English Wordbook/A

Staff A of the English Wordbook.

Basic abbreviations:

• OE = Old English
• ME = Middle English
• SC = Scots
• WF = West Frish
• NF = North Frish
• SF = Saterlandish Frish
• WLG = West Low Theech
• ELG = East Low Theech
• NL = Netherlandish
• NHG = New High Theech
• IC = Icelandish
• HIC = High Icelandish
• NO = Nornish
• SW = Swedish
• DN = Danish
• MLG = Middle Low Theech
• MNL = Middle Netherlandish
• MHG = Middle High Theech
• OF = Old Frish
• OS = Old Saxish
• OHG = Old High Theech
• ON = Old Norse
• GO = Gottish
• PWG = Or-West-Theedish
• PG = Or-Theedish

For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see: Offshortenings.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Chancery English	Class	Anglish/English
aardvark	n	earthpig
abandon	vb	fersake
abandon	n	wantonness, recklessness
abandonment	n	forsaking
abase	vb	cheapen, warp; shame, sink, belittle
abash	vb	faze, ashame
abate	vb	drain away, drop off, dwindle, ease, ebb fall (away), lessen, let up, lower, shrink, wane
abbess	n	-
abbreviation	n	short (for)
abdicate	vb	step down, step aside from
abdomen	n	midriff, belly
abduct	vb	kidnap, steal, lead away, offlead, nab
aberrant	n	black-sheep
aberration	n	-
abet	vb	goad, spur, hearten
abhor	vb	hate, loathe, mislike
ability	n	skill, might, craft, knack in-born: mother-wit
abjure	vb	forswear, take back, unsay, withdraw
ablactate	vb	wean
ablation	n	offtaking, offferrying
able	adj	fit, skilled
-able	sfx	-worthy
able to	phr	can, may, to be canny enough, to be cunning enough up to
ablution	n	washing, cleansing
abnegate	vb	forgo, forswear
abnormal	adj	amiss, unwonted, odd
abolish	vb	black out, stamp out, sweep away, wipe out
abominable	adj	aweful, dreadful, evil, loathsome, sickening
aboriginal	adj	inborn
aborigine	n	-
abort	vb	lay off, call off, end
abortion	n	misbirth
abound	vb	brim, teem, overflow
abrasion	n	graze, scrape
abridge	vb	cut back, forshorten, cut,
abrupt	adj	quick, fast, steep
abscess	n	swelling
abscond	vb	break out, run off, steal away
absence	n	time off, lack, needfulness, want; dearth
absent	adj	missing, wanting, out
absenteeism	n	-
absent-mindedness	n	daydreaming, flighty, thoughtless, unheeding, unmindful, woolgathering
absinthe	n	wormwood
absolute	adj	outright, utter, full, rank checkless (Barnes)
absolutely	adv	fully, wholly, dead
absolve	vb	forgive
abstain (from)	vb	forbear (Barnes), forego withhold, hold back swear off
abstinence	n	-
abundance	n	wealth, lot
abundant	adj	teeming, swarming overflowing, fulsome rife, fat, thick, awash
abuse	vb	scathe, mishandle
abysmal	adj	1. hellish, hopeless, dreadful 2. fathomless, bottomless
abyss	n	1. hell 2. depth, ground, deep, pit, netherworld
acacia	n	thorn tree, whistling thorn, wattle
academic	adj	academical
accede	vb	-
accelerate	vb	speed up, spur, quicken (Barnes)
acceleration	n	speeding up
access	n	doorway, gateway, key
accessible	adj	at hand
accessory	n	-
accident	n	mishap; hap, luck, befall
accidental	adj	unwitting
accompany	vb	go with, follow
accomplish	vb phr	fulfill, sow up, bring about, reach
accord	n	deal, meeting of minds
accordion	n	-
according to	adj	as of, by, true to quoth
account	n	ledger, reckoning
account of	vb	witness (give)
accountant	n	-
accumulate	vb	heap, upheap, build up, gather up
accumulation	vb	unheaping
accurate	adj	right on, spot-on
accusation	noun	bewrayment
accuse	vb	wray, guilt
accustom	vb	wean, wean on, wean to
accustomed	adj	wont, used to
acephalous	adj	headless (Barnes)
acetone	n	-
acid	n/adj	-
aconite	n	wolfsbane
acoustics	n	acustick
acquaint	vb	befriend, get to know
acquaintance	n	friend, neighbor
acquiesce	vb	bow
acquire	vb	earn, foster, get, win
