
key-cold cold as a metal key
kickshaws a marvel; a trifle; a toy; a fancy dish or delicacy
kike to stare or gaze
kind natural
kind to beget
kindle to bring forth young
kingdomed like a kingdom or a king
kink fit of coughing, or of laughter
kirked turned upward; bent
kirsome christian; cristened
kissing comfit a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.
kirtle a gown
knab gnaw; to seize with the teeth
knap to bite; to bite off; to break short
knave boy, fool
knee to supplicate by kneeling
knee-crooking servile; fawning
knightless unbecoming a knight
knitch a handful of things tied or knit together
knobby irregular; stubborn in particulars
knot to perplex
knowledge acknowledge
knuff lout
kythe to come into view; to appear
L
lab to prate; a prater
labile apt to slip, or turn away
laborsome full of labor
labras lips
lace a net
lacert a muscle
lacerta a fathom
lack Blame or cause of blame; to blame; to find fault with.
lackaday expresses grief
lackadaisical lacking spirit
lackluster lacking lustre or brilliance
lade to burden with
ladied gentle
lag sluggish; last; long-delayed; inferior
lain conceal
lamping shining; brilliant
landskip landscape
landstreight a narrow strip of land
large generous; free; unrestrained by decorum
largesse generosity; A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed
lass-lorn deserted by a mistress
lastery a hue of red
lateward somewhat late; backward
latrant barking
latrate to bark
laund open space, clearing, glade, pass
lave wash
lay faith; creed; obligation; vow; religios profession; law
layland fallow land
laystall a place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited
lean to conceal
leap basket
leaping house brothel
lear to learn or teach
learn teach
lease to glean
leasow pasture
leave to raise or levy
lech to lick
leden language; speech; voice; cry
leech doctor; to doctor or heal
leechcraft medical skills
leger light; slender; slim; trivial
leman mistress
lent gentle, slow, mild
lere, leer cheek; appearance; complexion
lere a lesson; a learning
lere flesh; skin
lesnan lover
let leave
letterure literature
levant eastern
leve believe; or grant
lever rather
levesel a leafy shelter; a place covered with foliage
levin lightening
lew lukewarm
liard gray
lib castrate
libel to spread written defamation
lickpenny avaricious person
lickerish, liquorish eager, lustful
lief dear; gladly; a dear one
liefsome pleasing; delightsome
liever rather
lift the sky
lighty illuminated
likelihood appearance; show; sign; expression
lin to cease or stop; to cease from
limaille filings of metal
limb-meal limb by limb
linguist talker
lip clip or trim
liquate to become liquid
liquid clear; definite in terms or amount
liripoop acuteness; smartness; a trick or stratagem
lisne a cavity or hollow
liss relieve or free from pain; relief or release
list desire
list list
lite little
literal the literal meaning
lither lazy
lo behold!
loch lake
lode-star leading star
loos praise
lorn forlorn
lot fate
lucre gain
lunes strings
luxury lust
lyke, lych, lich corpse
lyke-wake watch kept at night over dead body
M
maat sorrowful
machine body
maculate impure, polluted
magre ill will
maker author, poet, creator
mal engine evil purpose or trickery
malison curse
malkin untidy woman
mammering wavering, hesitating
mammon earthly properties
manes crests of waves
marge margin
marry expresses surprise
marry trap oath
maugre against, despite
mavis song thrush
mazzaroth stars or planets, constellation
may maiden
mayhap perhaps
mead meadow
meed reward
meet fit, appropriate
meinie followers
melancholic depressed
mere lake, pond
merle black bird
meseemeth it seems to me
mete measure
methinks I think
mettle quality of disposition
mew confine in a cage
mickle (or muckle) much, great
mien disposition, outward appearance
minish diminish
misdeem misjudge
mishap accident
mister need
modicum small amount
moiety portion
moira fate
mollify soften
moonglade a bright reflection of the moon on waters
morn morning
morningtide morning time
morrow morning; the following day
mote speck
mountenance extent
murrain plague
N
nary not one
nathless nevertheless
naught nothing
nay no
ne not; never;
neath underneath
neb mouth
necromancer one who talks to the dead
needs of necessity; necessarily
nesh soft; tender
nether lower
new-fangle fickle
niddering A cowardly person; a wretch
nigh near
nill will not
nist knew not
noblesse nobility
nold would not
nonce for the time being
nowl head
nowise in no way
nubilate to cloud
