comix's Middle English words

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• ABCEESnounMiddle English2 findersplural of abcee
• BEEYARDnounMiddle English2 findersAn apiary.
• BERTHINGSnounMiddle English3 findersplural of berthing
• CHAVEcontractionMiddle English31 findersI have
• CODLINnounMiddle English2 findersAlternative form of codling (“apple”).
• DITHERYadjectiveMiddle English18 findersUnable to think straight; tending to dither.
• FALSEHOODnounMiddle English105 findersThe property of being false.
• FORSWINKEDverbMiddle English12 findersTo exhaust by labour; overwork.
• FOUTHnounMiddle English11 findersAbundance; plenty.
• GYVEnounMiddle English59 findersA shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.
• HAYMOWnounMiddle English22 findersA pile of hay stored in a barn.
• HAYMOWSnounMiddle English6 findersplural of haymow
• HORNBEAMSnounMiddle English16 findersplural of hornbeam
• HOUSEWIFEYadjectiveMiddle English13 findersResembling or characteristic of a housewife.
• HUCKLESnounMiddle English61 findersplural of huckle
• HUSWIFEnounMiddle English40 findersObsolete form of housewife.
• JAKESnounMiddle English36 findersA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• JUMBALnounMiddle English16 findersObsolete form of jumble (“kind of sugared cake”).
• KETCHnounMiddle English75 findersA fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.
• KNAGnounMiddle English24 findersA short spur or stiff projection from the trunk or branch of a tree, such as the stunted dead branch of a fir
• MEAWESnounMiddle English2 findersplural of meaw
• MILKSOPnounMiddle English47 findersA piece of bread sopped in milk.
• NIGGARDISEnounMiddle English1 finderNiggardliness.
• POXIERadjectiveMiddle English63 finderscomparative form of poxy: more poxy
• PROULEDverbMiddle English2 finderssimple past and past participle of proul
• QUETHESnounMiddle English5 findersSpeech, talk.
• SHADOWIERadjectiveMiddle English37 finderscomparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
• SHRIVINGverbMiddle English83 finderspresent participle and gerund of shrive
• TICHYadjectiveMiddle English7 findersAlternative form of titchy (“very small”).
• UNCHASTELYadverbMiddle English26 findersIn an unchaste manner.
• UNSTABLEadjectiveMiddle English56 findersNot stable.
• VOUCHSAFEDverbMiddle English159 finderssimple past and past participle of vouchsafe
• WAFERYnounMiddle English22 findersA kitchen or building in which wafers and other pastries are prepared; the department of the royal household responsible for the preparation of wafers.
• WHARFAGEnounMiddle English21 findersA dock, quay, or pier.
• WHEFTSnounMiddle English16 findersplural of wheft
• WHIGSnounMiddle English146 findersplural of whig
• WOMBIESTadjectiveMiddle English12 finderscapacious
• YAWPEDverbMiddle English30 finderssimple past and past participle of yawp
• YAWPERSnounMiddle English23 findersplural of yawper

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