abreggen

enm-verb

abreggen (third-person singular simple present abreggeth, present participle abreggende, abreggynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle abregged)

abreggeth (present singular third-person)
abreggende (participle present)
abreggynge (participle present)
abregged (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
abreggen (infinitive)
to abreggen (infinitive)
abregge (infinitive)
abregge (first-person present singular)
abregged (first-person past singular)
abreggest (present second-person singular)
abreggedest (past second-person singular)
abreggeth (present singular third-person)
abregged (past singular third-person)
abregge (present singular subjunctive)
abregged (past singular subjunctive)
abregge (imperative present singular)
abreggen (plural present)
abregge (plural present)
abreggeden (past plural)
abreggede (past plural)
abreggeth (imperative plural present)
abregge (imperative plural present)
abreggynge (participle present)
abreggende (participle present)
abregged (participle past)
yabregged (participle past)
abregen (alternative)
abriggen (alternative)
abrigen (alternative)
obriggen (alternative)
abregge (alternative)
abrigge (alternative)

English: abridge

From Old French abreger, from Latin abbreviō.

Al mowe they yet tho dayes wel abregge, / Ther nedeth noght noon auctoritee t'allegge

a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Knight's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 2999–3000:

Though they could potentially make those days shorter, / No authority is needed to assert that […]

To shorten or reduce in duration or time.

To abridge or condense; to make into less words.

To palliate, mitigate, or ameliorate; to make less dire.

To terminate, stop, or block; to cause the end of.

(rare) To restrict one's rights or privileges.


writer

writers (plural)
wryter (alternative)
writere (alternative)
wrytter (alternative)
wrytere (alternative)
wrijtere (alternative)

English: writer

Scots: writer

From Old English wrītere. By surface analysis, writen + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).

surf

A draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the words of another.

A record-keeper or annalist; one who records significant events.


paper

papyres (plural)
papere (alternative)
papir (alternative)
papure (alternative)
papyr (alternative)
papyre (alternative)
pauper (alternative)
paupir (alternative)

English: paper (see there for further descendants)

Scots: paper

→ Welsh: papur

paper (thin, white writing surface made of wood pulp)


table

tables (plural)
tablen (plural)
tabel (alternative)
tabil (alternative)
tabul (alternative)
tabyl (alternative)
tabyle (alternative)
tabyll (alternative)
tabulle (alternative)
tabele (alternative)
tabill (alternative)

English: table (see there for further descendants)

Geordie English: tyeble

Scots: table

→ Welsh: tabl

From a combination of Old French table and Old English tabele, tabul, tablu, tabule, tabula, both from Latin tabula.

A tablet, especially a portable one for writing on.

An inscribed memorial, dedication, message, or other text; a sign or monument.

(biblical) The physical Ten Commandments handed down from heaven.


acte

English: act

desc

Scots: ack, akk, ac', act, actt, auct, accke, aick, akk (older)

Yola: acte

Borrowed from Old French act, from Latin ācta, plural of āctus.


bord

bordes (plural)
borden (plural)
borde (alternative)
boorde (alternative)
boord (alternative)
burd (alternative)
bourd (alternative)
bourde (alternative)
burde (alternative)

English: board

Scots: buird, brod

Yola: borde


credence

English: credence

Borrowed from Old French credence, itself borrowed from Latin crēdentia. Doublet of creaunce.

credance (alternative)
credans (alternative)
credaunce (alternative)
credens (alternative)
credense (alternative)
gredense (alternative)


place

places (plural)
plaace (alternative)
plache (alternative)
plas (alternative)
plasce (alternative)
plase (alternative)
plasse (alternative)

q

dialectal <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">pleace</i>

English: place (dialectal pleace)

Pijin: ples

Tok Pisin: ples

Scots: place, pleece

From Old English plæċe and Old French place, both from Latin platea, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa).

A location or position in or on a larger space (occupied by something or someone):

A location in or passage from a written document.


abece

obsolete <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">absey</i>

English: ABC (obsolete absey)

Scots: ABC, aw-bay-say

From A + B + C, the first three letters of the Latin alphabet, standing for the whole alphabet.