nymph beautiful woman
O
obduce to draw over, as a covering
obequitate to ride about
oblatrate to bark as a dog
oblectate to please greatly
oblite indistinct; smeared over; obscure
obtain to hold; to keep; to possess
odible fitted to excite hatred; hateful
od's body God's body
oeilliad an amorous glance
offscouring scum
oft often
onloft aloft
ope open
operant active
opposeless irresistable
or before
orgulous proud
orison prayer
ort a scrap, a bit
ostent show
outwit knowledge from without
owches ornamental clasps
P
paddock frog or toad
paly pale, dim
pap breast
parage descent
parcel a particle
pard leopard
pardie by god
parfay by my faith
parle to talk
passing surpassingly
pauca verba few words
paynim pagan
peize balance, weigh
pelf money, riches
peradventure perhaps, by chance
perchance perhaps
perse bluish grey
phlegmatic calm, unemotional, dull
pilgarlic bald person
pill pillage
plenour complete, full
plump company, troop
point-device precise, particular
posset curdle
pouste power, dominion, ruleship
prate talk foolishly
prest ready
prithee please, corruption of "pray thee"
pucelle virgin
puissance power
puissant powerful
punk prostitute
purblind halfblind
purfled embroidered
purfiled trimmed
purloin steal
purvey provide
Q
quail to faint
quaint curiously beautiful
quarrel arrowhead
quean impudent girl
questrist seeker
quip sharp jest, taunt
quoth said
R
raging passion
rapscallion rascal
rathe ripening early
raught reached
raundom violence
ravin ravenous
razed slashed
rearmain backward blow with hand
rebellow echo
reck heed
recrayed recreant
rede advise, counsel
rend split, divide
rent divided
replete filled abundantly with
Reynard a fox
rheumy teary, watery
ribald base; filthy
riggish wanton
rigol a circle
rill stream
rivage the shore
rive split
romaunt romantic verse
rood crucifix
round whisper
roundure enclosure
rubious ruby-red
rue regret
ruth mercy, pity
S
sable black
sandblind half blind
sangreal holy grail
sanguine confident, amorous
sans without
saw speech; saying; command
say silken
scop old english bard
sconce head
scotch injure
screed harangue
scrip pilgrim or beggar's wallet, satchel
scullion kitchen knave
sedle short letter
seethe cook, boil
selcouth strange, wonderous
semblant outward show
sennight week
selar canopy
sere dry, withered
shaw small wood
sheef thrust
shend harm, destroy
shenship disgrace
shent harmed, destroyed
shive slice
shrift confession
shrive confess
shunt dodge
siege seat
silvern silver, made of silver
sinister left (side, hand, etc.)
sith, sithen since
skift changed
slade valley
slake glen
sloom a heavy sleep
sloth laziness
smite smack, strike
smote smacked, struck
soft expresses "wait"
sol Sun
somedeal somewhat
sooth truth
soothfast trustworthy, honest
sop a little bit, a morsel
soul to furnish with a soul
soulcase body
souter cobbler
sowl lug, drag
soyned filled with care
space to walk, rove, roam
spae fortell
spaeman prophet
spaewife prophetess
spagyrist chemist
spang to leap or bound, a leap or bound; to spangle, a spangle
spangle glitter
sparklet small sparkle
spatiate wander, ramble
spaul shoulder
speculation power of sight
sped settled, succeeded
speece species, sort
speed fortune; succeed
speet stab
spell a story, tale; To tell, to teach; to figure out by study
spelt told, studied, taught
spelunc a cave
spere enquire, ask
sperable within hope
sperse disperse
sphery round; spherical
spice species, kind
spilth something spilt
spirable capable of being breathed; respirable
spiration the act of breathing
spire to breathe
spirit air set in motion by breathing; breath
spiss thick dense
spitous spiteful
sprag, sprack quick, lively
sprent sprinkled
squandered scattered
stablish establish
steven voice
stilly softly
stoon crush
stoup a cup
stour battle
stead place
stime slightly gleam
straight narrow way
strumpet prostitute
subtile subtle
succour help
sue pursue
surcease cessation
surcharged overcharged with
surfeit over indulge,
suspire breathe
swallow whirlpool
swap strike
swart swarthy, dark-complexioned
sweven dream
swink toil
swithe quickly
swoopstake altogether; indiscriminatly
'swounds God's wounds
T
tarry delay
tatches qualities, virtues
tay outermost layer
teen, tene sorrow, misery
tenebrous gloomy, dark
thence from there
thereagainst in return
thereof of that
thereto besides; moreover
therewhile at the same
therewith with that
thilk that same; this; that
thine your (used if noun starts with vowel)
thither there
thirl flow
thole endure
