dorry

English: dory

From Old French doree; past participle of dorer (“to gild”), from Latin deauratus.

dorre (alternative)
dorrey (alternative)
dorye (alternative)
dorray (alternative)

dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. […] Golden or reddish-yellow […] (a. 1398) *Trev. Barth. 59b/a: ȝelouȝ colour [of urine] […] tokeneþ febleness of hete […] dorrey & citrine & liȝt red tokeneþ mene.

1962 (quoting c. 1398 text), Hans Kurath & Sherman M. Kuhn, editors, Middle English Dictionary, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, page 1242

Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke […] caste þher-to Safroun an Salt […] Soupes dorroy […] Do þe dorry a-bowte.

c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, editor, Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 (Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91), volume I, London: N. Trübner & Co. for the Early English Text Society, →OCLC, page 11

dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. […] cook. glazed with a yellow substance; pome(s ~, sopes ~. […] 1381 Pegge Cook. Recipes p. 114: For to make Soupys dorry. Nym onyons […] Nym wyn […] toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande mylk.

1962 (quoting 1381 text), Hans Kurath & Sherman M. Kuhn, editors, Middle English Dictionary, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press, page 1242

(cooking) Coated or glazed with a yellow substance or with "almond milk".


grasgrene

English: grass-green

From Old English græsgrēne, from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōniz. Equivalent to gras + grene.


asure

English: azure

Scots: asure

From Old French azur, in turn borrowed from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward), borrowed from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard).

asur (alternative)
asour (alternative)
azur (alternative)
azour (alternative)
azure (alternative)


cremesyn

English: crimson

From Old Spanish, from Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Persian کرمست (kermest). Ultimately from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija).

crymesyn (alternative)
grymsyn (alternative)
crymysyn (alternative)
crymsyne (alternative)


tawne

English: tawny

Scots: tanny, tannie

tawny (alternative)
tanny (alternative)
taune (alternative)
tawney (alternative)
tawneȝ (alternative)
thanne (alternative)
tawny (alternative)


purpel

English: purple

Scots: purpill, purple

From Old English purpel, purpul, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

purple (alternative)
purpul(le) (alternative)
pourpul (alternative)
purpalle (alternative)
porpel (alternative)
purple (alternative)
purpul(le) (alternative)
porpil(le) (alternative)
porpul (alternative)
purpre (alternative)


gostly

English: ghostly; ghastly (by conflation)

Scots: gaistly, ghaistly

From Old English gāstlīċ (“spiritual, holy, clerical (not lay), ghastly, ghostly, spectral”). Equivalent to gost + -ly (adjectival suffix).

inh

gastli (alternative)
gastlike (alternative)
goistli (alternative)
goostli (alternative)
goostly (alternative)
gosslich (alternative)
gosteli (alternative)
gosteliche (alternative)
gostili (alternative)
gostli (alternative)
gostlich (alternative)
gostliche (alternative)

Relating to or belonging to the spirit; spiritual.

Supernatural, incorporeal; consisting of spirit.

Having intense religious faith; devout, pious.

Ghostly, ghastly; related to or like ghosts.


fendly

English: fiendly

from Old English fēondliċ (“hostile”), corresponding to fend + -ly.

feendlich (alternative)
feendly (alternative)
fendlich (alternative)
fendliche (alternative)
feondly (alternative)
feondlich (alternative)
feendely (alternative)
fyendely (alternative)
fondlich (alternative)

(religion) Under the possession of a demon


Norenissce

From Old English Norren. Doublet of Norrene.

Norenish (alternative)
Norenisce (alternative)
Noreinisce (alternative)
Noreinisse (alternative)
Nornisce (alternative)
Norneis (alternative)
Norwenisse (alternative)

Related to or pertaining to Norway; Norwegian


rewly

English: ruly (obsolete)

ruly (alternative)
reuly (alternative)
reule (alternative)


rewly

head

rewly (comparative reulier, superlative reuliest)

reulier (comparative)
reuliest (superlative)
reowliche (alternative)
reoliche (alternative)
reuliche (alternative)
rewely (alternative)
reuli (alternative)
ruly (alternative)
rulye (alternative)
rewliche (alternative)

English: ruly (dated)

From Old English hrēowlīc; equivalent to rewe + -ly.


reuful

reuful (plural and weak singular *reufulle, comparative *reufuler, superlative *reufulest)

*reufulle (plural)
*reufulle (singular weak)
*reufuler (comparative)
*reufulest (superlative)
rewful (alternative)
rufulle (alternative)
rufull (alternative)
rewfule (alternative)
reowfule (alternative)
reufol (alternative)
reweful (alternative)

English: rueful


Noreine

From Old English Norren. Doublet of Norenissce.


prestly

English: priestly

preistly (alternative)
preestly (alternative)
preestly (alternative)
prystly (alternative)


Duchish

Duches (alternative)
Duchesh (alternative)
Duchisse (alternative)
Duichish (alternative)
Duchyssche (alternative)
duchissh (alternative)
duchisshe (alternative)
duchysse (alternative)
duychysch (alternative)

duchisshe speche


dokeling

dokelings (plural)
dukling (alternative)
dookelynge (alternative)

English: duckling


nyce

English: nice

Scots: nice

⇒ Yola: nicest

From Old French nice, from Latin nescius.

nys (alternative)
nice (alternative)
nyse (alternative)
nise (alternative)
nece (alternative)

Ȝe knowe ek that in fourme of ſpeche is chaunge / With-inne a thousand ȝeer, and wordes tho /That hadden pris now wonder nyce and ſtraunge /Us thenketh hem, and ȝet thei ſpake hem so / And ſpedde as wel in loue as men now do / Ek forto wynnen loue in ſondry ages / In ſondry londes, ſondry ben vſages […]

a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “Book II”, in Troilus and Criseyde, lines 22–28:

You also know that the form of language is in flux; / within a thousand years, words / that had currency; really weird and bizarre / they seem to us now, but they still spoke them / and accomplished as much in love as men do now. / As for winning love across ages and / across nations, there are lots of usages […]


frightly

English: frightly (obsolete)


frighti

English: frighty (obsolete)

frighty (alternative)
friȝti (alternative)
frigti (alternative)


wisliche

wislier (comparative)
wiseli (alternative)
wysely (alternative)
wysyly (alternative)
wiseli (alternative)
wysely (alternative)
wisele (alternative)
wysyly (alternative)
wyscely (alternative)
whysyle (alternative)
vysilie (alternative)
viesly (alternative)
visely (alternative)

Under the direction of reason; sensible.

Guided by discretion, prudence or sagacity; wise.


biheve

behefe (alternative)
behef (alternative)
behieve (alternative)

Fitting to a situation or context; appropriate.


delitous

English: delightous

c. 1370s. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Romaunt of the Rose. 487-9.
For swich solace, swich Ioye, and play,
I trowe that never man ne say,
As in that place delitous.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


wommanyssh

wymmenyssh (plural)
wommanysshe (alternative)
wommanisshe (alternative)
wommanysche (alternative)
wommanysch (alternative)
wommanische (alternative)
wommannysshe (alternative)
womannyssh (alternative)
womannyshe (alternative)
wommanysh (alternative)

English: womanish, womannish

Resembling or characteristic of a woman; feminine, womanly.


wommanly

wommanly (comparative wommanlyere, superlative wommanlyeste)

wommanlyere (comparative)
wommanlyeste (superlative)
wommanlych (alternative)
wommanlyche (alternative)
wommanli (alternative)
wommanlich (alternative)
wommanlyche (alternative)
womanly (alternative)
womanliche (alternative)
womanlyche (alternative)
wummonlich (alternative)
wimmonlich (alternative)

English: womanly


wommanles

English: womanless, womenless

Being without a woman who would provide a service, e.g. a maidservant or midwife.


thinne

English: thin

Scots: thin

From Old English þynne.
Akin to Middle High German dünne, Middle Low German dünne, Middle Dutch dunne, and Old Danish thun.

thin (alternative)
thunne (alternative)
thenne (alternative)
þinne (alternative)
þynne (alternative)
thynne (alternative)
thyn (alternative)


thikke

thikke (plural and weak singular thikke, comparative thikkere, superlative thikkest)

thikke (plural)
thikke (singular weak)
thikkere (comparative)
thikkest (superlative)
thicke (alternative)
thik (alternative)
thyke (alternative)
thykke (alternative)
þikke (alternative)

English: thick

Scots: thik, thicke, thick

From Old English þicce. Akin to Middle High German dick, Middle Low German dicke, Middle Dutch dicke, and Old Danish thyk.


inderly

inderly (comparative inderlyere, superlative inderlyest)

inderlyere (comparative)
inderlyest (superlative)
inderli (alternative)
ynderly (alternative)
ynderli (alternative)
inderlich (alternative)
inderliche (alternative)
ynderlich (alternative)
ynderliche (alternative)
inderlych (alternative)
inderlych (alternative)
ynderlyche (alternative)
ynderlych (alternative)
innerly (alternative)
innerli (alternative)
ynnerly (alternative)
ynnerli (alternative)
innerlich (alternative)
innerliche (alternative)
ynnerlich (alternative)
ynnerliche (alternative)
innerlych (alternative)
innerlyche (alternative)
ynnerlych (alternative)
ynnerlyche (alternative)
inhirly (alternative)
inhirli (alternative)
inhyrli (alternative)
ynhirli (alternative)
inhyrly (alternative)
ynhirly (alternative)
ynhyrli (alternative)
ynhyrly (alternative)
indirli (alternative)
indirly (alternative)
indyrli (alternative)
yndirli (alternative)
indyrly (alternative)
yndirly (alternative)
yndyrli (alternative)
yndyrly (alternative)
inderlike (alternative)
ynderlike (alternative)
ynderlyke (alternative)
inderlyke (alternative)
hinderli (alternative)
hinderly (alternative)
hynderly (alternative)
hynderli (alternative)
hindirli (alternative)
hindirly (alternative)
hindyrli (alternative)
hyndirli (alternative)
hinyrly (alternative)
hyndirly (alternative)
hyndyrli (alternative)
hyndyrly (alternative)

From innere + -ly (adverbial suffix); the adjective is from the adverb.

Regarding what is inside; inner, internal.


mysty

mysty (comparative mystiere, superlative mystiest)

mystiere (comparative)
mystiest (superlative)
misty (alternative)
misti (alternative)
mysti (alternative)

English: misty

From myst, from Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰ-, *h₃migʰ-lo- (“drizzle, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ- (“to flicker, blink, be dark; cloud, mist”).

der

Containing or obscured by mist; foggy, misty.

(figurative) Difficult to understand; abstruse, mysterious.


mysty

Likely related to Latin mysticus (“secret, mystical”).

Subject to interpretation, either symbolically or spiritually.


mysti

Alternative form of mysty (“figurative”)


quyk

head

quyk (plural and weak singular quyke, superlative quykest)

quyke (plural)
quyke (singular weak)
quykest (superlative)
quic (alternative)
quicke (alternative)
quik (alternative)
quike (alternative)
quikke (alternative)
quycke (alternative)
quyke (alternative)
quykke (alternative)
qwicke (alternative)
qwik (alternative)
qwyck (alternative)
qwyk (alternative)
qwyke (alternative)
cwic (alternative Early-Middle-English)
cwich (alternative Early-Middle-English)
cwick (alternative Early-Middle-English)
cwuc (alternative Early-Middle-English)
qwhyke (alternative Northern)
weke (alternative Northern)
whik (alternative Northern)
whike (alternative Northern)
whikk (alternative Northern)
whyk (alternative Northern)
whyke (alternative Northern)
whykke (alternative Northern)

desc

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

English: quick (dialectal wick)

→ Ido: quik

Scots: quick, queek

Inherited from Old English cwic, from Proto-West Germanic *kwiku, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 131r

Send me grace to sleep and dream / Some trustworthy dream in my sleep / Through which I might know exactly / Whether my lord is alive or dead.

