Staff Z 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.
Chancery English | Class | Anglish/English | ||
Attested | Unattested | |||
zabaglione | n | - | winefoam | |
zany | adj | brainless, half-witted, unwise, weak minded, witless | - | |
zeal | n | keenness, warmth | ellen (<OE) | |
zealot | n | diehard | - | |
zealotry | n | - | highlust | |
zealous | adj | keen, earnest | lustful | |
zeitgeist | n | - | timeghost, timesoul | |
zenith | n | high noon, high tide, highwater mark, tip-top | - | |
zephyr | n | - | westwind | |
zeppelin | n | - | loftship (cf. NHG Luftschiff) | |
zero | n | naught, goose egg, nothing; lightweight; bedrock, bottom, depth | - | |
zest | n | nip, zing; skin, peel | - | |
zig-zag | vb/n/adj | stepside, reel | - | |
zodiac | n | - | girdle, tokenwheel | |
zombie | n | undead | drow (<OE "dreag") | |
zone | n | belt, land, neck; field | swath (cf. Ic. svæði) | |
zoo | n | - | deerfold, deergrove, deerkeep | |
zoology | n | - | deerlore, wightlore | |
zucchini | n | - | summer marrow | |
zymolysis | n | - | yeasting |