thorp hamlet
thorn to prick
thoroughstitch completly
thou you
thring to press or crush
thrack to load or burden
thrang forced/pressed through
thread composition; quality; fineness
threpe, threap to call, to term
thrill to hurl; to throw; to cast
throatboll adam's apple
throughly thoroughly
throw a stroke; a blow; an effort
throw a space of time
thrull push
thwart to cross; to oppose
thy your
tiar tiara
tid tender, soft
tidder to fondle with tenderness
tide betide
tiff To deck out, to dress
timeling timeserver
tind, tine kindle
tinnient emitting a clear sound
tintamar a wild din
tinternell an old dance
tire attire; furniture; apparatus; equipment;
tith tight, nimble
tithe tenth
to-brast shattered
tocsin alarm bell
tod bush; mass of foliage
to-fall decline, close
to-fore before
tombester female dancer
Tomorn tomorrow
tongue-pad a great talker
tonguester talker; storyteller; gossiper
toom empty; to empty
toot to peep; to look narrowly; to stand out and be prominent
toot to see, to spy
torcher one who gives light with or as if with a torch
to-riven smashed to pieces
torvous, torved stern, grim
to-scatter scatter in pieces
to-shivered smashed to pieces
touse, toze pull, drag
tout anus
tower high flight; elevation
toy an old story; silly toy; a sport; a pastime
toyear this year
traded professional; practiced
tract Trait; feature; lineament; footprint of a beast
trade A track; a trail; a way; a custom or course of something
trade instruments of any occupation
traduce transfer; translate; seduce away
tragedious tragical
tralation metaphor
tralineate deviate
train allure; attract by stratagem
trance To pass; to travel
transcur move to and fro
transcurrence a moving to and fro
transportance transportaton
translunary ethereal; beyond the moon
transmeable passable
transmeate to pass over or beyond
trapes a slattern
travail labour
travail to harass; to tire
travel-tainted fatigued by travel
travers across; athwart
tray pain
tray to betray
treacher traitor; cheater; trickster
treacle a remedy; a cure
tread the way or road
treague a truce
treatment entertainment
treddle prostitute
tree wood; timber
treen wooden
treget trick
trenchant sharp
trenched carved
trencher-man cook
trice to pull, haul, drag away
trickment decoration
tresayle A grandfather's grandfather
tretis well made, comely
trig fill, stuff, cram
trig full
trinket to give trinkets; to court favor; to intrigue
trim Dress; gear; ornaments
trinketer one who trinkets
trinkle to act secretly
trip to move lightly; to skip
trip a small piece; a morsel; a bit
triste, trist sad
tristesse sadness
tristful sad, sorrowful
troll to move something; to send around; to run or move around
trollop a troller; untidy woman; whore
trollopee a loose dress for women
troopmeal in troops
trow believe, think
troth faith; truth
trothplight to betroth; betrothed; the act of plighting faith
trouble trouble
trub-tall a short squat woman
trucidation the act of killing
trugging-house brothel
trull prostitute
trump to trick; decieve
trunkwork secret stratagem
truss pack or bind close; seize and hold firmly; pounce on
truss to adjust and fasten the clothing of
truth to assert as true
truthy likely
trutination the act of weighing
tube telescope
tull, tole to allure
turm a troop or company
tumult to make tumult or commotion
turn-sick giddy
tusk to bare or gnash the teeth
tuz a tuft of hair
typhon violent whirlwind; typhoon
tryst appointment
twain, tway two
twine to mingle; to mix
twink twinkle; or a wink; twinkling
twire twinkle; glance
twire to sing or twitter
tweag distress; trouble
'twere it were
ty-all something serving to tie or secure
tympan drum
tynd, tine to inclose, to shut in
tyranness female tyrant
U
uberous fruitful, abundant
uberty fruitfulness, abundance
udder one of the breasts of a woman
ug fear, dread
ultime ultimate
ultimity finality; the last stage
ultion revenge
ultrage outrage
ultroneous spontaneous
unanimate unanimous
unawares unexpectedly
unkent unknown, strange
umber shade, shadow
umbecast to ponder
umbilic the center
umbrate to shade, or foreshade
umquhile some time ago; formerly
unbody to leave the body; to be disembodied
unbolt Tt explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation
undermeal afternoon
undigne unworthy
unclew unravel
uncouple to roam freely
uncunning ignorant
underaid to aid secretly
underne 9 am
underpull to exert one's influence secretly
undersay to say by way of derogation or contradiction
undersky the lower region of the sky.
