List of English words of Old English origin
This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words borrowed into other languages (e.g. French, Anglo-French, etc.) then borrowed back into English (e.g. bateau, chiffon, gourmet, nordic, etc.). Foreign words borrowed into Old English from Old Norse, Latin, and Greek are excluded, as are words borrowed into English from Ancient British languages.
A[edit]
- a
- a-
- A-1
- A-frame
- A-line
- a.k.a.
- a.s.a.p.
- aback
- abaft
- abeam
- abear
- abed
- abide
- ablaze
- able-bodied
- aboard
- abode
- about
- above
- aboveboard
- abovementioned
- abraid
- abreast
- abroad
- absentminded
- abuzz
- accursed
- ach
- ache
- ack
- acknowledge
- acorn
- acre
- addeem
- adder
- addle
- ado
- adrift
- adware
- adwesch
- adze
- afar
- afeared
- afford
- affright
- afield
- afire
- afloat
- afoot
- afore
- aforesaid
- aforethought
- afoul
- afresh
- aft
- after
- after-
- afterbear
- afterbeat
- afterbite
- afterborn
- afterbrain
- afterburden
- afterburn
- afterburst
- afterburthen
- aftercare
- afterclap
- aftercome
- aftercool
- aftercrop
- afterdeal
- afterfeather
- afterfeel
- afterflow
- aftergame
- afterglow
- aftergrass
- aftergrowth
- afterhaps
- afterheat
- afterhind
- afterlife
- afterlight
- afterload
- afterlook
- aftermatch
- aftermath
- aftermind
- aftername
- afterpeak
- afterplay
- aftersee
- afterset
- aftershaft
- aftershave
- aftershock
- aftershow
- aftersound
- afterstroke
- aftersummer
- aftersun
- afterswarm
- aftertale
- afterthink
- aftertime
- afterward
- afterwave
- afterwise
- afterwit
- afterword
- afteryears
- again
- against
- aghast
- aglow
- ago
- aghast
- aground
- ah
- aha
- ahead
- ahem
- ail
- ain't
- airborne
- aircraft
- airedale
- airhead
- airline
- airtight
- ait
- ajar
- akimbo
- akin
- al-
- alack
- alder
- alderman
- ale
- Alfred
- alight (v)
- alight (adj)
- alike
- alit
- alive
- all
- allay
- alms
- along
- aloud
- am
- amain
- amaze
- amid
- amiss
- among
- amongst
- an
- and
- anent
- anew
- angle (v)
- Angle
- Anglo
- ankle
- anneal
- anon
- another
- answer
- ant
- anvil
- any
- ape
- apple
- archfiend
- are
- aright
- arise
- arm (anatomical)
- arm "poor, pitiful"
- arrow
- arse
- art (v)
- artwork
- as
- asap
- Ascot
- asea
- ash
- ash (Bot.)
- ashamed
- Ashley
- ashore
- ashtray
- aside
- ask
- asleep
- aspen
- astern
- astir
- astride
- asunder
- at
- at all
- at bay
- ate
- athel
- atheling
- atop
- attaboy
- attercop
- atwitter
- Audrey
- auger
- aught (something)
- aught (zero)
- auld
- autoharp
- automaker
- aw
- awake (v)
- aware
- awash
- away
- awe
- awhile
- awl
- awry
- ax
- axe
- axle
- ay
- aye (yes)
B[edit]
- babble
- babe
- baby
- back
- back-
- bad
- bade
- badger (n)
- badger (v)
- baff
- baffle
- bairn
- bake
- bald
- bale
- balk
- ball
- ballast
- ballocks
- bally
- bam
- ban (v)
- ban (n)
- band (ties)
- bane
- bank (mass, heap)
- bann
- banns
- bare
- bark (v)
- barley
- barm
- barmy
- barn
- barroom
- barrow (wheelbarrow)
- barrow (mound)
- baseball
- baseline
- bass (fish)
- bast
- batch
- bateau
- bated breath
- bath
- batman
- battle-axe
- battlefield
- battleship
- baulk
- be
- be-
- beach
- beacon
- bead
- beadle
- beady
- beam
- bean
- beanie
- beano
- bear (v)
- bear (n)
- beard
- beat
- beaver
- beck
- beckon
- becloud
- become
- bed
- bedeen
- bedizen
- bee
- beech
- beefeater
- beek
- beeline
- been
- beer
- beetle (n)
- beetle (v)
- befall
- befang
- befit
- before
- beforehand
- befoul
- befriend
- befuddle
- beg
- beget
- begin
- begone
- begorra
- begripe
- behalf
- behave