Sende me grace to slepe and mete / In my slepe some certeyn sweven / Wher thorgh that I may knowe even / Whethir my lorde be quyke or ded

vibrant, powerful, forceful, effective, apparent


cwick

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of quyk


stoonen

Alternative form of stonen (“made of stones”)


ryalle

rialle (alternative)
realle (alternative)


agheful

English: awful

awfull (alternative)
aȝhefull (alternative)
auful (alternative)
aȝefull (alternative)


aghlich

aȝeliche (alternative)
ahelich (alternative)
aȝly (alternative)


awles

English: aweless


abhomynable

English: abominable

→ Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel

Scots: abhominabil

From Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis. Some forms are influenced by a purported but false relationship with Latin hominem.

abhominable (alternative)
abominabill (alternative)
abhominabil (alternative)
abominabull (alternative)
abomynable (alternative)
abominable (alternative)

repulsive, revolting, causing sickness, physically disgusting

offensive, abominable, wicked, emotionally disgusting


wikked

head

wikked (plural and weak singular wikkede)

wikkede (plural)
wikkede (singular weak)
vykked (alternative)
wekked (alternative)
wicked (alternative)
wickede (alternative)
wickid (alternative)
wickyd (alternative)
wikcud (alternative)
wikkede (alternative)
wikkeþ (alternative)
wikkyd (alternative)
wycked (alternative)
wykhed (alternative)
wykked (alternative)
wykkyd (alternative)
wykkyde (alternative)

English: wicked

Scots: wicked, wicket

Yola: wicked

powerful, strong, mighty (used negatively)


weyk

weyk (plural and weak singular weyke, comparative weyker, superlative weykest)

weyke (plural)
weyke (singular weak)
weyker (comparative)
weykest (superlative)
wayk (alternative)
weik (alternative)
waik (alternative)
weke (alternative)
weeke (alternative)
wayke (alternative)
waike (alternative)
weyke (alternative)
weike (alternative)

English: weak

Scots: waik, wake, wak (conflated with woke)

Borrowed from Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to bend, wind”); forms with /ɛː/ are borrowed from Old Norse dialects which underwent East Nordic monophongisation. Doublet of woke; akin to Old English wīcan (“to yield”).

der

weak (feeble; lacking bodily strength, might, or energy):

Weak or feeble due to illness, affliction or aging.

Tired; weak or feeble due to overexertion (physical or not)

(of a body part) Vulnerable, inflexible, frail.

(rare) Lacking competency in combat or on the battlefield.

Lacking mental strength, force, power or endurance:

Weak religiously; in danger of sinning or moral failure.

Fearing, afraid; lacking bravery, heart, or courage.

Unintelligent; lacking intelligence or mental willpower.

(rare) Lazy, indolent, slothful; unwilling to exert.

weak (lacking force or strength otherwise):

Lacking military force or might; militarily weak.

Useless or ineffectual; lacking effect, utility or power.

(rare) Helpless; lacking authority or control.

(rare) Weakened; lacking presence or magnitude.

(of sound, rare) Hard to hear or detect; quiet.

Lacking physical rigidity, permanence, or solidness.

(rare) Bendable; able to be plied or flexed.

(rare) Easily damaged, attacked, or destroyed; fragile.

Having a tendency to be ill or sick; infirm or frail.


homly

English: homely

Scots: hamely

From Old English *hāmlīċ, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk. Equivalent to home + -ly.

homli (alternative)
homely (alternative)
homlich (alternative)
hamly (alternative)
homelely (alternative)
hoomly (alternative)
hamely (alternative)
homle (alternative)
hamlye (alternative)
homelye (alternative)
hamelye (alternative)
hamelie (alternative)
homelye (alternative)
homeli (alternative)

Domestic, home-related; of or in a home.

Endemic; belonging inside a domain or thing.

and þe enemyes of a man ben þei þat ben homeli wiþ hym

c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Matheu 10:36, page 4v, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

And a person's enemies will be those who're at home with them.

Of the household; part of the household.


elvyssh

English: elvish

From Old English ielfisċ. Equivalent to elf + -yssh.

alvisc (alternative)
elvysshe (alternative)
elvysch (alternative)
elvys (alternative)
alvisch (alternative)
alvis (alternative)


tomorwe

From Old English tōmorgen, tō morgenne (“tomorrow”), from tō (“at, on”) + morgene, mergen (dative of morgen (“morning”)), from Proto-Germanic *murganaz (“morning”), perhaps, from Proto-Indo-European *mergʰ- (“to blink, to twinkle”). Equivalent to to- + morwe.

tomorrowe (alternative)
tomorrow (alternative)
tomorowe (alternative)
tomorow (alternative)
tomorewe (alternative)
tomoruwe (alternative)
tomoreu (alternative)
tomorrou (alternative)
tomorou (alternative)
tomorue (alternative)
tomoru (alternative)
tomorȝe (alternative)
tomoreȝe (alternative)
tomarȝe (alternative)
tomærȝe (alternative)
tomarewe (alternative)
temorwe (alternative)
tomorne (alternative)
tomorgen (alternative)
tomorȝen (alternative)
tomoregan (alternative)
tomoroune (alternative)
tomoroun (alternative)
tomoreuin (alternative)
tomorwen (alternative)
tomorwin (alternative)
tomorwyn (alternative)
tomorewen (alternative)
tomarȝan (alternative)
tomarȝen (alternative)
tomærȝen (alternative)
tomarhen (alternative)
tomarwen (alternative)
tomarewene (alternative)
temarwen (alternative)

Belonging to the day after today; tomorrow's.


towardes

towardys (alternative)
towardis (alternative)
towards (alternative)
towardus (alternative)
touwardes (alternative)
touwardes (alternative)
twowardis (alternative)
twowardys (alternative)
towardys (alternative)
towardis (alternative)


toyere

toyer (alternative)
toȝere (alternative)
toyeer (alternative)
toȝeere (alternative)
to yere (alternative)
to yer (alternative)
to ȝere (alternative)
to yeer (alternative)
to ȝeere (alternative)

(agriculture) grown this year; this year's


schyre

shyrest (superlative)
shir (alternative)
schire (alternative)
schyire (alternative)
schyr (alternative)
shire (alternative)
shyre (alternative)
schirre (alternative)
scirre (alternative)
scire (alternative)
schiere (alternative)

English: shire (obsolete, dialectal), sheer

Scots: schyre

From Old English sċīr (“bright”, adjective) and sċīre (adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of skyr.

bright, shimmering, glistening, luminous, radiant

(rare) untarnished; not dirty or stained.


geyn

Alternative form of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)


geyner

comparative degree of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)


gaynest

superlative degree of gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”)


gaynly

English: gainly

From gayn (“direct, fast, good, helpful”) + -ly (adverbial suffix). The adjective is from the adverb.

af

geynliche (alternative)
ganely (alternative)
gainli (alternative)
gaynlych (alternative)
geȝȝnlike (alternative)
gaynli (alternative)
gaynliche (alternative)
gainliche (alternative)
geinliche (alternative)
gaynely (alternative)


barnles

English: bairnless

Scots: bairnless

From Old English bearnlēas; equivalent to barn (“child”) + -les.

barneles (alternative)
bærn-les (alternative)


tymely

English: timely

Scots: tymely (obsolete)

From Old English tīmlīce; equivalent to and reinforced by tyme (“time”) + -ly.

timliche (alternative)
timeliche (alternative)
timely (alternative)
tymly (alternative)
tymliche (alternative)
tymelich (alternative)
tymeli (alternative)
tymelie (alternative)
timelich (alternative)


tymeful

English: timeful (archaic)

(rare) Having a duration or period of time.


asshen

English: ashen

Scots: aishen

From Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”); equivalent of asshe (“ash tree”) + -en (“made of”).

asshyn (alternative)
asshene (alternative)
aschen (alternative)
aisshen (alternative)
aisshene (alternative)
esscen (alternative)


asshen

English: ashen

From asshe (“burnt matter”) + -en (“pertaining to”).


asshyn

Alternative form of asshen (“made of ashwood”)


Cristien

English: Christian

Scots: Christian

Borrowed from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós); equivalent to Crist + -ien. Compare Cristen.

Crestien (alternative)
christian (alternative)
Christien (alternative)
Cristian (alternative)
Cristiene (alternative)
Kyrstyone (alternative)

Christian; of those who believe in Christ.


Cristen

cristeneste (superlative)
Cristene (alternative)
Xp̄isten (alternative)
Xp̄en (alternative)
Crisstene (alternative)
Cristine (alternative)
cristin (alternative)
Cristyn (alternative)
crysten (alternative)
crystone (alternative)
crystyne (alternative)
cristeyn (alternative)

English: Christen

From Old English cristen, from Latin Christiānus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós). Compare Cristien.

Christian (related, controlled, characteristic of, or belonging to those who believe in Christ)


mased

English: mazed

Scots: mazed

masid (alternative)
masyd (alternative)
mazed (alternative)
masit (alternative)
maset (alternative)
massed (alternative)
mast (alternative)

Bewildered, amazed, perplexed, or misled.

Terrified, scared, worried, or despairing; experiencing trauma or distress.

Insane, psychotic, mad or angry; not of sound or calm mind

c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r

Everything is equally good to me— / Joy or sorrow, however it might be— / For I feel nothing about anything, / But am like some dazed thing, / Always on the brink of falling down.

Al is ylyche goode to me / Ioy or sorowe wherso hyt be / For I haue felynge in no thynge / But as it were a mased thynge / Alway in poynt to falle a down


amased

English: amazed

From Old English āmasod, from Old English āmasian. Alternatively from a Middle English *amasen.

amaced (alternative)
amasid (alternative)
amasyd (alternative)
ameaset (alternative)
amaiset (alternative)
a-masid (alternative)

shocked; incapable of action or movement.

distraught; put off from doing something.


cleyen

English: clayen

From cley (from Old English clǣg) + -en.


hethen

English: heathen

Scots: haithen

From Old English hǣþen, from Proto-Germanic *haiþinaz; possibly equivalent to heeth + -en (pertaining to).

heðene (alternative)
hæðen (alternative)
hæðene (alternative)
haythen (alternative)
hæþenn (alternative)
heþen (alternative)
heþene (alternative)
hathen (alternative)
hethyn (alternative)
heþyn (alternative)

heathen, pagan; of those who are not Christian


hæþenn

(Ormulum) Alternative form of hethen (“heathen”)


erthen

English: earthen

Scots: erthen

From Old English eorþen, from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. By surface analysis, erthe (“earth”) + -en (“made of”).

surf

erthene (alternative)
erthin (alternative)
erthyn (alternative)
erþen (alternative)
erþene (alternative)
urþen (alternative)
eorðen (alternative Early-Middle-English)


eorðen

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of erthen


glasene

glæsene (alternative)
glasyne (alternative)
glesne (alternative)

inflection of glasen:
strong/weak plural


glæsene

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of glasene


cristened

English: christened

Scots: kirstent

From the past participle of Old English cristenen.

cristenyde (alternative)
crystynde (alternative)
icrystenyd (alternative)
cristynd (alternative)
cristend (alternative)
cristenyd (alternative)
ycrystned (alternative)
icristnede (alternative)
crisstnedd (alternative)

Christian (of the followers of Christianity)


letheren

English: leathern

Scots: letherin, ledrin

From Old English leþeren, liþren; equivalent to lether + -en (“made of”).

leþeren (alternative)
letheryn (alternative)
letherin (alternative)
letheron (alternative)
lethern (alternative)
letherne (alternative)
leþerne (alternative)
lethren (alternative)
leþryn (alternative)
ledren (alternative)

but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes

But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls

Made of the hide of a living creature, often tanned; made of leather.


lynnen

English: linen

From Old English līnen, equivalent to lyne + -en (“made of”).

linnen (alternative)
lynnyn (alternative)
linnyn (alternative)
linnan (alternative)
lynnun (alternative)
lynen (alternative)
lynnene (alternative)
linnene (alternative)
linene (alternative)
lynene (alternative)
lynyne (alternative)
linnenne (alternative)
lynne (alternative)
linne (alternative)
lyne (alternative)
lynyng (alternative)
lynnynge (alternative)
lynand (alternative)
lenyn (alternative)


læwede

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of lewed


universalite

English: universality

From Middle French universalité, from Late Latin universalitas; equivalent to universal + -ite.