A. B. C. (alternative)
a.b.c. (alternative)
ABC (alternative)
abc (alternative)
abbesse (alternative)
abce (alternative)
abcy (alternative)
abicee (alternative)
abse (alternative)
a-pece (alternative)
apecy (alternative)
apsy (alternative)


stile

stilez (plural)
stiel (alternative)
styell (alternative)
style (alternative)

English: style, stile (obsolete) (see there for further descendants)

Scots: style

Borrowed from Medieval Latin stylus and Old French estile, style, from Latin stilus.


tablet

tablettes (plural)
tabelett (alternative)
tabelet (alternative)
tabblet (alternative)
tabulet (alternative)
tabulette (alternative)

English: tablet

Scots: taiblet

From Old French tablete; equivalent to table + -et.

A tablet, especially an easily carried one for writing on.


patent

patentes (plural)
patente (alternative)
patentt (alternative)

English: patent (noun)

From a short form of lettres patentes, from Anglo-Norman lettre patente (“open letter”), from Latin littera patēns.

der

A letter conferring a privilege or status.

(rare) A letter conferring other advantages.


patent

English: patent (adjective)

From Middle French patent, from Old French, from Latin patēns.


nombre

nombres (plural)
noumber (alternative)
noumbere (alternative)
noumbir (alternative)
noumbre (alternative)
nowmbre (alternative)
nowmbyre (alternative)
nowmere (alternative)
number (alternative)
numbir (alternative)
numbre (alternative)
numbyr (alternative)

English: number (see there for further descendants)

Middle Scots: nowmer, numer

Scots: nummer

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman noumbre and Old French nonbre, from Latin numerus.

A number (entity used to describe quantity)

A digit (written representation of a number).

A count; the enumeration or measurement of a quantity.

Arithmetic; mathematics; the study of numbers.


teme

temes (plural)
teeme (alternative)
theme (alternative)
tyme (alternative)

English: theme

Scots: theme (obsolete)

Borrowed from Old French teme, tesme, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).


forme

formes (plural)
form (alternative)
foorm (alternative)
foorme (alternative)
fourm (alternative)
fourme (alternative)
furme (alternative)
fform (alternative Late-Middle-English)
fforme (alternative Late-Middle-English)
fwrme (alternative)

English: form

Middle Scots: forme, fourme, furme

Scots: form; furm

Borrowed from Old French forme, fourme, from Latin fōrma, of unclear origin.
For possible differentiation in pronunciation by sense, see the usage note at Modern English form.

(law) A instruction or the document containing it.


skyn

skynnes (plural)
skinn (alternative)
scin (alternative)
skin (alternative)
skinne (alternative)
skynne (alternative)
scyn (alternative)
sckyn (alternative)
schyn (alternative)

English: skin

Scots: skin

Yola: skien

From Old Norse skinn, from Proto-Germanic *skinþą.

The skin (outer layer of the body or a portion of it)

A hide, fur or skin of an animal, especially used as a garment.

A prepared hide (such as parchment or leather)

A layer or cover located in the inside of the body.

A rind or external layer (especially of a plant).

(biblical) Part of the material composing a tent.


penne

English: pen

Scots: pen

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman penne f, from Old French penne f, from Latin penna f, from Proto-Italic *petnā, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥. Compare feþer.


stede

stedes (plural)
stad (alternative)
sted (alternative)
stedd (alternative)
stedde (alternative)
steed (alternative)
steede (alternative)
steyd (alternative)
stid (alternative)
stide (alternative)
styd (alternative)
stydde (alternative)
styde (alternative)
steode (alternative West-Midlands)
stoede (alternative West-Midlands)
stud (alternative West-Midlands)
stude (alternative West-Midlands)
stode (alternative Ireland)

English: stead

Scots: steid, sted

Inherited from Old English stede, steode, styd, from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz.

A place, area or spot; a part of the Earth or universe:


reformen

enm-verb

reformen (third-person singular simple present reformeth, present participle reformende, reformynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle reformed)

reformeth (present singular third-person)
reformende (participle present)
reformynge (participle present)
reformed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
reformen (infinitive)
to reformen (infinitive)
reforme (infinitive)
reforme (first-person present singular)
reformed (first-person past singular)
reformest (present second-person singular)
reformedest (past second-person singular)
reformeth (present singular third-person)
reformed (past singular third-person)
reforme (present singular subjunctive)
reformed (past singular subjunctive)
reforme (imperative present singular)
reformen (plural present)
reforme (plural present)
reformeden (past plural)
reformede (past plural)
reformeth (imperative plural present)
reforme (imperative plural present)
reformynge (participle present)
reformende (participle present)
reformed (participle past)
refoorme (alternative)
reforme (alternative)
reformyn (alternative)
refourme (alternative)

English: reform

Middle Scots: reform, reforme

Scots: reform

Borrowed from Middle French and Anglo-Norman reformer, refourmer, from Latin rēfōrmō; equivalent to re- + formen (“to create”).