- behavior, behaviour
- behead
- behelm
- behest
- behind
- behold
- beholden
- behoof
- behoove, behove
- being (n)
- belated
- belay
- belch
- belead
- beleave
- belie
- belief
- believe
- belittle
- belive "to remain"
- bell
- bellow
- bellows
- bellwether
- belly
- belong
- belongings
- beloved
- beltway
- bemoan
- bench
- bend
- beneath
- benight
- bent
- bent (bent-grass)
- benumb
- Beowulf
- bequeath
- bequest
- bereave
- bereavement
- Berkshire
- berry
- berth
- beseech
- beseeching
- beset
- beshield
- beshrew
- beside
- besides
- besom
- bespeak
- bespeckled
- bespoke (made to order)
- best
- bestest
- bestir
- bestow
- bestride
- bet
- betide
- betimes
- betoken
- betray
- betroth
- better
- between
- betwixt
- beware
- bewilder
- bewitch
- beyond
- bid
- bidden
- bidding
- bide
- bier
- Big Apple
- Big Brother
- Big Dipper
- bight
- bill (beak)
- billboard
- billfold
- billingsgate
- bimonthly
- bind
- bine
- binge
- bingo
- biofeedback
- bippy
- birch
- bird
- Birmingham
- bishopric
- bit
- bitch
- bite
- bitter
- bitsy
- bitty
- biweekly
- blab
- blabber
- black
- bladder
- blade
- blain
- blare
- blaring
- blast
- blatant
- blaze (fire)
- blazer (jacket)
- blazing
- bleach
- bleacher
- blear
- bleat
- blee "colour"
- bleed
- bleeding (n)
- blench
- blend
- bless
- blew
- blight
- blighter
- blimey
- blind
- blink
- blinkered
- blinkers
- bliss
- blithe
- blizzard
- blob
- blockbuster
- blockhead
- blood
- bloodbath
- bloodcurdling
- bloodfed
- bloodfin
- bloodguilt
- bloodhead
- bloodheat
- bloodhound
- bloodhungry
- bloodlands
- bloodleaf
- bloodless
- bloodletting
- bloodlike
- bloodline
- bloodloss
- bloodlust
- bloodmeal
- bloodnut
- bloodplay
- bloodshed
- bloodsoaked
- bloodsome
- bloodshot
- bloodstick
- bloodstone
- bloodstroke
- bloodstream
- bloodsucker
- bloodsucking
- bloodthirsty
- bloodwood
- bloodwork
- bloodwort
- bloody
- bloom
- Bloomsbury
- blossom
- blow
- blubber
- blur
- blurry
- blurt
- blush
- boar
- board
- boat
- bob (v)
- bobble
- bobcat
- bod
- bodacious
- bode
- bodice
- bodily
- bodkin
- body
- bogeyman
- boil (cyst, tumor)
- bold
- boll
- bollix
- bollock
- Bollywood
- bolster
- bolt (noun)
- bombshell
- bond
- bone
- bonfire
- book
- boom (v)
- boot (profit, use)
- bore
- born
- borne
- borough
- borrow
- bosom
- Boston
- Boston tea party
- bottleneck
- bottom
- bough
- bought
- boughten
- bound (tied, fastened)
- bourn (small stream)
- bout
- bow (v)
- bow (n)
- bower
- bowie knife
- bowl
- bowler (hat)
- bowtie
- box (strike blows)
- boxing
- boy
- boysenberry
- braid
- brain
- bramble
- brand
- brash
- brass
- braze (to cover with brass)
- brazen
- brb
- breach
- bread
- breadth
- break
- breast
- breath
- breech
- breeches
- breed
- brew
- briar
- bride
- bridge
- bridle
- brier
- bright
- brim
- brimstone
- brinded
- brindle
- brine
- bring
- brinkmanship
- briny
- bristle
- bristly
- Bristol
- britches
- brite
- British
- brittle
- bro
- broad
- broke
- brood
- brook (small stream)
- brook (tolerate, endure)
- broom
- broth
- brothel
- brother
- brought
- brow
- browbeat
- brown
- bruise
- brunch
- brung
- BS
- btw
- bub
- bubba
- bubble
- buck
- bucket
- Buckinghamshire
- bud
- buddy
- bugbear
- build
- bulkhead
- bull
- bulldoze
- bulletin board
- bullfinch
- bullheaded
- bullish
- bullock
- bullpen
- bullseye
- bullshit
- bulrush
- bum (buttocks, bottom)
- bumble
- bumblebee
- bumf
- bunch
- bunghole
- bunt
- burd
- burden
- burial
- Burke
- burly
- burn
- burrow
- burst
- burthen
- bury
- busboy
- bush
- business
- bust (burst)
- bustle
- busy