(Late Middle English, rare) the features common to everything in a class, discerned from the analysis of each thing in the class.

(Late Middle English, rare) the ability to generalise the features of each thing in a class to derive the common features.


sylveren

English: silvern

From Old English seolfren, re-formed in analogy to silver.

silveren (alternative)
sylverene (alternative)
silverene (alternative)
sylveryn (alternative)
silveryn (alternative)
silverin (alternative)
silverine (alternative)
silvern (alternative)
silverne (alternative)
sylvryn (alternative)
seluerene (alternative)
selvern (alternative)
selverne (alternative)
selfern (alternative)
selfurn (alternative)
selvrene (alternative)
seoluerne (alternative)
seolferne (alternative)
seolfrene (alternative)


copren

English: coppern

From Old English cyperen, equivalent to coper + -en (“made of”).

copryn (alternative)
copron (alternative)

Formed from copper or an alloy thereof, such as bronze.


selken

English: silken

Scots: selkin, silkin

From Old English seolcen (“made of silk”); equivalent to selk + -en (“made of”).

silken (alternative)
silkyn (alternative)
sylkyn (alternative)
seolkene (alternative)
sulkene (alternative)


venym

venymest (superlative)
fenim (alternative)
venem (alternative)
venim (alternative)
venom (alternative)
venyme (alternative)
wenim (alternative)

English: venom (obsolete as an adjective)

Poisonous or toxic (especially of an animal)


venymous

English: venomous

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and continental Old French venimos; by surface analysis, venym + -ous.

venemose (alternative)
venemous (alternative)
venemouse (alternative)
venimous (alternative)
venymes (alternative)
venymows (alternative)
wenymus (alternative)

Poisonous, toxic; bearing poison or toxins:

Intrinsically venomous or poisonous; having inherent poison

Malignant, tumorous; bearing an infection or disease.

Malicious, angry, sinful, or destructive.


envenymous

English: venomous

Borrowed from Middle French envenimeux; equivalent to en- + venym + -ous.


almaunden

English: almondine

almaundin (alternative)
almandin (alternative)
almandine (alternative)


bechen

English: beechen

From Old English bēcen, or from an inflected form of beche.

bechene (alternative)
becen (alternative)
beechen (alternative)

Made of beechwood; pertaining to beech trees.


mapelyn

From mapel (from Old English mapultrēow, mapulder) + -en.


seldscene

English: seldseen

From Old English seldsīene, seldsēne; equivalent to selde (“uncommon”) + seen.

seldcene (alternative)
seltsene (alternative)
seldsene (alternative)
selt scene (alternative)
seld sene (alternative)


sællic

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of selly


toilous

English: toilous (obsolete)

toyllous (alternative)
toilose (alternative)


arveð

From Old English earfoþe, from Proto-West Germanic *arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz.

arrfeþþ (alternative)
arveþ (alternative)
arveth (alternative)
earfeþ (alternative)
earveþ (alternative)

(Early Middle English) laborious, demanding, challenging


clubbyd

English: clubbed

clobbid (alternative)
clobbyd (alternative)
clobbed (alternative)
clubbed (alternative)
clombid (alternative)
clubid (alternative)


cwiver

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of quiver (“quick”)


Walsch

English: Welsh

Scots: Welsche, Welch, Welsh

From Old English wīelisċ, wēlisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) + -isch. Some forms have been remodelled by analogy with other etymologically related words.

Walesche (alternative)
wallysshe (alternative)
Walse (alternative)
Walshe (alternative)
Walssh (alternative)
Walysche (alternative)
Welische (alternative)
Wylisc (alternative)


cryminal

English: criminal

Scots: creeminal

From Anglo-Norman criminal, from Latin crīminālis; equivalent to cryme + -al.

crymynall (alternative)
cremynall (alternative)
crimynal (alternative)
criminall (alternative)

(rare) Relating to crime or illegal actions; criminal.

(rare) Relating to unjust or immoral actions; wicked, iniquitous.


crymynous

English: criminous

From Latin crīminōsus; equivalent to cryme + -ous.

(rare, Late Middle English) disgraceful, shameful

(rare, Late Middle English) criminally responsible.


veye

Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)


toþeles

English: toothless

Scots: tuithless

From Old English tōþlēas; equivalent to tothe (“tooth”) + -les.

toþles (alternative)
tooþles (alternative)
tothles (alternative)
tootheles (alternative)
totelesse (alternative)
totheles (alternative)
tuthles (alternative)
tothelesse (alternative)
tutheles (alternative)


grasy

English: grassy

Scots: gressy, girsie


greceles

English: grassless


graceles

English: graceless

gracelees (alternative)
gracelese (alternative)
graciles (alternative)
graselese (alternative)

Wicked, sinful, not experiencing God's help.

(rare) unfortunate, incautious, reckless


graciouse

inflection of gracious:
strong/weak plural


fotles

English: footless

Scots: fitless

Inherited from Old English *fōtlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *fōtalaus, from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz; equivalent to fot + -les.

footeles (alternative)
foteles (alternative)

(Late Middle English, uncommon) footless (lacking feet)


foted

English: footed

Scots: fittit

Yola: vooted

i-foted (alternative)
footid (alternative)
footed (alternative)
fotyd (alternative)
fotid (alternative)

(in combination) Having a type or number of feet; footed

(rare) Possessing or having supports or table-legs.


pleiful

English: playful

Scots: playfu


fomy

English: foamy

From Old English fāmiġ, fǣmiġ; equivalent to fom + -y.

foamy, drooling, slobbering (emitting foamy spit)

foamy, bubbly (having a foamy character)


queynte

head

queynte (comparative queynter, superlative queyntest)

queynter (comparative)
queyntest (superlative)
cwointe (alternative)
cuinte (alternative)
cwuinte (alternative)
quoynte (alternative)
queinte (alternative)
quaynt (alternative)
quaynte (alternative)
quoynt (alternative)
queint (alternative)
coynte (alternative)
queynt (alternative)
qwaynte (alternative)
quaint (alternative)

English: quaint

Scots: quent (obsolete)

From Anglo-Norman cointe, from Latin cognitus.

intelligent, smart, well-thought, sagacious, judicious


cwointe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of queynte


plurelle

English: plural

Scots: plural

From Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis.

plural (alternative)
plurele (alternative)
plurell (alternative)
plurel (alternative)


speckyd

English: specked

y-spekked (alternative)
spekkede (alternative)
speckid (alternative)
spekkid (alternative)
spekytt (alternative)
speckud (alternative)


rawe

rawest (superlative)
raw (alternative)
rau (alternative)
rauȝ (alternative)
raugh (alternative)
rae (alternative)
ra (alternative)
rowe (alternative)

English: raw

Scots: raw

From Old English hrēaw, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, *hrēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

raw, unprocessed, unfiltered (not subject to processing or refinement)

(usually referring to one's skin) wounded, hurt, punctured

(usually referring to one's bodily parts) vulnerable, visible, bare

(figurative) young, primitive, rough, simple


reuþful

English: ruthful

Scots: reuthful (obsolete)

reuthful (alternative)
reowðfule (alternative)
reouðfule (alternative)
routhefulle (alternative)
rewþefull (alternative)
reuthful (alternative)
reuþevol (alternative)
reowthful (alternative)


reowðfule

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of reuþful


reuþeles

English: ruthless

Scots: reuthles (obsolete)

rouþeles (alternative)
routhelees (alternative)
routheeles (alternative)
routheles (alternative)
rewthles (alternative)
reuþyles (alternative)
rewthelees (alternative)


særi

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of sory


soryly

From Old English sāriġlīċ; equivalent to sory + -ly.

sorily (alternative)
soriliche (alternative)
sariliche (alternative)
særiliche (alternative)


sorell

Alternative form of sorel (“sorrel (colour)”)


snow whit

English: snow-white

Scots: snaw-white

From Old English snāwhwīt, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwahwītaz; equivalent to snow + whit.

snowe-white (alternative)
snouwite (alternative)
snawhwit (alternative)
snow whyte (alternative)
snou whyte (alternative)


snowisshe

English: snowish

snowissh (alternative)
snowysshe (alternative)
snowyssh (alternative)
snowych (alternative)


symply

simplier (comparative)
simpleliche (alternative)
simply (alternative)
sympilliche (alternative)
sympleliche (alternative)
sympliche (alternative)
symplely (alternative)
simpliche (alternative)
sympli (alternative)


vespertyne

English: vespertine

From Latin vespertīnus (“occurring in the evening”).

bor

Pertaining to or occurring during the evening.


venerien

Venerian

Either from Old French venerien or from Latin Venerius. The nominal use derives from the astrological understanding of Venus as the source of erotic influence.

veneryen (alternative)
venerian (alternative)
venerient (alternative)

(astronomy, astrology, sometimes capitalized, see Venerien) Pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Venus.


marcyan

marcien (alternative)
marcyen (alternative)
marcian (alternative)
mercyen (alternative)
marcient (alternative)

(astronomy, astrology, sometimes capitalized) Pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Mars.

(by extension) Pertaining to war; martial.


marcien

For certes, I am al Venerien

late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 609-610

For certainly, I am all influenced by Venus
In feeling, and my heart is influenced by Mars.


saturnyne

English: saturnine

From Old French saturnin, from Latin Sāturnīnus.

saturnyn (alternative)
satournyne (alternative)

(astronomy, astrology, sometimes capitalized) Pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Saturn.


saturnous

From Saturne + -ous, from Latin Sāturnus.

Beth they war of metes that encresith sede..& suche metis ben..stronge, swete wyne & saturnous; and good wyne þat is myghty & swete, bothe whit & rede.


heivol

heiuol (alternative)
heyvolle (alternative)
heyuolle (alternative)
heiȝful (alternative)


monelich

English: moonly

Having the shape or appearance of the moon.


monyssh

English: moonish

Variable like the moon; changeable, fickle, inconsistent.


sonnelyche

English: sunly

From Old English sunlīċ. Equivalent to sonne + -ly.

sonneliche (alternative)
sonnelych (alternative)
sonnelich (alternative)
sunnelyche (alternative)
sunneliche (alternative)
sunnelych (alternative)
sunnelich (alternative)
sunnlice (alternative)

Pertaining to or originating from the sun; solar.


sonnyssh

English: sunnish

sonnysshe (alternative)
sonnysche (alternative)
sonnessh (alternative)
sunnishe (alternative)
sonnysh (alternative)

Of the colour or brilliance of the sun; golden and radiant.


jelous

English: jealous

Scots: jealous

/d͡ʒɛːˈluːs/

From Old French jalous, gelus, from Late Latin zelosus.

gelous (alternative)
gelus (alternative)
gelows (alternative)
jalous (alternative)
jolouse (alternative)
jelos (alternative)
jelouse (alternative)

Jealous about a relationship; fearful about one's partner cheating.

Heartless, ruthless, strong; having great might and little empathy.

Loving, passionate; having much love or passion.

(rare) Bearing envy; jealous; resentful of another's possessions or status.

(rare) Paranoid; having suspicion or mistrust.


yhong

(chiefly Northern dialectal) Alternative form of yong


yhyng

(chiefly Northern) Alternative form of yong


ȝonke

(chiefly northern West Midland dialectal) Alternative form of yong


ȝeonge

(chiefly south West Midlands) Alternative form of yong


ȝuinge

(chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of yong


yongere

English: younger

yonger (alternative)
yongur (alternative)
yonker (alternative)
yungur (alternative)
yungger (alternative)
ȝongore (alternative)
ȝongor (alternative)
gingre (alternative)
ȝunnꟑre (alternative Ormulum)


gingre

(chiefly early) Alternative form of yongere


yongeste

yongest (alternative)
ȝongoste (alternative)
ȝongost (alternative)
ȝungust (alternative)
gunkeste (alternative)
yongeist (alternative)


yongest

ȝongost (alternative)
ȝongoste (alternative)
ȝungust (alternative)
gunkeste (alternative)


yongeist

(chiefly Northern) superlative degree of yong


findiȝ

Forr Crist iss strang & stedefasst & findiᵹ & unnfakenn Till alle þa þatt lufenn himm.