uneath scarcely
unhap bad luck
unmeet not fit
uniform to make conformable
union a large pearl
unison sounding alone
unite united; joint
univocal unequivocal
univocation agreement of name and meaning.
unnature change the nature of, to different or contrary
unnature the contrary of nature; that which is unnatural
unlearn forget
unlust listlessness
unparagoned peerless
unplight to unfold or explain
unprayed not prayed for
unready to undress
unresty disquieting
unscience ignorance
unseminared deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch
unsoul deprive of soul
unstrength weakness
untappice come out of concealment
untime an unseasonable time
untoward perverse; froward
untrowable incredible
untruth lie
unwayed untravelled; having no ways or roads; patthless
unweld unweildy; clumsy
unwist unknown
unwont unaccustomed
unwrie uncover
ugsome ugly
up upon
uppent confined
uprise rise up
upsoar to soar upward
upspring an upstart; a leap
upspurner a spurner
upstand stand up
upstay to hold up
upstir commotion
uptails all revelry
uptake to take into the hand; take up; to help
uptake understanding; apprehension
union a pearl
untoward perverse
untrimmed spoiled
unwrast wrenched free
ure use; practice; excercise
ure to accustom; to inure
use behave
usage decorum; or experience
usance use, usage
usant using; accustomed
usself ourselves
ustulation concupiscence; burning passion
usurp take over
usurpant usurping; encroaching
utas, utis festivity; merriment
utile useful
utopical utopian, ideal
utter outer
utter To put forth or out; to reach out
utterance the end, death; extremity; outrance
V
vachery a dairy
vafrous crafty
vagary a wandering
vagient crying like a child
vagissate to caper, frolic
vagous wandering, transient
vague vagrant; an indefinite expanse; or a wandering, vagary
vail profit; decline
vail To let fail; to allow or cause to sink; or yeild
Vail descent
vale valley
valor value, worth
valure value
vamp to advance, travel
van wing to fan air with; or, to fan or winnow
vantage to profit; to aid
vare a pole or wand of power
varlet servant
variant changeable; changing; fickle
varier wanderer
vary change, alteration
vast desert , empty, lonely
vaticine prediction; prophecy
vault canopy of heaven; the sky
vaultage vaulted work
vaulty arched; concave
vaunce advance
vaunt to boast; or, to put forward, to display
vaward the forepart
vegete lively
vection the act of carrying or being carried
velitation skirmish
velure velvet
vendue auction
venefice the act of poisoning
venene poisonous
venerean of Venus, or love; venereal
venery sexual intercourse; coition
venew a bout as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a veney
venge avenge
vengeancely extremely
venust beautiful
ventricle stomach
verbal wordy
verd greenness; freshness
verecund bashful, modest
verecundious bashful, modest
verecundity modesty
verger garden
veriloquent truthful
vermeil, vermil(y) vermilion red
vermin any small animal
vernate wax young again
verrayment verily, truly
vers verse(s)
vese violent rush or onset, draught, or wind
vesper evening
vest to clothe
vestigate investigate
vestige the mark of the foot left on the earth; trace or sign
vesture clothing
vice a gripe, grasp; or, to squeeze
viced vicious, corrupt
vie compete, match
virago woman of masculinity
view appearance
viewless invisible, unseen
vigor invigorate
vill village
villain degrade
vincture a binding
vinewed mouldy
vinny mouldy
vinolent given to wine
vinolency drunkeness
violous violient
visage visage
visive of or pertaining to the sight; visual
vitilitigate to contend in law litigiously or cavilously
vizard mask or visor
vogue influence; power; sway
volable quick-witted
volage light or giddy
volge the common crowd
volume a roll; a scroll; a coil or convolution or turn
volumed rounded, coiled, rolled
volumist author
vote an ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer
vouch to call; to summon
W
wae wave
waft to wave with hand to
wafture wave
wage to bind or engage; a gage; a prize
waid weighed down
wain wagon
waive turn aside
walker a foot
walm to billow or roll
wan pale; darken
wanderment the act of wandering
wane decrease or make decrease
wanhope despair
waniand the wane of the moon.
