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Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor is Old English.

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  • SCRUBadjectiveOld English14 findersMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
  • SEAFARINGadjectiveOld English30 findersLiving one's life at sea.
  • SEAFOWLnounOld English3 findersAny bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
  • SEAMANnounOld English12 findersSynonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
  • SEAMERnounOld English6 findersA person who sews seams.
  • SEAMSTERnounOld English2 findersA person who sews clothes professionally.
  • SEAWATERnounOld English6 findersThe saltwater of a sea or ocean.
  • SEAWAYnounOld English5 findersA lane or route at sea that is regularly used by ships; a sea lane or trade route.
  • SELCOUTHadjectiveOld English60 findersStrange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
  • SELDnounOld English4 findersA seat, throne.
  • SELFDOMnounOld English2 findersselfhood.
  • SERVANTnounOld English8 findersOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  • SEVENFOLDadjectiveOld English12 findersSeven times as much; multiplied by seven.
  • SHALTverbOld English29 finderssecond-person singular simple present indicative of shall
  • SHAMEFACEDadjectiveOld English10 findersBashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
  • SHAMEFULadjectiveOld English112 findersCausing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  • SHAPELYadjectiveOld English87 findersHaving a pleasing shape, pleasant to look at.
  • SHARPLYadverbOld English39 findersIn a sharp manner, in various senses. So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
  • SHATverbOld English25 finderssimple past and past participle of shit
  • SHEALnounOld English5 findersA shell or pod.
  • SHEEPFOLDnounOld English4 findersAn enclosure for keeping sheep.
  • SHELLFISHnounOld English41 findersA fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
  • SHELTERnounOld English13 findersSomewhere one can find protection. A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as
  • SHINERnounOld English44 findersOne who shines; a luminary.
  • SHIPMANnounOld English3 findersSynonym of sailor.
  • SHIPPERnounOld English2 findersA seaman; mariner; skipper.
  • SHIPWRECKnounOld English63 findersA ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
  • SHOERnounOld English5 findersOne who fits shoes to the feet.
  • SHOONnounOld English12 findersplural of shoe
  • SHOOTERnounOld English33 findersSomeone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
  • SHORTLYadverbOld English10 findersIn a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
  • SHOULDverbOld English51 finderssimple past of shall
  • SHREWDadjectiveOld English66 findersShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
  • SHRIKEnounOld English256 findersAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
  • SHRIKEDnounOld English45 findersAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
  • SHRIKINGnounOld English12 findersAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
  • SHRILLadjectiveOld English4 findersHigh-pitched and piercing.
  • SHRUBnounOld English40 findersA woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
  • SHUCKnounOld English79 findersThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
  • SIBLINGnounOld English26 findersA person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.
  • SICKERadjectiveOld English2 finderscomparative form of sick: more sick.
  • SIFTverbOld English36 findersTo sieve or strain (something).
  • SIGHTnounOld English10 findersThe sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
  • SILKWORMnounOld English28 findersAny of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
  • SILLYadjectiveOld English5 findersLaughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  • SINCEadverbOld English4 findersFrom a specified time in the past.
  • SINFULadjectiveOld English39 findersHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
  • SINGERnounOld English26 findersA person who sings, often professionally.
  • SIPEnounOld English14 findersSlit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
  • SITTENverbOld English1 finderpast participle of sit; alternative form of sat.
  • SIXFOLDadjectiveOld English9 findersHaving six times as much or as many.
  • SLAYERnounOld English40 findersA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
  • SLEEPYadjectiveOld English27 findersTired; feeling the need for sleep.
  • SLEEVEDadjectiveOld English1 finderHaving sleeves.
  • SLEYnounOld English19 findersReed (of a loom).
  • SLIMYadjectiveOld English33 findersOf or pertaining to slime.
  • SLIPPYadjectiveOld English5 findersSlippery.
  • SLIVERnounOld English73 findersA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
  • SLOPnounOld English28 findersA loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  • SMARTINGadjectiveOld English14 findersPainful, sore.
  • SMEARYadjectiveOld English5 findersHaving or showing smears.
  • SMEDDUMnounOld English2 findersFine powder; flour.
  • SMEDDUMSnounOld English1 finderFine powder; flour.
  • SMITHCRAFTnounOld English1 finderThe art or occupation of a smith, especially a metalsmith.
  • SMOKEnounOld English2 findersThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
  • SMOORverbOld English5 findersTo suffocate, smother, or extinguish
  • SMOOTHadjectiveOld English8 findersHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
  • SMUTnounOld English81 findersSoot.
  • SNATHnounOld English11 findersThe shaft of a scythe.
  • SNEDnounOld English2 findersA cut, a cutting; a slash, a slight wound; a lopping or pruning.
  • SNIRTverbOld English2 findersTo give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
  • SNITCHverbOld English18 findersTo inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
  • SNIVELverbOld English111 findersTo breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
  • SNORTnounOld English2 findersThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
  • SNOWYadjectiveOld English11 findersMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
  • SNUFFLEverbOld English7 findersTo sniff or smell with the nose loudly and audibly.
  • SOCAGEnounOld English5 findersIn the Middle Ages (and chiefly but not exclusively medieval England), a legal system whereby a tenant would pay a rent or do some agricultural work for the landlord.
  • SOMETHINGpronounOld English32 findersAn uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
  • SOOKverbOld English26 findersAlternative spelling of suck.
  • SOOTHLYadverbOld English8 findersTruly, verily.
  • SOOTYadjectiveOld English34 findersOf, relating to, or producing soot.
  • SORELYadverbOld English5 findersIn a sore or desperate manner.
  • SOUNDLYadverbOld English23 findersIn a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
  • SOWERnounOld English27 findersOne who or that which sows.
  • SPANGnounOld English7 findersA shiny ornament or object; a spangle
  • SPATverbOld English21 finderssimple past and past participle of spit
  • SPEEDILYadverbOld English30 findersIn a speedy or fast manner.
  • SPEELverbOld English9 findersTo climb.
  • SPIELnounOld English125 findersA lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
  • SPILTHnounOld English5 findersSpillage; spilled material.
  • SPINDLEnounOld English131 findersA rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when
  • SPITTLEnounOld English29 findersSpit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
  • SPRATnounOld English33 findersAny of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
  • SPRIGnounOld English48 findersA small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
  • STANEnounOld English3 findersA dialectal or obsolete form of stone.
  • STANIELnounOld English1 finderThe kestrel or windhover.
  • STARLINGnounOld English48 findersA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds. The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
  • STEADINGnounOld English19 findersA farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns, stables, cattle-sheds, etc.; a farmstead; a homestead, an onstead, an estate.
  • STEADYadjectiveOld English11 findersFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
  • STEDnounOld English1 finderObsolete form of stead.

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