For Christ is strong & stedfast & able & trustworthy to all that love him.

Þa lakesst tu þin Drihhtin swa Gastlike..Wiþþ þerrflinng bræd..Wiþþ fasst & findiᵹ laf & harrd.

Thou worshipest to thy Lord so devoutly ... with strong and apt praise and vigorously.


hevy

head

hevy (plural and weak singular hevye, comparative hevyere, superlative hevyest)

hevye (plural)
hevye (singular weak)
hevyere (comparative)
hevyest (superlative)
hevi (alternative)
hevie (alternative)
hevye (alternative)
evi (alternative)
evy (alternative)
hevey (alternative)
heveg (alternative)
heve (alternative)
heyve (alternative)
hefi (alternative)
hefia (alternative)
hefig (alternative)
hefige (alternative)
hefiȝ (alternative)
hefeȝ (alternative)
hevȝ (alternative)
heviȝ (alternative)

English: heavy

Scots: hivy

From Old English hefiġ, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, equivalent to heven + -y.

Difficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome.

Lacking in vitality due to factors such as fatigue, age, disease or conscience.

Burdened with woe or sorrow; sad, troubled.

Angry or vexed (usually formed with to).


heue

alternative typography of hevy (“heavy, weighty; burdensome; grave, serious”)


hefi

(chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of hevy


clothles

English: clotheless (obsolete)

/ˈklɔːðlɛːs/

cloþles (alternative)
clatheless (alternative)
clothlees (alternative)
cloothlees (alternative)
clotheles (alternative)


stif

stif (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffeste)

stiffer (comparative)
stiffeste (superlative)
styf (alternative)
styfe (alternative)
styff (alternative)
styffe (alternative)
stife (alternative)
stiff (alternative)
stiffe (alternative)
stive (alternative)
styve (alternative)

English: stiff

Scots: stif, stiff, steif

Yola: stiff

From Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. The variant with a short vowel is probably from the comparative.

Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.

Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.

Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.

Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.

Having great force or potence; forceful.

Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.


stiborne

English: stubborn

Scots: stubborn (obsolete)

stibourne (alternative)
stoburn (alternative)
stoburne (alternative)
styburne (alternative)
styborne (alternative)
stiborn (alternative)
stubourne (alternative)
stuborn (alternative)
stiburne (alternative)

(Late Middle English) stubborn, refractory, unruly; hard to deal with and principled.


stiborn

‘Stiborn I was as is a leonesse,
And of my tonge a verray Iangleresse,
And walke I wolde, as I had doon biforn,

late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath's Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, line 637-640

‘I was as stubborn as is a lioness,
And of my tongue a true chatterbox,
And I would walk, as I had done before,
From house to house, although he had sworn the contrary.’

From hous to hous, al-though he had it sworn.’


campyng

campynge (alternative)
camping (alternative)
kampyng (alternative)


cleyed

English: clayed

(Late Middle English, rare) Covered in clay for adhesion.


cleyy

English: clayey

clayie (alternative)
cleȝy (alternative)
cleyi (alternative)
cleyye (alternative)

(rare) Clayish, clayey, muddy; like or containing clay or mud.


gleu

From Old English glēaw, from Proto-Germanic *glawwaz.

glæu (alternative)
gleaw (alternative)
glew (alternative)

(Early Middle English) knowledgeable, adept, skilled, judicious, kind


glæu

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of gleu (“knowledgeable”)


glewysch

English: gluish

glowisch (alternative)
glewishe (alternative)


glewy

English: gluey


bataylous

English: battailous

From Old French bataillos; equivalent to batayle + -ous.

batailleus (alternative)
bataillous (alternative)
batellous (alternative)
batelouse (alternative)

(rare) Prepared for war; competent at fighting


bourdeful

English: bourdful (obsolete)

bourdefull (alternative)
bourdfull (alternative)


brayny

English: brainy


braynles

English: brainless


kirnelly

English: kernelly

kernelly (alternative)
kirnely (alternative)

(rare) glandular, containing many glands or tumours.


grayned

English: grained

greynyd (alternative)
greyned (alternative)


greynyng

English: graining

granynge (alternative)
graynyng (alternative)
growneyng (alternative)

(rare) The process of dyeing textiles or leather.


swelle

swele (alternative)
swel (alternative)
suele (alternative)
swell (alternative)


unserchable

English: unsearchable

uncerchable (alternative)
unsercheable (alternative)
uncercheable (alternative)


wothe

vath (alternative)
wath (alternative)
wathe (alternative)
woth (alternative)
whaht (alternative)
woþ (alternative)
quath (alternative)
quat (alternative)

Perilous, threatening, potentially injurious.


hodles

English: hoodless

hodlesse (alternative)
hoodeles (alternative)
hoodles (alternative)
hodlez (alternative)

(Late Middle English) Lacking a hood; hoodless.


perilouse

inflection of perilous:
strong/weak plural


perled

perlid (alternative)
pyrled (alternative)

(rare) Adorned with pearls (or fake pearls)

(rare, Late Middle English) Having a macula or spot.


folisch

English: foolish

Scots: fuilish

foolissh (alternative)
follysch (alternative)
foolyssche (alternative)
folisshe (alternative)
folissh (alternative)
foles (alternative)

(Late Middle English) Foolish, erroneous, ridiculous.

(Late Middle English, rare) Sinful, unorthodox, lascivious.

(Late Middle English, rare) Bizarre, weird, nonsensical.


hateliche

From Old English hetelīc; equivalent to hate + -ly.

(rare) Ferocious, violent, merciless, destructive.


hatesum

English: hatesome

Scots: hatesome

hatsum (alternative)
haatsum (alternative)


ewrous

From Old French eurous, eureus; equivalent to eure + -ous.

eurous (alternative)
euourus (alternative)

Thriving, wealthy; experiencing success.


manered

English: mannered

Scots: mainert

From maner (“characteristics, manner”) + -ed.

(rare) Possessing a specific disposition or behaviour.

(rare) Moderated, regulated, controlled.


manerly

From maner (“characteristics, manner”) + -ly.

manerely (alternative)
manerli (alternative)
manerlich (alternative)
manerliche (alternative)
menerly (alternative)

(rare) Well-behaved, kind, refined, morally upstanding.


wheten

English: wheaten

From Old English hwǣten; equivalent to whete + -en (“made of”).

wheton (alternative)
hwæten (alternative)
whettyne (alternative)
whetyn (alternative)
huetene (alternative)
ȝweten (alternative)

wheaten (composed of or made out of wheat)


hwæten

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of wheten


tuskyd

English: tusked

Scots: tuskit (obsolete)

toskid (alternative)
tuxed (alternative)
tusked (alternative)
tuskydde (alternative)


tuschy

tusshi (alternative)
tusshy (alternative)
tussy (alternative)


burely

borliest (superlative)
borly (alternative)
borely (alternative)
borelych (alternative)
borlych (alternative)
burlich (alternative)
borlich (alternative)
borlic (alternative)
burly (alternative)
borlyche (alternative)
bourly (alternative)
burliche (alternative)
burlyche (alternative)
bureliche (alternative)
borli (alternative)
burli (alternative)

English: burly

Scots: buirdly (possibly); burely

Unknown. Likely from Old English *borlīċ, attested adverbially in Old English borlīċe (“eminently, excellently, well”).

cog

Outstanding, attractive, good-looking, fair, pleasing.


asshy

English: ashy

Scots: essy


savagyne

Borrowed from Old French sauvagin; equivalent to savage + -ine.

(rare, Late Middle English) wild, untamed, fierce

(rare, Late Middle English) demented, crazy, insane


ermyne

Borrowed from Middle French erminé; equivalent to ermyn + -e (participial suffix).

(rare, heraldry) Having an inverted ermine pattern (black spots on white)


wolled

English: wooled

Scots: ooed

woolled (alternative)
wulled (alternative)


wolward

English: woolward

wulward (alternative)
welleward (alternative)
wollewarde (alternative)
wolleward (alternative)
wolwarde (alternative)
wolle-ward (alternative)

Clad in wool-wear (often for repentance).


holiȝ

(chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of holy (sacred)


hallȝhe

Þu shallt tæronne findenn Off þatt tatt Cristess hallȝhe þed Birrþ trowwenn wel & follȝhenn.

(Ormulum) Alternative form of holy (sacred)


hevysom

English: heavisome

evysum (alternative)
hevisom (alternative)
hevisome (alternative)
hevisum (alternative)
hevysome (alternative)
hevysum (alternative)

Difficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome.

Burdened with woe or sorrow; sad, troubled.

Conducive to or causing annoyance, anger or grief; vexatious.


at heuynesse

at (alternative)
heuynesse (alternative)


staffull

Possibly from staf + -ful. Compare Norwegian stappfull (“chock full, crammed, stuffed”).

staffol (alternative)
staf-ful (alternative)
staf ful (alternative)
stafful (alternative)


stafflike

From Old English stæflīc; equivalent to staf + -ly.

(Ormulum, rare) Literal; non-figurative.


reere

Alternative form of rere (“rear, following”)


hrere

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of rere (“undercooked”)


mayn

English: main

Scots: main, mane

Yola: mhyne (adv)

From Old English mæġen and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).

Extraordinarily large; gigantic or humongous.

(rare) Strange or uncommon; exceptional.


mæin

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of mayn


maynful

English: mainful

mainful (alternative)
manfull (alternative)
meinful (alternative)
meinfule (alternative)

Ah leve ȝe, Ich reade oƿ, o þe liviende Godd, mihti ant meinful ant euch godes ful, þe hereð þeo þe Him cleopieð to, ant heovene-ȝetes openeð!

c. 1200, Þe Liflade ant te Passiun of Seinte Margarete:

But believe, you, I advise you, in the living God, mighty and powerful and full of all good, who hears all who call to him, and the gates of heaven will open!

Potent, effective, tough; having much power.

Ryȝt as þe maynful mone con rys / Er þenne þe day-glem dryue al doun

c. 1375, the "Pearl Poet", Perle, lines 1093–1094:

Right as the shining moon is rising / Just as the day's gleam drives all down

(rare) Shining, light; having much brightness.


monful

(West Midlands) Alternative form of manful


botemles

English: bottomless

boþemlez (alternative)
botomles (alternative)
botemeles (alternative)
bottomles (alternative)
bottumles (alternative)
botmeles (alternative)

(Late Middle English) Lacking a bottom; bottomless.


tayled

English: tailed

Scots: tailt

teyled (alternative)
taylyd (alternative)
tailled (alternative)
tailed (alternative)
tailede (alternative)
taylede (alternative)

(rare) Having a part which drags on the floor.


endeles

English: endless

Scots: endless

From Old English endelēas, from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz; equivalent to ende + -les.

endelese (alternative)
endeliese (alternative)
endles (alternative)
endlees (alternative)
yendles (alternative)
eendeles (alternative)
endelees (alternative)
endeleas (alternative)
yndelesse (alternative)
endlez (alternative)
endelez (alternative)

Unending in time; endless, timeless, lasting without end.

Unending in quantity; nonfinite, innumerable.