wanion a misfortune, a plague, ( preceded by "with a")
want lack
wanton saucy
wap to beat or crush
wapper shake; totter
ware wary
warish to be cured; to recover
warison reward, meed
warkloom a tool
warp utter
warnstore furnish
wassail to carouse
wastel a kind of white and fine bread or cake--"wastel bread"
watchet light blue (like a blueberry)
wax become, turn, grow
way to travel to; to go in, as a way or path; to move or go
wayfare to travel, to journey; the act of travelling, travel
waylay lie in wait for
wayment, waiment to lament, grieve; grief
weather-fend defend from the weather
webster weaver
weed clothing, garment
weel whirlpool
ween think, believe, imagine
weftage texture
weird fate; or a spell or charm
wel-begone surrounded with happiness
welfaring prosperous; thriving
welk wane
welkin sky, firmament
wellhead, wellspring spring, source, or fount
well-liking in good condition
well-meaning having a good intention
welsome prosperous, well
wem to stain, blemish, or corrupt
wemless spotless
wench to associate with wenches
wencher one who wenches
wend go
went a direction or journey
were man
wert were
west to pass westward
wex to wax, to grow
whelm submerge, overwhelm
whenas when
whence from where; wherefrom
where place, situation
wherefore why
whereof of what
wherewith with this or these
whilom formerly
whilst while
whirlpit whirlpool
whist to hush or silence
why-not a sudden conclusive happening
widdershins counterclockwise
wight a bit, a jot; freke, creature, person; swift
wike abode
'wilder bewilder
wilding wild
wimple to cover; to ripple
wimpled veiled, blind-folded
windlass A winding way or ambage; to take a roundabout course
wingy soaring as if with wings; airy
wiseacre a wise individual
wis certainly, truly
wise way, method or manner
wisse to guide or teach; inform
wist knew
witcraft art or skill of the mind; contrivance; wit; logic
wite blame
withal with; with this or that; therewith; in addition
wither where
witherling a withered, decrepit person
withinforth within; inside; inwardly
withoutforth without; outside; outwardly
withs ropes
withsay deny
withset oppose
witing knowledge
witling a wise person
wit-snapper one whose wont to make sharp retorts; joker
witworm one who, or that which, feeds on or destroys wit.
wlatsome disgusting
wo woe
wold would
womby capacious
wone, to abide or abide; or, an abode; or custom, wont
wood mad, furious
wong field
wopen wept
woon,won an abode or dwelling
worder speaker
worship honour
worth to be, become or betide ("woe worth the day")
wot know
would wish
woulding wishing; inclination
woundy excessive; or excessively
wowf deranged in intellect
wrack to wreck; destruction
wraith ghost
wrangle argue
wrine a deep wrinkle
wring a writhing, as in anguish
wroken wreaked
wrongless free from wrong
wroth angry, wood
wrought worked; created
wyrd fate
Y
yammer prate
yare ready
yaw unsteady
y-cleped called
yea yes, certainly
yede went
yeild reward, bless
yelden yielded
yellowness jealousy
yerk push, thrust
yern brisk and alive
yerne lively, eagerly, quickly
yest foam
yestern of yesterday
yesternight last night
yode went
yolden yielded
yond yonder; furious
younker youngster
youthly youthful
youthsome youthful
yore in time far bygone
ysame together
y-wis certainly
Z
zany to mimic
zeal to be zealous
zenith destiny's highest point
zodiac a girdle or belt
zounds expresses ire or surprise, short for "God's wounds"
zuche a tree stump
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