acquisition	n	windfall (unexpected)
act	n	deed, work, play
act	vb	do, work
action	n	deed (Barnes), doing, work, do (as, 'all talk and no do'), liveliness
actor	n	player
actual	adj	sooth, true
actually	adv	indeed, truly, soothly, forsooth, truthfully, all in all, truth to tell, word for word
acupuncture	n	pinpricking
acute	adj	sharp, high (Barnes), keen, honed; shrill (accent)
A.D.	adv	in the year of our lord
ad infinitum	adv	forevermore
adamant	adj	unyielding, unswayed
adaptable	adj	-
adapter	n	-
add	vb	eke
add up	vb	cast up, tally up
addition	n	-
additional	adj	-
additionally	adv	again, also, besides, either, further, furthermore, likewise, moreover, then, too, withal, yet, over and above
address	vb	call, name, clip, bespeak
address	n	-
adept	adj	skillful, skilled, good, deft
adequate	adj	right, even, fair, fit, befitting, becoming
adhere	vb	cling, stick, cleave to, follow, stand by
adherent	n	follower
adiposis	n	overweight
adjacent	adj	near, next, neighboring
adjective	n	-
adjunct	n	helpmate, sidekick
adjust	vb	set, fit
administer	vb	wield, deal, lot,
administration	n	dealing
admire	vb	look up to
admission	n	doorway
admit	vb	let in, acknowledge, welcome, greet, take in confess: own up
admonish	vb	chide, forewarn, upbraid, warn
adolescence	n	youthhood
adolescent	n	youth, youngling, youngster, teen
adopt	vb	take on, follow; take in, mother, rear, foster, bring up, take care of
adoption	n	fostering
adorable	adj	comely, lovely, looksome
adorn	vb	bedeck (Barnes), yare, trim
adulation	n	-
adult	n	grown-up
adultery	n	-
adumbrate	vb	outline
advance	vb	make inroads, forward, further, go (on) trans. put forth
advance	n	inroads, headway; breakthrough in advance: beforehand
advanced	adj	manifold, knotted, snarled
advancing	adj	striding
advantage	n	behoof
advantageous	adj	behoofful
advent	n	coming, onset
adventurous	adj	daring, free-swinging, gutsy, bold
adversarial	n	-
adversary	n	foe, witherling
adversity	n	ill, knock, mishap; hardship, hurdle, pitfall
adversive	n	-
advertize	vb	play up
advertisement	n	showing
advice	n	tip, help
advisable	adj
advise	vb	-
advocacy	n	backing
advocate	n/vb	plead for, uphold, back up; spokesman, stand up for
aerodynamic	adj	streamlined
aerodynamics	n	-
aerospace	n	-
aesir	n	-
aesthetic	adj	esthetical
affair	n	fling; blowout; handiwork; happening; business
affect	vb	inflow, sway; wend, shift, switch
affection	n	fondness; illness; leaning; hallmark
affectionate	adj	loving, warm-hearted
affiance	vb	betroth
affinity	n	leaning, kinship
affirm	vb	-
afflict	vb	ail, smite, dretch
affluence	n	wealth, riches, fat
affluent	adj	wealthy, well-off, well-to-do rich, fat
afraid	adj	afeared
Africa	n	-
age	n	time
age	vb	olden: mellow, ripen, elden
aged	adj	elderly, old(en), yore
agenda	n	to-do-list
agglomerate	vb	huddle
agglomeration	n	crowding, heaping, clodding,
agglutinate	vb	wordlink
agile	adj	nimble, limber, lithe light-footed, yare
agoraphobia	n	-
agree	vb	settle on, fit,  hold with (Barnes)
agreeable	adj	-
agreement	n	deal, meeting of minds
agrarian/agricultural	adj	field (Barnes)
agriculture	n	farming, tilling, harvest
aid	n	helpmate, sidekick; backing, helping hand, leg up
aid	vb	help, bestead
aimsome	adj	single-minded (Barnes)
aim	n	goal, mark
aim at	vb	-
air	n/vb	wind, breath; vb: broadcast; freshen
air force	n	skye-force
airplane/ aeroplane	n	-
airport	n	skye-port
aisle	n	path, lane
alarm clock	n	-
alas	interj	alack
albedo	n	-
albumen	n	egg white
alcoholic	adj	alcoholical
alcoholic	n	sot, drunkard, boozen
alert	adj	awake, watchful; heedful, wary; numble, sharp-witted; ready, willing
alien	n	offwerlder
alienate	vb	-
alienation	n	unfriendliness
align	vb	set up, fit, shape (into a line)
alleviate	vb	allay, lighten
alley	n	walk, lane, pathway
allied	adj	bound, wed
allocate	vb	earmark, let
allotment	n	-
allow	vb	let (Barnes), leave, give the green light for
allowable	adj	-
alloy	n	mix, blend, meld
All Saints Day	n	Allhallowmas, Hallowmas
allude	vb	hint (at), touch (on)
allure	vb	draw to
alter	vb	wend
altercation	n	flite, brangle, brawl, row, dust-up
alternate	v	waver, switch, become, shift
alternative	adj	other
altitude	n	height
altruism	n	selflessness
altruistic	adj	selfless, unselfish
amass	vb	gather, heap, huddle
amateur	n	greenhorn, beginner, starter
ambassador	n	-
amber	n	-
ambidextrous	adj	both-handed, two-handed, either-handed
ambience	n	mood, feeling
ambivalence	n	-
ambulant	adj	roving, wandering, wayfaring
ambush	n/ vb	net, web; waylay (Barnes), forlay
ameliorate	vb	better
amicable	adj	friendly, hail-fellow-well-met
ammonia	n	ammoniack
amnesia	n	amnesy
amoeba	n	amebe
amorphous	adj	shapeless
amount	n	score, lot, whit, deal (Barnes)
amphibian	n	-
amphibious	adj	-
ample	adj	broad, large, roomy
amplifier	n	-
amplify	vb	-
amplitude	n	breadth, reach, width
amusement	n	fun, game, fun and games
amusing	adj	-
anal	adj	bottom, ?bum —
analgesic	n
anastomosis	n	shunt
anathema	n	-
ancestor	n	forebear
ancestry	n	strain, seed, bloodties, house
ancient	adj	hoary, olden, old-time foreold (Barnes)
ancient times	n	yoretide
andiron	n	firedog
androgyny	n	-
anemone	n	anemoné
anesthesia	n	anesthesy
angel	n	engel
anguish	n	woe, sorrow, heartbreak, heartache, throe
angular	adj	-
animal	n	beast
animosity	n	hate(red)
annals	n	-
annelid	n	ringworm
anniversary	n	yearday, yeartide (Barnes)
Anno Domini	adv	in the year of our lord
annotate	vb	mark
annotation	n	marking
announce	vb	ban, bode, bid, kithe
announcement	n	-
annoy	vb	irk
annoying	adj	irksum
annoyingly	adv	irksumly
annual	adj	yearly
annual	n	yearbook
annul	vb	fordo, call off
annuli astronomici	n	Gemma's Rings
anoint	v	smear
anonymous	adj	nameless, unnamed
anorexia	n	anorexy
anorexic	adj	anorexical
antediluvian	adj	-
anterior	adj	foreward; foregoing, former
anterior	n	fore, foreside
anthology	n	reader
anti-	n	wither-, with-, gain-
antisemite	adj	Jew-hater
anticipate	vb	foretell, foresee
anticlockwise	adj/adv	widdershins
antics	n	-
antidote	n	-
antigen	n	-
antihero	n	-
antilope	n	-
antimatter	n	antimatery
antipathy	n	mislike
antiquated	adj	careworn, timestruck
antique	n/adj	eldern
antiquity	n	olden days; oldness, eldnerliness
antiseptic	adj	-
antitoxin	n	-
antler	n	horn
anulus	n	ring
anus	n	asshole(vulgar)
anxiety	n	worry, fear
apartment	n	flat
apartment building	n	flatbilding
apartment complex	n	flatcomplex
apathetic	adj	samewise
aperture	n	opening, breech, hole
aphid	n	greenfly, blackfly
apogee	n	-
apologise	vb	To
apology	n	sorry (rare)
apparel	n	clothes, wear, threads, weed
apparent	adj	seeming
apparently	adv/phr	seemingly, at first sight, in name only, on the outside, openly, to the eye
appeal	vb	call (upon)
appealing	adj	fair, winsome, sightly
appear	vb	show up
appearance	n	blee, look, cast, hue
appease	vb	soothe, allay
appellation	n	name
appendage	n	limb
appendix	n	-
appetite	n	craving, hunger
appetizer	n	starter
apply	vb	beseech, lay on, spread
appoint	vb	afix, set up, earmark, deem, settle, name
appreciate	v	to be thankful
apprehension	n	foreboding, misgiving
apprentice	n	beginner, learner
approach	vb	near, nigh, draw near to, come forth, creep up on
approach	n	means, way
approaching	adj	nearing, forthcoming, upcoming, oncoming
appropriate	adj	befitting, seemly, meet
apron	n	-
apt	adj	fit
aquaculture	n	fish-farming
aquamarine	adj	seagreen
aquaphobia	n	-
aquaphobic	adj	afraid of (the) water
aquatic	adj	waterly
arachnid	n	-
arboreal	adj	-
arbitrary	adj	whimsy
arboretum	n	-
arc	n	bow
arch	n	-
archaic	adj.	archaical
archangel	n	-
archer	n	bowe-man, bowe-wömmen
archery	n	-
archipelago	n	-
ardour	n	keenness, lust
arguable	adj	moot
argue	vb	flite, wrestle, squabble, wrangle, bicker, tilt
argument	n	flite
aristocratic	adj	aristocratical
arithmetic	n	-
arm	vb	beweppen
arm	n	weppen
armadillo	n	beltbeast
armistice	n	truce
armo(u)r	n	shield, byrnie
armory	n	shieldhouse
army	n	fyrd (attested as historical)=ferd, landfyrd (also attested but I don't know how to show the link as being so)
aroma	n	smell
around	prep/adj/adv	about
arouse	vb	stir, awake, arear
arrange	vb	fix, set, settle; draw up, lay out
arrangement	n	layout
array	vb	lay out, set out
arrest	vb	nab, avast
arrive at	vb	reach, come upon, get to
arrogant	adj	proud, highhanded overbearing, overweening
arsenal	n	-
arsonist	n	fire-raiser
art	n	craft
artificial	adj	manmade, craftly
artisan	n	craftsman, wright, handyman
art(s), artistry	n	craft, deftness, handiwork
asbestos	n	asbest
ascend	vb	climb, sty
Ascension Day	n	-
ascent	n	upgoing, rise
Asian (race)	n	yellow (vulgar slang)
asparagus	n	sparrowgrass
assail	vb	scathe lay into col.; raid, storm
assault	v	onset, onrush, beset
assault	n	onset, onrush, besetting
assemble	vb	cleave, gather, huddle, band frame, build, set up, forgather
assembly	n	ingathering, meeting; church; get-together, huddle
asset	n	holding
assiduous	adj	hopping, tied-up, working
assign	vb	allot, deed, trust
assimilate	vb	-
assist	vb	help, bestead, prop up
assistance	n	help, backing, helping hand, lift
assistant	n	helper
association	n	hookup, linkup, tie-up; brotherhood, guild, club, fellowship
assume	vb	deem; foreguess, bear, shoulder, undertake
asterisk	n	star
astonish	vb	astound, dumbfound, amaze bewilder, bewonder,startle
astonished	n	astounded, dumbfounded, amazed, bewildered, bewondered, startled
astonishing	adj	amazing, astounding, blindsiding, eye-opening startling; stunning, wonderful
astrology	n	starcraft
astronaut	n	-
astronomy	n	starlooking
astute	adj	shrewd, cunning, sharp quick-witted
asylum	n	grith, haven; madhouse
asymptote	n	-
atelier	n	workshop
atheist	adj	atheistical
atrocious	adj	frightful; rotten.
atrophy	n	withering, dying, waning
attack helicopter	n	attackchopper
attain	vb	reach
attempt	n	bid, crash, fling, go, shot, whack, whirl
attempt	vb	seek
attend	vb	hearken, mind; care, oversee, watch
attendant	n	steward
attention	n	heed, mind, aught
attest	vb	witness; swear; bear out
attic	n	loft
attire	n	cladding
attitude	n	standing, outlook, mood
attorney	n	lawman
attract	vb	draw, draw in
attractive	adj	comely, fair, good-looking, handsome, winsome, sightly
attribute	n	ownship
audacious	adj	daring, bold, ballsy, fearless, unafeared, cheeky, dare-all, dareful, unfearing, reckless stoor
audacity	n	gall, guts, mettle hardihood, hardiness boldness, balls
audible	adj	-
audience	n	hearing, listeners
augment	vb	eke
augury	n	-
aurora	n	dawning, daylight
aurora borealis	n	northern lights
austere	adj	-
austerity	n	hardliness
Austria	n	-
author	n	writer
authentic	adj	true
authority	n	headship, shark; deathgrip
automaker	n	wainwright
automatic	adj	automatical
automobile	n	-
autonomy	n	-
autonym	n	selfname
autumn	n	fall
auxiliary	adj	backup, fallback-, helping
available	adj	free, in stock, at hand, forthcoming
avalanche	n	snowslide
avant garde	n	forhead
avarice	n	greed
avatar	n	-
avenge	vb	wreak
average	adj	mean, middling
avert	vb	forestall, head off, stave off
aviary	n	birdhouse, birdstow.
aviator	n	birdman, flyer
avid	adj	raring
avocado	n	butter pear; soft apple
avoid	vb	miss, shun, ware
avow	vb	swear, trow, own
award	vb	bestow
axis	n	axle
azure	adj	haw (ME <OE hæwen)