- busybody
- busyness
- but
- butt (end)
- butterfly
- buttermilk
- butternut
- butthead
- butthole
- buttock
- buttonhole
- buxom
- buy
- buzz
- buzz saw
- buzzer
- buzzword
- by
- bye (sporting)
- bye (good-bye)
- bygone
- bygones
- bylaw
- byline
- byre
- bystander
- byspel
- byword
C[edit]
- c/o
- cade
- cadge
- cadger
- calf
- callow
- calve
- Cambridge
- cammock
- campfire
- can (v)
- can (n)
- can't
- candlelight
- canebreak
- cannery
- cannot
- canny
- Canterbury
- care
- cartwheel
- carve
- cat
- catchall
- catchword
- caterwaul
- ceasefire
- centerfold
- cesspool
- chafer
- chaff
- chaffer
- chaffinch
- chairman
- chalkboard
- champ (v)
- chap (v)
- chapbook
- char (chore)
- char (burn)
- charcoal
- chare
- charlock
- charwoman
- chary
- chat
- chatter
- chaw
- cheap
- cheddar
- cheek
- cheep
- cheerleader
- Chelsea
- Cheshire
- chest
- Chesterfield
- chestnut
- chew
- chick
- chicken
- chide
- chifferobe
- chiffon
- chifforobe
- chiffrobe
- chilblain
- child
- chill
- chime (rim of a barrel)
- chin
- chink (slit)
- chip
- chirp
- chitchat
- chock-full
- chode
- choke
- chomp
- choose
- chop (cut)
- chore
- chose
- chuckle
- churl
- churn
- cinder
- Cinderella
- clad
- clam
- clamber
- clammy
- clamp
- clap
- clapboard
- claptrap
- clash
- clasp
- clatter
- claw
- clay
- clean
- clearinghouse
- cleat
- cleavage
- cleave (split)
- cleave (stick to)
- cleaver
- cleft
- clench
- Cleveland
- clever
- clew
- cliff
- climb
- clinch
- cling
- clip (fasten)
- clockwise
- clockwork
- clod
- clot
- cloth
- cloud
- clout
- clove (wedge of garlic)
- cloven
- clover
- clowder
- clubhouse
- cluck
- clue
- clump
- cluster
- clutch (clench)
- clutter
- Clydesdale
- co-star
- coal
- coaming
- coastline
- coattails
- coax
- cob
- cobble (n)
- cobble (v)
- cobbler
- cobblestone
- cobweb
- cock (bird)
- cock (Mech.)
- cock (v)
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- cockerel
- cockeyed
- cockney
- cockpit
- cockscomb
- cocksucker
- cocksure
- cocktail
- cocky
- coconut
- cod
- codger
- codpiece
- codswallop
- coke
- cold
- collard
- collarbone
- collie
- collier
- colliery
- collywobbles
- color blindness
- colt
- coltish
- comb
- come
- comely
- comer
- comingle
- commingle
- con (study)
- Connor
- cookout
- cool
- coolth
- coot
- cop (v)
- copper (v)
- cop (n)
- cop (mass of thread)
- copout
- copperhead
- core (disputed)
- corn
- cornerstone
- Cornwall
- cot (hut)
- cote
- cotquean
- cough
- could
- couth
- cove
- Coventry
- cow
- coworker
- cowslip
- Cox
- coxcomb
- crab
- crack
- cradle
- craft
- cram
- cranberry
- crane
- crank
- crankshaft
- craps
- crash
- crave
- craw
- creak
- creep
- cress
- crestfallen
- crib
- cribbage
- crick
- crimp
- cringe
- crinkle
- Crip
- cripple
- croak
- crock
- crockery
- croft
- crop
- cross-eye
- cross-fire
- cross-stitch
- crossbow
- crossover
- crossroad
- crossroads
- crossword
- crow (n)
- crow (v)
- crowd
- crud
- crumb
- crumpet
- crumple
- cruise
- crutch
- cubbyhole
- cucking stool
- cud
- cuddle
- cudgel
- cum
- Cumberland
- cun
- cunning
- cunt
- cupboard
- curd
- curdle
- curl
- curse
- cuss
- cut
- cuttlefish
D[edit]
- D-day
- dab
- dabble
- dad
- daffy
- daft
- daily
- dairy
- daisy
- dale
- Dallas
- Dalton
- dam
- damp
- dander (dandruff)
- dandruff
- dandy
- Dane
- dare
- dark
- darling
- darn (conceal a hole)
- Darwin
- dashboard
- dat
- dateline
- daughter
- davenport
- daw
- dawdle
- dawg
- dawn
- day
- dead
- deaf
- deal
- dear
- dearborn
- dearie
- dearth
- deary
- death
- deed
- deem
- deep
- deer
- defilade
- defile
- defrost