(rare) Unending in extent; stretching on forever, boundaryless.


endely

English: endly

From ende + -ly (adverbial suffix). The adjective is from the adverb.

eendly (alternative)
eendli (alternative)
endeliche (alternative)
endly (alternative)


develiche

From Old English dēofollīc; equivalent to devel + -liche.

deofliche (alternative)
dievliche (alternative)
devely (alternative)

Evil, malign; morally and spiritually wrong.


develissh

English: devilish

Scots: deevilish, deilish


norischaunt

Borrowed from Old French norrissant; equivalent to norischen + -ant.

norysschaunt (alternative)
nurischand (alternative)
noresshaunt (alternative)
norisshaunt (alternative)
norsshant (alternative)


nayled

English: nailed

naylyd (alternative)
nalid (alternative)

Having (finger- or toe-)nails (usually referring to a certain type)


crepel

English: cripple

desc

Scots: crepill, cripill, crippill, crupple, cripple

From Old English crypel, from Proto-Germanic *krupilaz; equivalent to crepen + -el (agentive suffix).

cripel (alternative)
crepell (alternative)
crepull (alternative)
crypple (alternative)
cripill (alternative)
crepil (alternative)
cruppel (alternative)
crupel (alternative)
krepel (alternative)
crepul (alternative)
crypylle (alternative)
cripil (alternative)
crepill (alternative)


hoal

Alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)


lether

English: leather

Inherited from Old English leþer, from Proto-West Germanic *leþr, from Proto-Germanic *leþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *letróm.

lethere (alternative)
lethir (alternative)
lethyr (alternative)
leþer (alternative)
leþyr (alternative)
leþir (alternative)
leddyr (alternative)
ledder (alternative)
leddur (alternative)
leddir (alternative)
ledyr (alternative)
leder (alternative)


letheryd

leðered (alternative)
leddrit (alternative)
i. leþered (alternative)

Having leather or skin on (something); surrounded by leather or skin.


merveile

merveilleste (superlative)
mervayle (alternative)
merveyle (alternative)
mervaile (alternative)
mervaylle (alternative)
merveylle (alternative)
mervaille (alternative)
merveille (alternative)
mervail (alternative)
merveil (alternative)
mervayl (alternative)
mervell (alternative)
mervall (alternative)
mervelle (alternative)
mervel (alternative)

Borrowed from Old French merveille, from Latin mirabilia.

Amazing, astonishing, exceptional, noteworthy; causing marvel or awe.

(rare) Supernatural; put into effect by divine or godly forces.


merveilous

English: marvellous

Scots: mervellous

Borrowed from Old French merveillus, merveillos; equivalent to merveil + -ous.

merveyleux (alternative)
mervailous (alternative)
merveilouse (alternative)
mervelus (alternative)
mervellous (alternative)
mervelous (alternative)
mervulus (alternative)
marvelus (alternative)
merveiles (alternative)
merveyllous (alternative)
mervayles (alternative)
merveylows (alternative)
merveilus (alternative)
marveilouse (alternative)
merveylus (alternative)
merveillouse (alternative)
merveylous (alternative)
mervelouse (alternative)
mervailouse (alternative)
merveylouse (alternative)
merveillous (alternative)
mervelious (alternative)
mervaylous (alternative)
mervalous (alternative)
marvaylous (alternative)
mervelows (alternative)

Astounding, breathtaking, unexpected; resulting in awe and marvel.

Exceptional, fantastic, noteworthy; worthy of awe and marvel.

Miraculous or occult; involving paranormal or divine forces.

Out of the ordinary, unusual, or odd; not regular or expected.

Beastly, ghastly; outside the usual natural order.

Scary, frightening, horrific; inducing fear or dread.

(rare, Late Middle English) Erratic, inconstant, wavering.


forrayne

But since your Grace on forrayne coastes, / Amonge your foes unkinde, / Must goe to hazard life and limbe, / Why should I staye behinde?


geson

English: geason, geazon, gaison, gessen

From Old English gǣsne, from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.

gesene (alternative)
gesoun (alternative)
geeson (alternative)
gesen (alternative)

Not common or plentiful; uncommon, rare, sparing, scarse.


slidery

English: slithery, sliddery

Scots: sliddery, sliddry

sliderye (alternative)
slideri (alternative)
sliddrie (alternative)
slydery (alternative)
sliddri (alternative)
slidri (alternative)
sliddry (alternative)
slydry (alternative)
slydery (alternative)

Having low friction; slick, greasy, slimy.

(rare) Tending to slip or slide; unstable or unsure.


reth

English: rethe, reth, reithe, retht

Scots: reth, reithe

From Old English rēþe, from Proto-Germanic *rōþijaz.

reþe (alternative)
rethe (alternative)
reðe (alternative)

(of people) Savage, ferocious, ruthless, merciless.

(of things) Severe, terrifying, dangerous.


reðe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of reth


undeadlic

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of undedly


fulfremed

From Old English fullfremian, fullfremman (“to fulfill, perfect, practice, complete”), equivalent to ful- + freme.

accomplished, fulfilled; perfected, complete


myschevous

English: mischievous

Scots: mischievous

Possibly borrowed from Anglo-Norman meschevous; however possibly formed from myschef + -ous; in that case, the Anglo-Norman form would be a borrowing from Middle English.

mischevous (alternative)
meschevous (alternative)
myschefous (alternative)
myschevouse (alternative)
myschevos (alternative)
myschevus (alternative)
myschievouse (alternative)

Sorrowful, distraught; experiencing hardship or penury.

Harmful, destructive, injurious, painful.

Morally wrong; iniquitous, malicious, unfair.


greable

Scots: greeable

⇒ English: ungreeable

Borrowed from Old French grëable; equivalent to gre + -able.

Nice, favourable, amiable; showing goodwill or kindness.

Appropriate, apt, proper; good for a situation.


elat

English: elate


gredy

gredier (comparative)
gredi (alternative)
grædie (alternative Early-Middle-English)
grediȝ (alternative Early-Middle-English)

English: greedy
Sranan Tongo: gridi

Scots: gredy, gredie

Inherited from Anglian Old English grēdiġ (West Saxon grǣdiġ), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz.

inh+

Envious, greedy; lusting after wealth or lucre; displaying avarice or greed.

Voracious, insatiable, tending to overeat or excessively eat (used of people and beasts)

Overexcited; excessively eager or willing; displaying impulsiveness.

(rare) Starving, hungry; requiring or necessitating nutrition.


grediȝ

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of gredy


houngrie

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of hungry


þester

þeostre (alternative)
þuster (alternative)
þyster (alternative)
thestur (alternative)
thestir (alternative)
thester (alternative)

Dark, gloomy; not providing or giving off much light or brightness.

Black or blackish; darkly coloured or shaded, swarthy.

(rare) Immoral, salacious religiously ignorant, of laity.

(rare) Incomprehensible, vague, or lacking detail.


þestri

From Old English þēostrig; equivalent to þester + -y.

þestrie (alternative)
þestrei (alternative)
þeostri (alternative)


drery

English: dreary

Scots: drear

From Old English drēoriġ, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz.

dreriȝ (alternative)
dreori (alternative)
drieri (alternative)
dreri (alternative)
druri (alternative)
drwry (alternative)
drewry (alternative)
drerye (alternative)

Showing sadness; mournful, upset, crying, dreary.

Saddening, terrible, disappointing, painful.

Scared, terrified; in a state of panic or fear.

Ruthless, malicious, without mercy or kindness.

(rare) Terrifying, scary, horrifying; causing panic and fear.


dreori

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of drery


drerimod

From Old English drēoriġmōd; equivalent to drery + mode.

dreriȝmod (alternative)
dreri-mod (alternative)
drurymode (alternative)


wynne

wynne (plural)
wynne (singular weak)
winne (alternative)
wenne (alternative)
wunne (alternative)
wyn (alternative)
win (alternative)
wen (alternative)
wun (alternative)
wnne (alternative)
wyne (alternative)

From Old English wynn; the final vowel is from the oblique cases. Doublet of veine (“supplication”).


angelik

English: angelic

Borrowed from Old French angélique, borrowed itself from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikós). Some forms represent a continuation of Old English engellīċ. Equivalent to aungel + -ik.

angelyk (alternative)
aungelyk (alternative)
aungelik (alternative)
aungellike (alternative)
angelike (alternative)
aungelike (alternative)

Angelic or heavenly; appropriate for an angel.


erable

English: earable

From eren (“to plough”) + -able (“-able”), apparently on the model of arable.

ayreable (alternative)
erybyll (alternative)


gloryis

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of glorious


endowable

English: endowable

(rare) Entitled to receive or eligible for dower.


megre

English: meagre, meager

Scots: meagre, meager (possibly borrowed from Modern English)

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman megre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

megyre (alternative)
megere (alternative)
meger (alternative)
megire (alternative)
megir (alternative)

Lean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of hunger.

(rare) Skinny, narrow, slim; showing thinness.


feeldi

English: fieldy

feldi (alternative)
feeldy (alternative)


gnawynge

gnawynges (plural)
gnawyng (alternative)
gnawinge (alternative)
gnauynge (alternative)
knauynge (alternative)

English: gnawing

A severe pain or injury; something that causes great pain.

(rare) Insulting, mocking; a verbal attack.

(rare) Corroding, wearing; an instance of corrosion.


meteles

English: meatless

From Old English metelēas; equivalent to mete + -les.

mete-les (alternative)
mete lesse (alternative)
metles (alternative)


sodeyn

English: sudden

q

Scots: sudden, suddent (modified to match the Middle Scots past participle -and, -ant)

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Latin subitāneus.

sodain (alternative)
sodaine (alternative)
sodayne (alternative)
sodeyne (alternative)
soodeyn (alternative)
soden (alternative)
sodan (alternative)
sudeyn (alternative)
sudeyne (alternative)
sudayne (alternative)
soudein (alternative)
soddeyn (alternative)
suddayne (alternative)
sodand (alternative)

weren hurlid sum tyme bi drede of wondris ayens kynde, sum tyme the soulis failiden bi ledyng ouer; for why sudeyn drede and vnhopid, cam on hem.

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Wisdom 17:14”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

(They) were then afflicted by a fear of beasts, then their souls failed as they gave up, as sudden, unanticipated fear overcame them.

Sudden; happening or developing without buildup or non-gradually.

Unanticipated; happening or developing without warning or notice.

Hasty; happening or developing in a quick or fast way.

Impulsive; happening or developing as a result of a poorly-thought decision.

(rare) Ephemeral; short-lived or impermanent.


thevysch

English: thievish

thevyssh (alternative)
thefyische (alternative)
thevishe (alternative)

Having a personality like a thief or robber; thievish.


honyed

English: honeyed, honied

honied (alternative)
ihonied (alternative)
honyd (alternative)
hownyd (alternative)

Made sweet using or honey or giving that impression; honeyed


hony-swete

English: honey-sweet

hony-swet (alternative)
honi suete (alternative)
hony swete (alternative)
honny swett (alternative)
hone swet (alternative)

being sweet, appealing or delicious like honey


hayl

Alternative form of heil (“healthy, sound”)


cerymonial

English: ceremonial

ceremonyal (alternative)
cerimonyall (alternative)
cerymonyal (alternative)
sermonyal (alternative)

Ceremonial; connected to or related to ceremony.


beautevous

English: beauteous

beautuous (alternative)
boyteous (alternative)
beuteus (alternative)
beuteowse (alternative)
bewtyvows (alternative)
bewtuvus (alternative)
bewtevus (alternative)
bewteose (alternative)

Physically appealing; attractive, pretty, beautiful.

(rare) Religiously beautiful; righteous.

(rare) Something that is beautiful or appealing.


woclic

From Old English wāclīc; equivalent to woke + -ly.


sovereyn

sovereynest (superlative)
sovureyn (alternative)
soverayn (alternative)
sovereyne (alternative)
soverein (alternative)
sovereigne (alternative)
soveren (alternative)
soverayne (alternative)
soverain (alternative)
soveran (alternative)
soveryn (alternative)

English: sovereign

Scots: sovereign

From Old French soverain, from Vulgar Latin *superānus.

Famous, awesome, amazing; worthy of respect.

Having absolute, ultimate, or total control; all-powerful.

Having the highest possible rank; top-ranking, executive.

Fantastic, superior, phenomenal; the best.

Related to the skies, atmosphere, or space.

Total, exceptionless, absolute; with no exception.

Useful, efficacious; having great effect or potency.

