Staff Z of the English Wordbook.
Basic abbreviations: att'd=attested, OE=Old English, NHG=New High German, Du.=Dutch
For a full list of etymological and other abbreviations used in these wordlists, see Forshortenings.
| English | Word Class |
Anglish | ||
| Attested | Not attested | |||
| zabaglione | n | - | winefoam | |
| zany | adj | silly sappy merry |
madcapish jestery waggy wagwitish | |
| zeal | n | earnest boldness keenness readiness willingness |
ellen | |
| zebra | n | - | stripehorse | |
| zenith | n | midheaven top |
highmark overhead path | |
| zephyr | n | - | westwind mildwind westerly windlick | |
| zeppelin | n | - | loftship | |
| zero | n | naught none |
nought nowt | |
| zest | n | - | smack peel | |
| zig-zag (of German origin) |
adj | staggered | sigmarked(from the rune "sig") sunmarked | |
| zig-zag (of German origin) |
vb | stagger | sigmark sunmark | |
| zodiac | n | - | wighttokenring twelve-tokens | |
| zombie | n | - | Kongogod (etymologically -- not recommended) undead dead-alive | |
| zone | n | band turf belt |
hundred ward kingdom riding stake | |
| zoo | n | - | wightyard | |
| zoology | n | - | wightlore deerlore | |
| zucchini | n | - | summer squash | |
| zymolysis | n | - | yeasting | |