To mend or improve; to change for the better:


brede

Scots: bred

From the oblique cases of Old English bred, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą.


staf

enm-noun

staf (plural staves or staven or staffes)

staves (plural)
staven (plural)
staffes (plural)
stæf (alternative)
steaf (alternative)
steave (alternative)
stef (alternative)
staaf (alternative)
staffe (alternative)
stave (alternative)
staff (alternative)

English: staff, stave

Scots: staf, staff

Yola: stheeves (plural)

From Old English stæf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab.

A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:

A staff used to support one's movement; a crutch.

(Early Middle English) A letter of the alphabet.


cedule

English: schedule; cedule (see there for further descendants)

desc

Middle Scots: cedule, cedull, chedull, schedul, sedule, sedull

Borrowed from Middle French cedule, cedulle, from Old French cedule, from Latin schedula.

cedull (alternative)
scedule (alternative)
schedule (alternative)
sedell (alternative)
sedule (alternative)
sedylle (alternative)

(especially) A list appended to another document.


writen

head

writen (singular simple past wroot, plural simple past wroten)

wroot (past singular)
wroten (past plural)
writen (infinitive)
to writen (infinitive)
write (infinitive)
write (first-person present singular)
wrot (first-person past singular)
writest (present second-person singular)
wrote (past second-person singular)
write (past second-person singular)
wrot (past second-person singular)
writeth (present singular third-person)
wrot (past singular third-person)
write (present singular subjunctive)
wrote (past singular subjunctive)
write (past singular subjunctive)
write (imperative present singular)
writen (plural present)
write (plural present)
wroten (past plural)
wrote (past plural)
writen (past plural)
write (past plural)
writeth (imperative plural present)
write (imperative plural present)
writynge (participle present)
writende (participle present)
writen (participle past)
write (participle past)
wryten (alternative)
write (alternative)

English: write

Scots: writ, wryte, wret

From Old English wrītan. Cognate to Middle Low German writen and Middle High German rīzen.

To write (draw letters on paper to form words); note the following common specialised senses:

To record in writing; to produce or add to a written document.

To act as a notary or a scribe; to transcribe into or note with writing.

To write about; to cover, discuss, or report on in writing.

(rare) To represent via means other than writing.


larspel

English: lorespell (obsolete)

From Old English lārspel; equivalent to lore (“knowledge”) + spel (“tale, quip”).

af

larspell (alternative)
larspelle (alternative)
lorspelle (alternative)
lar-spel (alternative)
lor-spel (alternative)
lar-spæl (alternative)
lorespelle (alternative)

(mainly Early ME) doctrine, teachings, orthodoxy

(mainly Early ME) A religious tract or speech.


auctour

auctours (plural)
auctor (alternative)
autor (alternative)
autour (alternative)
author (alternative)
auther (alternative)

English: author

Scots: author

From Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor.

A creator or author; the person who authors something; especially used to refer to God.

An author or writer; someone who authors a written work.

A establisher or founder; the person who establishes something.

(rare, law) A person who makes a legal accusation.


ympen

enm-verb

ympen (third-person singular simple present ympeth, present participle ympende, ympynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ymped)

ympeth (present singular third-person)
ympende (participle present)
ympynge (participle present)
ymped (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
ympen (infinitive)
to ympen (infinitive)
ympe (infinitive)
ympe (first-person present singular)
ymped (first-person past singular)
ympest (present second-person singular)
ympedest (past second-person singular)
ympeth (present singular third-person)
ymped (past singular third-person)
ympe (present singular subjunctive)
ymped (past singular subjunctive)
ympe (imperative present singular)
ympen (plural present)
ympe (plural present)
ympeden (past plural)
ympede (past plural)
ympeth (imperative plural present)
ympe (imperative plural present)
ympynge (participle present)
ympende (participle present)
ymped (participle past)
yymped (participle past)
impe (alternative)
impen (alternative)
impyn (alternative)
ympe (alternative)

English: imp

Scots: imp

Inherited from Old English impian, from Proto-West Germanic *impōn; equivalent to ympe + -en (infinitival suffix).


exposicioun

exposiciouns (plural)
exposicion (alternative)
exposicyon (alternative)

English: exposition

Borrowed from Old French esposicion, from Latin expositiō; equivalent to ex- + posicioun.