Predominant, preeminent; exceeding all others.


foreyn

English: foreign

Scots: furrin

From Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus. Forms in fer- are altered on the analogy of fer (“far”).

forein (alternative)
foren (alternative)
forene (alternative)
foreyne (alternative)
feorrene (alternative)
foryn (alternative)

Nonlocal; not from or in one's town or immediate area.

Foreign; not from or in one's country or nation.

Belonging to or associated with other people; not belonging to oneself.

Surface, seeming, illusory, unimportant; not showing its true nature.

(rare) External, outside; not inside one's body or mind.

(rare) Opposed; rivaling or hindering a cause.


swere

English: sweer, swear, sweir, swere

Scots: sweir, sweer, swere

From Old English swǣr, swār, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (“heavy”).

swær (alternative)
swar (alternative)
sware (alternative)
swer (alternative)
suere (alternative)


sauce flewme

From Old French saussefleume; equivalent to sauce + flewme.

salsefleume (alternative)
salse fleume (alternative)
salseflewme (alternative)
saulsfleume (alternative)
sauceflem (alternative)
sauscefleume (alternative)
sausfleme (alternative)
sawsefleme (alternative)

The state of being affected by or showing symptoms of this disease.


fleumatik

English: phlegmatic (remodelled after Latin)

From Old French fleumatique, from Latin phlegmāticus.

flewmatik (alternative)
flematik (alternative)
fleumatyke (alternative)
flewmatyk (alternative)

medicinal humor adjectives: humour: colerik · fleumatik · malencolik · sanguine [edit]

Phlegmatic; containing or made of the humour of phlegm.

Caused by an overabundance or overflow of phlegm; made due to too much phlegm.

Phlegmatic in temprament; lacking emotion, excitement or passion.

(rare) Generating, creating or making phlegm.


malencolie

English: melancholy (remodelled after Latin)

Scots: melancholy (remodelled after Latin)

Yola: malaunchly (remodelled after Latin)

From Old French melancolie, from Late Latin melancholia, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía). Many forms of this word show influence from Old French mal (“bad”).

malencolye (alternative)
malancolie (alternative)
malancolye (alternative)
malyncoly (alternative)
malencoly (alternative)
malencoli (alternative)
melancolye (alternative)
melancolie (alternative)

Tending to be under the influence of black bile.

Made of or containing black bile or melancholy.

Having one's mood changed by black bile; depressed or raging.

(rare) Due to the influence of black bile.


malencolien

From Old French malancolien; equivalent to malencolie + -ien.

(of celestial bodies) In the right spot for creation of black bile.

Ireful, wrothful, furious: full of anger, wroth, or ire.


malencolik

English: melancholic (remodelled after Greek)

From Old French melancolique, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós); equivalent to malencolie + -ik.

der

μελαγχολικός

melancolique (alternative)
melancolik (alternative)
melancolyk (alternative)
malencolike (alternative)
malancolike (alternative)
malincolik (alternative)
malencolyk (alternative)

Under the influence of or governed by black bile.

Due to the influence or presence of black bile.

(rare) Affected by a disease caused by too much black bile.

(rare) Having a proclivity to produce black bile.


malencolious

English: melancholious (obsolete)

From Middle French melancolieus; equivalent to malencolie + -ous.

malancolious (alternative)
melancolious (alternative)
melancolyous (alternative)
malencolyous (alternative)
melencolyous (alternative)
malancoleous (alternative)
malencolius (alternative)
malencolyus (alternative)
malencoliouse (alternative)
malyncolyous (alternative)

Having one's mood or emotional state changed by black bile:

furious, irascible; full of anger and wroth.

upset, depressed; full of sadness and woe.

(rare) Under the influence of or governed by black bile.


secounde

Alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)


colerik

English: choleric

From Old French colerique, from Latin cholericus; equivalent to coler (“choler”) + -ik.

colerike (alternative)
coleryke (alternative)
colleryk (alternative)
colorik (alternative)
colloryke (alternative)
colerique (alternative)
colryk (alternative)
colrik (alternative)

Having an extreme and dangerous quantity of yellow bile.

Due to the influence or presence of yellow bile.

14th c., Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, line 589,
The REVE was a sclendre colerik man.

Having one's mood changed by yellow bile; easily angered.

(rare) Made of or containing yellow bile or choler.

(rare) Under the influence of or governed by yellow bile.

(rare) Having a proclivity to promote black bile.


flawmy

English: flamy


oneyed

English: one-eyed

Scots: ane-eit, aan eet

From Anglian Old English ānēġed (West Saxon ānīeġed), from Proto-Germanic *ainaugidaz. Equivalent to on + eyed.

on-eied (alternative)
on-eiȝed (alternative)
one-eyȝed (alternative)
onyed (alternative)
on-yȝed (alternative)
oon iȝed (alternative)
oneyde (alternative)
ooneyed (alternative)


tery

English: teary


faye

Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)


fæie

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of fey (“marked for death”)


boteles

English: bootless

From Old English bōtlēas; equivalent to bote (“help”) + -les.

botles (alternative)
botelees (alternative)
booteles (alternative)
botelesse (alternative)
bootles (alternative)
butelesse (alternative)

Unforgivable, unfixable, permanent, grave.

(Late Middle English) Bootless, useless, pointless; without purpose.


dosk

English: dusk

Scots: dosk (obsolete)

From Old English dox, *dux, *deox, from Proto-Germanic *duskaz.

dosc (alternative)
dusk (alternative)
duske (alternative)
deosc (alternative)
deosk (alternative)
desk (alternative)
deske (alternative)

Dusky; not brightly or lightly-coloured.


detty

Required, needful, necessary; not optional.


leodlich

head

leodlich (plural and weak singular leodliche)

leodliche (plural)
leodliche (singular weak)

From Old English *lēodlīċ, equivalent to leod + -ly.

An are halue wes Vortimer..& al þat leodliche [Otho: cristene] folc þat luueden ure drihten.


anymall

Alternative form of animal (“adjective”, adjective)


werrely

English: warly (archaic)

werly (alternative)
werely (alternative)
warly (alternative)

Related to or used for war or fighting; combat, war.

Adapted for or good at conflict, war, or fighting.


vertules

English: virtueless

vertuelees (alternative)
vertulees (alternative)
vertulesse (alternative)

Powerless, ineffective (in an occultic or astrological context)

Immoral; lacking a sense of ethics or morality.


vertuouse

inflection of vertuous:
strong/weak plural


vertually

English: virtually

virtuali (alternative)
vertualliche (alternative)
vertuelly (alternative)
virtualliche (alternative)
virtualy (alternative)

Inherently; using an inherent attribute useful as an effect.


depauperat

From Medieval Latin depauperare (“to impoverish”). See depauperate.


eiȝtthe

English: eighth

Scots: echt

From Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eighte + -the (ordinal suffix).

eahtuðe (alternative)
ehtuðe (alternative)
egteðe (alternative)
eyghte (alternative)
aght (alternative)
eiȝteþe (alternative)
eyteth (alternative)
eghte (alternative)
aiȝtede (alternative)
eighthe (alternative)
eghþe (alternative)
eytþe (alternative)
eȝte (alternative)
eytiþ (alternative)
eiȝtþe (alternative)

The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe ſalm. To victorye, the ſalm of Dauid. / God, holde thou not ſtille my preiſyng; for the mouth of the ſynner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. / Thei ſpaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouȝten ayens me with out cauſe.

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

The title of the one hundred and eighth psalm: "To Victory; the Psalm of David". / God; don't hold still my praising, as the mouths of the sinners and the mouths of the guilty have opened against me. / They spoke against me with a guilty tongue, they acted against me with words of hatred, and they fought against me without justification.


eahtuðe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of eiȝtthe


nynthe

English: ninth

Scots: nint, ninte, nyint, nynt, nynte

Inherited from Old English niġoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *neundō, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; equivalent to and often remodelled after nyne + -the (ordinal suffix).

neȝende (alternative)
nend (alternative)
neyneþe (alternative)
neynt (alternative)
neynþe (alternative)
niþe (alternative)
nyneþe (alternative)
nyend (alternative)
nyghend (alternative)
nynnte (alternative)
nynte (alternative)
nynþe (alternative)
nyþe (alternative)
nieðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)
niȝeðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)
niȝende (alternative Early-Middle-English)
niȝoðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)

The `title of the hundrid and nynthe ſalm. `The ſalm of Dauith. The Lord ſeide to my Lord; Sitte thou on my riȝt side. Til Y putte thin enemyes; a ſtool of thi feet. / The Lord ſchal ſende out fro Syon the yerde of thi vertu; be thou lord in the myddis of thin enemyes. / The bigynnyng is with thee in the dai of thi vertu, in the briȝtnessis of ſeyntis; Y gendride thee of the wombe before the dai ſterre.

The title of the one hundred and ninth psalm: "The Psalm of David". The Lord said to my lord: "Sit on my right side, until I place your enemies at your feet as a stool." / "The Lord will send out from Zion the staff of your power; rule as lord in the middle of your enemies." / "The beginning is with you in the day of your might, and in the glory of saints; I engendered you in the womb before the day star."


niȝoðe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of nynthe


feorþe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of ferthe


seofaþe

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of seventhe


seventhe

English: seventh

Scots: seevent

/ˈsɛːvəð(ə)/

From Old English seofoþa, seofunda; equivalent to and often remodelled after seven + -the (ordinal suffix).

sefnthe (alternative)
sefte (alternative)
sefth (alternative)
sevend (alternative)
sevende (alternative)
seventh (alternative)
sevenþe (alternative)
seveþe (alternative)
sevynte (alternative)
sevynth (alternative)
zevende (alternative)
sefennde (alternative Early-Middle-English)
seofaþe (alternative Early-Middle-English)
seofeðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)
seofoðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)
seoveðe (alternative Early-Middle-English)


bezst

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of beste


bætere

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of bettre


sevenefold

English: sevenfold

Scots: sevinfald (obsolete)

From Old English seofonfeald; equivalent to seven + -fold.

seofefeald (alternative)
seofenfeald (alternative)
seovenfald (alternative)
seovevald (alternative)
sefennfald (alternative)
sevenfold (alternative)
zevevald (alternative)
sevene fold (alternative)
seven fold (alternative)
sevenfalde (alternative)
sevenfald (alternative)

And the Lord ſeide to hym, It ſchal not be don ſo, but ech man that ſchal ſlee Cayn ſhal be punyschid ſeuenfold. And the Lord ſettide a signe in Cayn, that ech man that ſchulde fynde hym ſchulde not ſlee hym.

a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 4:15”, in Wycliffe's Bible:

And the Lord said to him: "That won't be done, as anyone who would kill Cain will be punished sevenfold". And the Lord put a sign on Cain, so anyone who came across him wouldn't kill him.


seofefeald

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of sevenefold


sefennfald

(Ormulum) Alternative form of sevenefold


faderles

English: fatherless

Yola: vatherless

From Old English fæderlēas, from Proto-Germanic *fadērlausaz; equivalent to fader + -les.

fadirles (alternative)
federles (alternative)
fadirlesse (alternative)
vaderlyes (alternative)
faderlese (alternative)
faderlesse (alternative)

Lacking or without a living/active father or male parent; fatherless.

(rare) Having never had a father; intrinsically lacking a father.

(rare) Having no lord or authority (either earthly or heavenly).


moderles

head

moderles (plural and weak singular moderlese)

moderlese (plural)
moderlese (singular weak)
modurles (alternative)
modirles (alternative)
modyrlesse (alternative)

English: motherless

From Old English mōdorlēas, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlausaz; equivalent to moder + -les.


moderlese

inflection of moderles:
strong/weak plural


moderly

English: motherly

From Old English mōdorlīċ, from Proto-Germanic *mōdērlīkaz; equivalent to moder + -ly. The adverb was derived from the adjective in the Middle English period.

moderlich (alternative)
modirly (alternative)
moderlic (alternative)
moderlie (alternative)
modurly (alternative)
motherlye (alternative)

Motherly; pertaining to, befitting, or of a mother.


laweful

laweful (plural and weak singular lawefulle)

lawefulle (plural)
lawefulle (singular weak)
lawefull (alternative)
lawful (alternative)
lawfull (alternative)
laghful (alternative)
laghfull (alternative)
laful (alternative)
lafull (alternative)
laughfull (alternative)
lawefful (alternative)

English: lawful

Scots: lawfu

Lawful; allowed by the law or legal system.

Morally correct; allowed by one's moral code.

Legally or morally required, obligated, or demanded.

Respectable; highly accepted by society.


lawefulle

inflection of laweful:
strong/weak plural


lawely

From Old English lahlīċ; influenced by and equivalent to lawe + -ly.

laȝeliche (alternative)
laulyche (alternative)
louyly (alternative)

Lawful; allowed, required, or obligated by the law or legal system.


laweles

English: lawless

Scots: lawless

laȝe-lease (alternative)
lahelese (alternative)
lawe-lis (alternative)
lawles (alternative)
lawless (alternative)

Not following the law or discipline; unruly, disorderly.

Not governed by or having information of any law.


laȝe-lease

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of laweles


tretys

From Old French traitiz, from Vulgar Latin *tractīcius.

treitys (alternative)
trety (alternative)

Ful semyly hir wympul pynched was /Hir nose tretys, hir eyen greye as glas[…]

a. 1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 151–152:

Her wimple was folded in quite a seemly way / Her nose [was] slender; her eyes [were] grey like glass […]

(usually of a visage or one's nose) Having seemly or attractive proportions; i.e. slender.


glasy

English: glassy

Scots: glessy, glessie

Resembling glass; glasslike or glassy:
(of the eyes) Unmoving due to drinking.

Resembling glass; glasslike or glassy:
Unmoving due to drinking.

Resembling glass; glasslike or glassy:
(of mucus) Opaque, runny and greyish.

Resembling glass; glasslike or glassy:
Opaque, runny and greyish.

(rare) Composed of or created with glass; glazen.


glasier

glasiers (plural)
glasyer (alternative)
glasiere (alternative)
glazier (alternative)
glacyer (alternative)
glaser (alternative)
glasiar (alternative)
glassyer (alternative)

English: glazer; glazier


brotherles

English: brotherless

From Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus; equivalent to brother + -les.

brothirles (alternative)
broþerlees (alternative)


ruynous

ruynous (plural and weak singular ruynouse)

ruynouse (plural)
ruynouse (singular weak)
rewenus (alternative)
roynous (alternative)
ruinose (alternative)
roynows (alternative)
ruynows (alternative)
ruynouzs (alternative)
ruynus (alternative)
ruynes (alternative)

English: ruinous

From Old French ruinos, ruineus, from Latin ruīnōsus; equivalent to ruyne + -ous.

Ruined; showing signs of deterioration or dilapidation.


ruynouse

inflection of ruynous:
strong/weak plural


chalengeable

chalengeable (plural and weak singular chalengeable)

chalengeable (plural)
chalengeable (singular weak)
chalangeable (alternative)

English: challengeable, challengable

Challengeable; able to be called out, disagreed with, or argued with.


viciouse

inflection of vicious:
strong/weak plural


herted

English: hearted

Scots: hertit

hertid (alternative)
hertud (alternative)
iheortet (alternative)

Having a specified disposition, emotion, or attitude.


iheortet

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of herted


hertles

English: heartless

Scots: heartless

From Old English heortlēas; equivalent to herte + -les.

herteles (alternative)
hertelees (alternative)
hertlesse (alternative)

Having no bravery or showing cowardice; fearful.

Unknowledgeable; lacking knowledge or wisdom.

(rare) Depressed; having malaise or lacking motivation.


materialy

English: materially

materyally (alternative)
materiali (alternative)
materially (alternative)
materialliche (alternative)

Materially; with regard to physical things or characteristics.

(rare) With a material existence or form; in a real manner.

(rare) Within a topic or discipline's traditions (of classification)


frendful

English: friendful

frendfull (alternative)
freendfulle (alternative)
freondfull (alternative)
freendful (alternative)


frendles

frendles (plural and weak singular frendlese)

frendlese (plural)
frendlese (singular weak)
ffreondles (alternative)
frendlæs (alternative)

English: friendless

Inherited from Old English frēondlēas; equivalent to frend + -les.


frendlese

inflection of frendles:
strong/weak plural


ffreondles

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of frendles


frendly

frendly (plural and weak singular frendlie, comparative frendlyer, superlative frendlieste)

frendlie (plural)
frendlie (singular weak)
frendlyer (comparative)
frendlieste (superlative)
freendly (alternative)
frendely (alternative)
frendlich (alternative)
freendlich (alternative)
frendeliche (alternative)

English: friendly

Scots: freendly

From Old English frēondliċ, from Proto-West Germanic *friundlīk, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndlīkaz; equivalent to frend + -ly (adjectival suffix).

Friendly, amicable; acting like a friend.

Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.

Good, advantageous, useful; having utility.

(rare) Having a good relationship with someone.


frendlie

inflection of frendly:
strong/weak plural


unfrendly

English: unfriendly

Possibly from Old English *unfrēondlīċ; equivalent to un- + frendly.

unfrendely (alternative)
un frendly (alternative)
unfrendli (alternative)

(Late Middle English, rare) unfriendly, antagonistic


fyn

English: fine

Yola: fhyne

Borrowed from Old French fin, from Latin finis.


angwischous

From Anglo-Norman anguissous, from Medieval Latin angustiōsus; equivalent to angwissh + -ous.

anguissous (alternative)
anguyssous (alternative)
angwissous (alternative)
anguisshous (alternative)
anguysshous (alternative)
anguyshous (alternative)
angoisus (alternative)
anguisus (alternative)
anguisous (alternative)
angwyschschows (alternative)
angwyschous (alternative)

Keen, motivated, raring; wanting to do something.

(rare) Causing anxiety; frightening or terrifying.

(rare) Displaying anxiety; upset or frightened.

(rare) Annoyed or spiteful; in a bad mood or frame of mind.

(rare) Violent, ferocious, hurtful; causing much injury.


historiale

inflection of historial:
strong/weak plural


magik

English: magic

Scots: magic

From Old French magique (noun and adjective), from Latin magicus (adjective), magica (noun), from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós, “magical”); equivalent to mages + -ik.

der

magyk (alternative)
magique (alternative)
maugik (alternative)
malgyk (alternative)
magyque (alternative)

(only in collocations, rare) magic, magical


pearles

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of pereles


poynaunt

English: poignant

From Anglo-Norman puignant; equivalent to poynen + -ant.

poynant (alternative)
punyant (alternative)
ponyaunt (alternative)
pugnaunt (alternative)
ponyawnt (alternative)
poignaunte (alternative)

Wo was his cook, but if his ſauce were / Poynaunt and ſhaꝛp, and redy al his geere.

c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 353–354:

Woe to his cook, except if his sauce was / sour and sharp, and all his equipment was ready.


comyne

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of comun


humayne

English: human, humane

Scots: human, humane

From Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus.

humaigne (alternative)
humain (alternative)

(Late Middle English, rare) human (relating to humanity).


wrah

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of wraw


sleighte

Borrowed from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō; equivalent to sly + -the (abstract nominal suffix).

scleighte (alternative)
scliȝt (alternative)
sleght (alternative)
sleȝt (alternative)
sleȝþe (alternative)
sleight (alternative)
sleigþe (alternative)
sleiȝt (alternative)
sleiht (alternative)
sleihte (alternative)
sleiþe (alternative)
slet (alternative)
sleþþe (alternative)
sleygt (alternative)
sleyght (alternative)
sleyghte (alternative)
sleyȝte (alternative)
sleyhte (alternative)
sleyt (alternative)
sleyte (alternative)
sleythe (alternative)
sleyþe (alternative)
slight (alternative)
sliȝt (alternative)
sliȝþe (alternative)
slithe (alternative)
sliþe (alternative)
slyghte (alternative)
slyȝt (alternative)

Judicious, considered, shrewd; having or indicative of great wisdom.

Sly, artful, wily; employing or being an example of deception.


dohti

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of doughty


childles

English: childless

childlæs (alternative)
child-les (alternative)
chyldles (alternative)


childlæs

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of childles


childissh

English: childish

From Old English ċildisċ; equivalent to child + -yssh.

childeyshe (alternative)
childishe (alternative)
childisch (alternative)


childeyshe

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of childissh


slepy

English: sleepy

Middle Scots: slepy, sleipy

Scots: sleepy

Inherited from Old English *slǣpiġ; equivalent to slep (“sleep”) + -y (“-y”).

slepi (alternative)
slepie (alternative)
sclepy (alternative Late-Middle-English)

He woren drunken and slepi.

c. 1250, The Story of Genesis and Exodus (poem):

(rare) Pertaining to or characteristic of sleep.


gomenfull

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of gameful


heedles

English: headless

Scots: heidless

From Old English hēafodlēas; equivalent to heed + -les.

hevedles (alternative)
hedlez (alternative)
hedles (alternative)
hedeles (alternative)
hedelees (alternative)
hevidles (alternative)
heddelyse (alternative)
heafedleas (alternative)

(rare) Lacking its top or prominent parts.


heddelyse

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of heedles


heafedleas

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of heedles


erly

English: early

From Old English ǣrlīċ, ārlīċ; equivalent to ere + -ly (adjectival suffix).

erli (alternative)
erlich (alternative)
eerli (alternative)
orli (alternative)
arli (alternative)
yerli (alternative)
yarli (alternative)
earlich (alternative)


defferent

From Latin dēferēns; equivalent to differren (“to refer for judgement”) + -ent.

af

(astronomy, rare) Relating to the supposed circular orbit of the planets around the Earth.


overfeble

English: overfeeble, over-feeble

over feble (alternative)
ovire feble (alternative)
over-feble (alternative)

Ȝe ne ſchulen naƿt eoten fleſch ne ſeim · bute foꝛ muche ſecneſſe oðer hƿa ſe iſ ouer feble ·

c. 1225, “Eahtuðe dale: þe uttre riwle”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402), Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 112, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January 27:

You shouldn't eat meat or fat, except in the case of extreme frailty or a strong illness.

