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Old English Words 41 words

June 9, 2009 By Patricia P. (North Tonawanda, NY)Top 10 Word Lister
Old English words

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  1. bedight
    decorate
  2. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  3. bight
    a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
  4. brine
    a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
  5. bushel
    a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
  6. ditty
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
  7. dray
    a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
  8. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  9. forsooth
    an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief
  10. heir
    a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  11. hither
    to this place (especially toward the speaker)
    **added
  12. mizzen
    fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
    Middle English - comes from latin medianus
  13. ness
    a strip of land projecting into a body of water
  14. oft
    many times at short intervals
  15. pannikin
    a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
  16. scaup
    diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
  17. soothsayer
    someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
  18. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  19. swain
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
  20. thither
    to or toward that place; away from the speaker
  21. thwart
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  22. weir
    a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
  23. whence
    from what place, source, or cause
  24. wight
    a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
    archaic term for human
  25. withy
    strong flexible twig
  26. sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
  27. tithe
    a levy of one tenth of something
  28. quench
    satisfy (thirst)
  29. betroth
    give to in marriage
  30. piddock
    marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
  31. liverish
    suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress
  32. banshee
    (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
  33. plenty
    a full supply
  34. forswear
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  35. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  36. shriveled
    (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  37. flighty
    guided by whim and fancy
  38. trumpery
    ornamental objects of no great value
  39. touchstone
    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
  40. forswear
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  41. Beowulf
    the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon