English Wordbook/J

Staff J 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.

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Chancery English	Class	Anglish/English
		Attested	Unattested
jaguar	n	-	truenicker (calque of Tupi-Guarani yaguareté)
jail	n	lockup	fanghouse (cf. Fa. fangahús)
janitor	n	caretaker	-
January	n	-	Afteryule (OE), Frostmonth (cf. OHG Härtemonat), Foremonth (<W.Fr. Foarmoanne)
Japan	n	Land of the rising sun	Dawnland
jar	n	urn (from Latin "urna")	glass (cf. NHG Glas), pot
jargon	n	shoptalk, speak	craftspeech (<OE cræftspræc)
jaundiced	adj	sallow	-
jealous	adj	-	andy (<OE andig), ellenhetten (<ellenhette + -en)
jealous person	n	-	andi(wo)man, ellenhettenwere, ellenhetten(wo)man female: ellenhettenfraw (<ellenhetten + fraw, <NHG "Frau", woman), andifraw
jealousy	n	-	andiness, ellenhette (<OE ellenhete)
Jehovah	n	Almighty, Everlasting, Father, Godhead, Lord	Allfather, Life's Weaver, Dryghten, Worldshaper
jellyfish	n	namby-pamby, wimp	stingfish, brimfish
jester	n	funniman, gleeman	-
Jesus	n	Lamb of God	-
jewel	n	rock slang	hurst (<OE)
jingoism	n	-	wyetheedishness
jinx	n	mishap	wanlucker
job	n	errand, chore, berth, business, work second: bywork	char
join	vb	link, fit, fay, tie	-
joint	n	limb, lith	-
joke	n	one-liner, trick	wit (<OE witt) pret (<OE præt)
jolly	adj	blithe, gleeful, mirthful, merry	-
journal	n	logbook, daybook	-
journalism	n	news	logkeeping, logcraft, loggership, newscraft
journalist	n	newsman	bewriter, logger, logkeeper, logwriter
journey	n	ramble, wayfaring, fare	fareld, widesith
jovial	adj	blithe, gleeful, merry, mirthful	eady
joy	n	gladness, warm fuzzles, mirth	win (<OE wynn), faining, listing
joyful	adj	blissful, pleased, tickled, mirthful, merry, gleeful, blithe	eady, faining, listing, reemful (OE hremig)
Judaism	n	-	Jewdom
judge	vb	settle; call, make, reckon; gather, make out: deem, hold	hiler (<OE heolorian)
judge	n	deemer (<OE dēma), deemster	lawlord, hilerand
judgment	n	doom, finding, holding; call; belief, eye, mind; fix, deemship	ordeal (<OE ordāl)
judicious	adj	wise	-
juggernaut	n	drive, push	-
juice	n	sap, wos	-
juice up	vb	fire, liven up	-
July	n	-	Afterlithe, Haymonth
jump	vb	leap, spring	-
June	n	-	Erelith, Solmonth, Fallowmonth
junior	adj	younger, youth, young, underling	-
jurisdiction	n	law, lawhood	leedred (<OE leodræden)
just	adj	fair; straight, upright	-
just	adv	barely, hardy, slightly; but, merely, only; full, right, sharp; nearly, lately only now, anowly, benowly I just saw that	nar (cf. NHG nur)
justice	n	fair shake, fairness, rightfulness, rightness	righthood
justify	vb	uphold, righten	soothfasten (<OE sóþfæst)
juvenile	adj	young; green, unfledged, unripened	-
juvenile	n	youngster, youth, stripling	frumbeardling