Feeble to an excessive degree; overfeeble.


nearew

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of narwe


felawely

English: fellowly

felaly (alternative)
felowly (alternative)
feolahlich (alternative)
feleyly (alternative)
feolahliche (alternative)
felawly (alternative)


feolahlich

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of felawely


acordaunt

English: accordant

accordaunt (alternative)
acordant (alternative)

Er that I ferther in this tale pace, / Me thynketh it acordaunt to resoun / To telle yow al the condicioun / Of ech of hem, so as it semed me, / And whiche they weren, and of what degree […]

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue


caumber

From Old Northern French [Term?] (Norman cambre), from Latin camur.

cambur (alternative)
chambre (alternative)


whon

From Old English hwōn (adjective, adverb).


heigher

hegher (alternative)
heȝer (alternative)
heier (alternative)
heiȝer (alternative)
heiȝher (alternative)
heiher (alternative)
heyer (alternative)
heygher (alternative)
heyȝer (alternative)
hygher (alternative)


heighest

heghest (alternative)
heiest (alternative)
heiȝest (alternative)
heiȝhest (alternative)
heihest (alternative)
heyghest (alternative)
heyȝest (alternative)
hyghest (alternative)


toyme

(Northern) Alternative form of tome (“empty”)


hidus

Alternative form of hidous (“terrifying”)


frenged

English: fringed

i-frendet (alternative)
fringed (alternative)
frangyd (alternative)
frenchid (alternative)
frengyt (alternative)
frenchyd (alternative)
frengide (alternative)


overeste

Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy.


comaundable

English: commandable


esquaymous

Many one are so daungerous and oute of mesure esquaymous


hoale

Alternative form of hol (“healthy, whole”)


hæil

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of heil (“healthy, sound”)


whayle

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of heil (“healthy, sound”)


wynly

English: winly (obsolete)

Inherited from Old English wynlīċ (adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *wunilīk, from Proto-Germanic *wunilīkaz (“joyous”); equivalent to wynne (“happiness”) + -ly (adjectival suffix).

winlich (alternative)
winlye (alternative)
wonliche (alternative)
wynnelych (alternative)
wynne-lych (alternative)
wynlyche (alternative)
wuneliche (alternative Early-Middle-English)
wunlic (alternative Early-Middle-English)
wunliche (alternative Early-Middle-English)


wunliche

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of wynly (adjective)


wynsom

head

wynsom (plural and weak singular wynsome)

wynsome (plural)
wynsome (singular weak)
winsom (alternative)
winsum (alternative)
wunsum (alternative)
wonsom (alternative)
wonsome (alternative)
wonsum (alternative)

English: winsome

Scots: wunsome, winsome

Inherited from Old English wynsum, from Proto-West Germanic *wunnjusam (“joyful”); equivalent to wynne (“happiness”) + -som.


wynsome

inflection of wynsom:
strong/weak plural


nawiht

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of nought


vynolent

English: vinolent

In wommen vinolent is no defence / Þis knowen lecchours by experience

a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wife of Bath's Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 467–468:

In drunk women there isn't any defence; / Lechers know this through experience.


wyny

English: winy, winey


wyndronken

English: winedrunken, winedrunk

From Old English wīndruncen, from Proto-Germanic *wīnadrunkanaz; equivalent to wyn + drunken.

win-drunken (alternative)
wyndrunke (alternative)
wyn-dronke (alternative)
wyndrongke (alternative)
wyyne drunkon (alternative)
wyne-dronken (alternative)


blameles

English: blameless


blame worthy

English: blameworthy

blameworþy (alternative)
blame-worthy (alternative)
blame-worthi (alternative)
blame wurthi (alternative)
blameworhthi (alternative)


blame-worthy

blame worthy
blame worthy#Middle_English


wliti

From Old English wlitiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *wlitīg; equivalent to wlite + -y.

wlitig (alternative)
wlitiȝ (alternative)


ifel

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of yvel (“evil”)


ymaginable

English: imaginable

From Latin imāginābilis; equivalent to ymagynen + -able.


ymagynatif

English: imaginative

From Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus; equivalent to ymagynen + -atyf.

ymaginatyf (alternative)
ymaginatyve (alternative)
ymaginatif (alternative)
imaginatyfe (alternative)
ymagynatyf (alternative)
ymaginative (alternative)
imagynatif (alternative)
ymagynatiff (alternative)


dubler

dubleres (plural)
dobeler (alternative)
dobler (alternative)
doubeler (alternative)
dowbler (alternative)
dublere (alternative)

English: doubler (dialectal)

From Old French doblier, from Latin duplārium; compare double.


stoute

English: stout

Scots: stout, stoot

Yola: steout

Borrowed from Old French estout, from earlier Old French estolt (“strong”).

stout (alternative)
stoutte (alternative)
stoude (alternative)
stoughte (alternative)
stutte (alternative)


Judewissh

head

Judewissh (plural and weak singular Judewisshe)

Judewisshe (plural)
Judewisshe (singular weak)
Judeuiss (alternative)


Judewisshe

inflection of Judewissh:
strong/weak plural


iudeisc

From Old English Iūdēisċ; equivalent to Jude + -yssh.

Judissk (alternative)
iudais (alternative)
iudays (alternative)


apayed

apaid (alternative)
appayed (alternative)
apayede (alternative)


apeired

And eek for hem that falsly been apeyred
Through wikked tonges [...]

14th c., Geoffrey Chaucer, Trolius and Criseyde, 1.38

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aydaunt

English: aidant

Borrowed from Middle French aidant; equivalent to aide + -ant.


IIde

English: IInd

From II (Roman numeral representing two) and secunde.

The IIᵈᵉ is, that the necessitee of the bretherne be present or ellis at hond, and nat for longe tyme to comme.[…]The IIde principalle ys, that the bretherne of ther parte owghte to kepe a certene way and forme in suche procuration, the whiche oure holy father Pope Nicholas shewithe in his declaratioun, and they be VI. in numbre.

15th century, from Robert Cotton’s manuscript Faustina D. iv., “Appendix VII.”, in Brewer, John Sherren, editor, Rerum Britannicarum Medii Ævi Scriptores, or Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages: Monumenta Franciscana, London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, published 1858, page 569:


IIIde

English: IIIrd

From III (Roman numeral representing three) and thridde.

The IIIᵈᵉ ys, that the necessite be alonly for the bretherne of the same ordre, and of none other strangers.


IIIIth

English: IIIIth

From IIII (Roman numeral representing four) and ferthe.

The IIIIᵗʰ is, that when we procure eny suche payment ther be no almes, the whiche be indifferent.


wely

English: wealy (obsolete)

Inherited from Old English weliġ, weoliġ, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; equivalent to wele (“weal”) + -y.

weli (alternative)
welig (alternative Early-Middle-English)
weliȝ (alternative Early-Middle-English)
weoli (alternative Early-Middle-English)

Wealthy, rich; possessing wealth or affluence.

Strong, mighty; possessing power or strength.

Healthy, opulent, lush; possessing vigour.


lutel

(Southern, West Midlands) Alternative form of litel


menskful

menscful (alternative)
menskeful (alternative)
menskfull (alternative)

c. 1300, Anonymous, "Blow, Northern Wind" (as printed in Oxford Book of English Verse, 1900)


clodred

clodrede (alternative)
clothered (alternative)
clotherede (alternative)


deadlich

(Early Middle English) Alternative form of dedly


gressy

English: greasy

(Late Middle English, hapax legomenon) greasy


lunatik

lunatick (alternative)
lunatijk (alternative)
lunatyk (alternative)
lunatyke (alternative)
lynatik (alternative)

English: lunatic

From Latin lūnāticus and Old French lunatique.

and hıs fame .· wente in to al ſirie / ⁊ þei bꝛouȝten to hĩ alle þat weren at male eeſe · ⁊ þat weren take wiþ dyīiſe langoꝛes ⁊ turmentis / and hem þat haddẽ fendis · ⁊ lunatik men · ⁊ men in þe paleſie .· ⁊ he heelide hem /

c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Matheu 4:24, page 1v, column 1, lines 18–23; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:

And his fame went into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were at mal-ease, and that were taken with diverse languors and torments, and them that had fiends, and lunatic men, and men in palsy, and he healed them.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A24&version=WYC

suffering from madness (believed to be) due to varying lunar phases

Ther [women’s] sect ys no thing lunatyke, / Nor of kynde they be nat lyke / To no monys that be wane, […]

c. 1450 (?c. 1408), Lydgate’s Reson and Sensuallyte, […] for the Early English Text Society by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Limited, […], published 1901, page 162:


luf

(Southern or West Midlands) Alternative form of lef


stalworthest

Than̄ toke Guy an hundred knigħtes
Of the stalworthest and best in fightes,
That he migħt in Almaigne fynde,
And most preised and best doyng⫞.

14th century, [manuscript of Guy of Warwick]; republished as Julius Zupitza, editor, The Romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century Version. […], part I, London: […] N. Trübner & Co., […], 1883, “Guy, with 100 knights, Goes to Help the Greek Emperor”, page 167:

But thanne come thedir sikerly
The stalworthest man of Grece party,
Neoptolamus was his name;
Kyng Sarpedoun thoght he to lame:
He ȝaff him certes suche a dynt
That Sarpedoun his stiropes tynt,
He made him bacwrad so stoupe
That he fel ouer his hors croupe.

14th–15th century, Hic Priamus. Rex. et Palamides pugnauerunt rꝭ; republished as Early English Text Society: Original Series, 1903, “Sarpedon is unhorsed by Neoptolomus; the Persian King helps him”, 11761–11768, page 347:

Qwylke þei well wyst was wyse and wyȝt
and stalworthest in stede and stall,
fforto be nere hym day and nyȝt
for ferd of fare þat myȝt be fall.

early 15th century, [metrical paraphrase of the Old Testament], page 111; republished as Herbert Kalén, editor, A Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament, 1923:

The rym is maked of Havelok,
A stalworthi man in a flok;
He was the stalworthest man at nede,
That may riden on ani stede.

15th century, [manuscript of Havelok the Dane]; republished as Frederick Madden, editor, The ancient English Romance of Havelok the Dane, […], Printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1828:

The tyme that he was best in elde
And stalworthest hymself to welde,
A best com out of the Irysche se
And destruyed al the contre.

15th century, [Chronicle of Robert of Brunne], volume IX; republished as “Chronik des Robert von Brunne (von anfang bis zu Christi geburt)”, in Richard Paul Wülker, A. Zetsche (section), editors, Anglia. Zeitschrift für Englische Philologie, 1886, page 146:

With owten owþer spere or schelde,
Es he þe best in frith or felde,
And stalworthest in stowre.

15th century, [Sir Peny], volume XXI; republished as “Sir Peny”, in Englische Studien, 1895, page 207:


playn

English: plain

Yola: plaine

Borrowed from Old French plain, plaine, pleine.

playne (alternative)
plain (alternative)
pleyn (alternative)
pleyne (alternative)


rownd

(Late Middle English) Alternative form of round


bedreden

English: bedridden

Yola: bedreede

bedredyn (alternative)
bedraden (alternative)
bedrede (alternative)
bedriden (alternative)


faderly

English: fatherly

Scots: faderlie

Yola: fatherlie

From Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”); equivalent to fader + -ly.

inh

fadirly (alternative)
fadirlye (alternative)
fadyrly (alternative)
fæderlic (alternative)


kyndely

English: kindly

From Old English cyndelīċ (“natural, kindly”); equivalent to kynde + -ly (adjectival).

God demyth vs vpon oure kyndely substance, whych is evyr kepte one in hym, hole and safe without ende;

Mirabai Starr (2013) chapter 45, in Julian of Norwich: The Showings: A Contemporary Translation, Canterbury Press, published 2014, →ISBN, “Human Judgment”, page 111

God judges us according to our true essence, which he keeps inside himself, whole and safe, always.


freyshe

IN Maẏ whan eúý harte floryſhyth́ ⁊ burgruyth́ for as the ſeaſon ys luſty to be holde and comfortable ſo man and woman reioyſyth and gladith of ſom[er] cõmynge wᵗ his freyſhe floures

1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, recto, lines 22–25:

IN May, when every heart flourisheth and burgeneth; for as the season is lusty to behold, and comfortable, so man and woman rejoice and be glad of summer coming with his fresh flowers.


pyteuous

And here on þͤ othir ſyde folowyth the moſte pytevous tale of the morte Arthure ſaunz Gwerdon · Ꝑ le ſhyvalere ẜ Thomᷓs Malleorre knyȝt

1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, recto, lines 18–21:

And here on the other side followeth the most piteous tale of the mort d’Arthur sans guerdon, par le chevalier Sir Thomas Malory, knight.


chyff

Than cam In ẜ Aſcamour and ẜ Grūmor ⁊ Grūmorſon ẜ Croſſeleme ẜ Seuerauſe le brewſe that was called a paſſynge ſtronge knyght for as the booke ſeyth the chyff lady of the lady off the lake feſted ẜ Launcelot and ẜ Seu[er]auſe le brewſe And whan ſhe had feſted them both at ſundry tymes ſhe þ[ra]yde hem to gyff her a done

1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 446, verso, lines 1–6:

Then came in Sir Astamor, and Sir Gromere, Grummor’s son, Sir Crosselm, Sir Servause le Breuse, that was called a passing strong knight, for as the book saith, the chief Lady of the Lake feasted Sir Launcelot and Servause le Breuse, and when she had feasted them both at sundry times she prayed them to give her a boon.


dampnable

English: damnable

Old French dampnable, from Latin damnabilis; equivalent to dampnen + -able.

dampnabil (alternative)
dampnabyll (alternative)
dampnabile (alternative)