The action of describing in writing; exposition or representation.


sermoun

sermouns (plural)
sermon (alternative)
sermun (alternative)
sarmoun (alternative)
sarmoune (alternative)
sermown (alternative)
sermond (alternative)
sermone (alternative)

English: sermon, sarmon (dialectal)

Scots: sermon

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sermun, from Latin sermō, sermōnem.

One's manner or way of talking or writing; the hallmarks of one's prose.


columpne

English: column

Scots: column

From Old French columne, from Latin columna.

colompne (alternative)
columne (alternative)
columpe (alternative)


ynke

desctree

English: ink, inke (obsolete)
→ Japanese: インク (inku)
→ Korean: 잉크 (ingkeu)
→ Telugu: ఇంకి (iṅki)
→ Welsh: inc

Scots: ink

From Old French enque, from Latin encaustum, from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston).

ynk (alternative)
hynke (alternative)
enke (alternative)
henk (alternative)


mynute

mynutes (plural)
minute (alternative)
mynut (alternative)
mynet (alternative)
minut (alternative)

English: minute
Tok Pisin: minit

Scots: meenit

From Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta. Compare menuse.

(rare) An alternative version of a document.


parchemyn

English: parchment

Scots: pairchment

From Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin *pergamīnus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós).

parchement (alternative)
perchemyn (alternative)
parchmen (alternative)
parchemin (alternative)
percemyn (alternative)
parchemen (alternative)
parchemeyn (alternative)


lettres patentes

q

archaic <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">letters patents</i>

English: letters patent (archaic letters patents)

From the plural of Anglo-Norman lettre patente (“open letter”), from Latin littera patens.

lettre patent (alternative)
letters patentes (alternative)
letres patentes (alternative)
lettres patents (alternative)
lettirs patentes (alternative)

A letter or letters conferring a privilege or status; letters patent.


resolven

enm-verb

resolven (third-person singular simple present resolveth, present participle resolvende, resolvynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle resolved)

resolveth (present singular third-person)
resolvende (participle present)
resolvynge (participle present)
resolved (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
resolven (infinitive)
to resolven (infinitive)
resolve (infinitive)
resolve (first-person present singular)
resolved (first-person past singular)
resolvest (present second-person singular)
resolvedest (past second-person singular)
resolveth (present singular third-person)
resolved (past singular third-person)
resolve (present singular subjunctive)
resolved (past singular subjunctive)
resolve (imperative present singular)
resolven (plural present)
resolve (plural present)
resolveden (past plural)
resolvede (past plural)
resolveth (imperative plural present)
resolve (imperative plural present)
resolvynge (participle present)
resolvende (participle present)
resolved (participle past)
resolve (alternative)

English: resolve

Borrowed from Latin resolvō, resolvere; equivalent to re- + solven. Compare resolucioun.

(writing, mathematics) To put into an intelligible form.


nombrynge

nombrynges (plural)
nombryng (alternative)
noumbring (alternative)
noumbringe (alternative)
noumbryng (alternative)
noumbrynge (alternative)
nowmbryng (alternative)
numberynge (alternative)
nowmerynge (alternative)

English: numbering

Scots: nummerin

(rare) An orthography; a set of conventions for writing a language.


construen

construen (third-person singular simple present construeth, present participle construende, construynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle construed)

construeth (present singular third-person)
construende (participle present)
construynge (participle present)
construed (first-person indicative participle past singular third-person)
construen (infinitive)
to construen (infinitive)
construe (infinitive)
construe (first-person present singular)
construed (first-person past singular)
construest (present second-person singular)
construedest (past second-person singular)
construeth (present singular third-person)
construed (past singular third-person)
construe (present singular subjunctive)
construed (past singular subjunctive)
construe (imperative present singular)
construen (plural present)
construe (plural present)
construeden (past plural)
construede (past plural)
construeth (imperative plural present)
construe (imperative plural present)
construynge (participle present)
construende (participle present)
construed (participle past)
constreu (alternative)
constrew (alternative)
constrewe (alternative)
constru (alternative)
construe (alternative)
construwe (alternative)
construyn (alternative)
constrw (alternative)
constre (alternative reduced)

desc

obsolete <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">conster</i>

English: construe (obsolete conster)

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnstruō (“agglomerate”), from con- (“with”) + struō (“pile up, arrange; build, erect”).

affix

To construe; to interpret or explain the meaning of:

(writing) To render into written language.