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- HAWSEThe part of the bow containing the hawseholes.
- HINKYActing suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
- HIRPLETo walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.
- HOASTA cough.
- HOUSECARLA member of the Scandinavian royal household troops.
- HUSBANDA man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
- IDENTDiligent; persistent.
- JAPEA joke or quip.
- JARLA medieval Scandinavian nobleman, especially in Norway and Denmark.
- JIBEA facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.
- KEELSONA longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness.
- KERNA corn; grain; kernel.
- KEVELA strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
- KIERA bleaching vat.
- KITLINGAny young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
- KNOUTA leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
- KNURLA contorted knot in wood.
- LAKINA toy.
- LANDGRABA landrush.
- LANYARDA short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
- LAWMANA lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
- LEEBOARDA board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a sailboat to lessen its leeway.
- LEETA portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
- LINGAny of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
- LIRKTo jerk.
- LODESTARA star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
- LOPETo travel an easy pace with long strides.
- MAINOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- MEEKLYIn a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
- MENSEProperty, owndom; possessions.
- METHINKSIt seems to me.
- MIDDENA dung heap.
- MISTAKETo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- MISTLETOEAny of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistle
- MOCHIERDamp and hot; muggy, close.
- MOCHIESTDamp and hot; muggy, close.
- MOORLANDOpen land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
- MURKYHard to see through, as a fog or mist.
- NARWHALAn Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward.
- NIGHTTIMEThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
- NIMBLEAdept at taking or grasping.
- NUMBPhysically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
- OLDENFrom or relating to a previous era.
- OUTHOUSEAn outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
- OUTLAWA fugitive from the law.
- OVERMUCHVery much; too much; overly much.
- OVERMUCHESVery much; too much; overly much.
- OVERSHADOWTo obscure something by casting a shadow.
- PELTThe skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modificati
- PRIDEThe quality or state of being proud. A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
- QUEASYExperiencing or causing nausea or uneasiness, often characterized by an unsettled stomach.
- QUEYA heifer.
- RIFTA chasm or fissure.
- RIVENpast participle of rive
- ROSEMALINGA Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements.
- ROVETo shoot with arrows (at).
- ROWANSorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- RUFFLEAny gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- RUNNERAgent noun of run; one who runs. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- SAITHEThe pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).
- SCALPThe top of the head; the skull.
- SCOFFA derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
- SCOOTA swift movement or trip
- SCRANFood, especially that of an inferior quality; grub.
- SCRAWNYThin, malnourished, and weak.
- SCREAMA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- SCRIPA small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
- SCULLA single oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- SEEMLYOf behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
- SHADAny one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
- SHAPERAny agent that shapes (something), whether literally or figuratively.
- SHAWA thicket; a small wood or grove.
- SHAWEDA thicket; a small wood or grove.
- SHAWINGA thicket; a small wood or grove.
- SHIELA shepherd's hut or shieling.
- SHIELINGAn area of summer pasture used for cattle, sheep etc.
- SHOUTA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- SICKLYFrequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
- SILDAny young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.
- SITHENFrom or since the time that.
- SKALDA Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
- SKEETA form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
- SKEPA basket.
- SKIRLTo make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
- SKITA short comic performance done by amateurs.
- SKUAAny of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
- SLAKETo satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- SLAMTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
- SLAVERTo drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
- SLOCKENTo put out, extinguish (a fire).
- SLOTA narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
- SNAGA stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- SNIBA latch or fastening for a door, window etc.
- SNIFTERTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
- SNIPEAny of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- SNOOPTo be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
- SPADGERA sparrow.
- SPARTHA battle-axe or halberd.
- SPUDA potato.
- SQUIRMTo twist one's body with snakelike motions.