- deft
- delf
- delftware
- dell
- delouse
- delve
- demean
- den
- dene
- Denmark
- dent
- Denver
- depth
- derby
- derring-do
- derth
- desktop
- devil-may-care
- Devon
- Devonian
- dew
- dewlap
- dewy
- dey
- dibble
- dibs
- dickhead
- did
- diddle
- didn't
- didst
- die ( < AS *dīegan)
- dig (ME diggen ?< AS dīcian)
- digs
- dike
- dill
- dim
- dimple
- din
- dingle
- dingy
- dinky
- dint
- dip
- disbelief
- disbelieve
- disembodied
- disgruntle
- dishearten
- dislike
- Disneyland
- disown
- distaff
- ditch
- dither
- dive
- dizzy
- do
- do-gooder
- docket
- dodder
- dodge
- doe
- doff
- dog
- doldrums
- dole
- doleful
- dollop
- dolt
- Domesday book
- don
- doom
- door
- dot
- dough
- doughty
- dove (n)
- dove (v)
- dow
- down (adv)
- down (n)
- down-
- draft
- drag
- dragnet
- dragonfly
- drain
- drake (male duck)
- drat
- draught
- draw
- dray
- dread
- dream
- dreary
- drench
- drew
- dribble
- drift
- drink
- drip
- drive
- drivel
- drizzle
- drone
- drool
- drop
- dross
- drought
- drove (n)
- drove (v)
- drown
- drowsy
- drudge
- Drummond light
- drunk
- druthers
- dry
- dub
- duck (bird)
- duck (v)
- ducky
- dud
- dugout
- dull
- dumb
- dumbledore
- dummy
- dun (v)
- dun (adj)
- dung
- Durham
- dusk
- dust
- dwarf
- dwell
- dwindle
- dye
- dying
E[edit]
- 'em
- -ed
- -er (agent suffix)
- -er (comparative suffix)
- e'en
- e'er
- e.t.a.
- ea
- each
- each other
- ealdorman
- ear
- earl
- early
- earn
- earnest
- earth
- east
- Easter
- Easter Island
- eastern
- Eastlake
- easy-going
- eat
- eave
- eavesdrop
- ebb
- eco-friendly
- eddy
- Edgar
- edge (n)
- edge (v)
- edgeways
- edgewise
- edging
- edgy
- Edinburgh
- Edith
- Edmund
- Edward
- Edwin
- eel
- eerie
- eff
- eft
- eftsoons
- egad
- Egbert
- egghead
- eh
- eight
- either
- eke
- elbow
- eld
- elder (berry)
- elder
- elderly
- eldest
- eldritch
- eleven
- elf
- Eliot (< Æðelgeat)
- elk
- ell
- Ellis Island
- elm
- else
- elsewhere
- embed
- ember
- ember days
- embitter
- embody
- embroider
- emmet
- empty
- end
- endear
- endearment
- endlong
- Enfield
- enfold
- England
- English
- enlighten
- enlist
- enliven
- enough
- entrapment
- entwine
- enwrap
- ere
- Erin
- Erl-king
- erne
- Ernest
- errand
- erst
- erstwhile
- ettin
- eve
- even
- evening
- ever
- every
- evil
- ewe
- eye
- eyot
F[edit]
- -fold
- -ful
- fain
- fair (adj)
- fairing
- fall
- fallow (n)
- fallow (adj)
- fang
- far
- fare (n)
- fare (v)
- farewell
- farrow
- fart
- farther
- farthing
- fast (adj)
- fast (v)
- fasten
- fastness
- fat (n)
- fat (adj)
- father
- fathom
- fawn (v)
- fay "to fit, join, unite"
- faze
- fear
- feather
- feed
- feel
- fell (v)
- fell (adj)
- felt (n)
- fen
- fere
- fern
- ferry (n)
- ferry (v)
- fetch
- fetlock
- fetter
- fettle
- few
- fey
- fickle
- fiddle
- field
- fiend
- fig
- fight
- figurehead
- fike
- filch
- file ("metal tool")
- fill
- film
- filth
- fin
- finch
- find
- finew
- finger
- fir
- fire
- first
- fish
- fist
- fit (n)
- fit ("sudden attack")
- five
- fizzle
- flab
- flabbergasted
- flabby
- flagstone
- flail
- flap
- flash
- flask
- flat ("apartment, floor")
- flatter
- flax
- flay
- flea
- fledge
- flee
- fleece
- fleet (n)
- fleet ("swift")
- fleeting
- Fleming
- flesh
- flew
- flibbertigibbet
- flick (n)
- flicker (n)
- flicker (v)
- flight ("act of flying")
- flight ("act of fleeing")
- flimsy
- flint
- flip (v)
- flip (n)
- flip-flop
- flippant
- flipper
- flirt
- flitch
- float
- flock
- flood
- floor
- flop
- floss
- flow
- flue
- fluke ("flatfish")
- flurry
- flush (v)
- flush (adj)
- flutter
- fly
- foal
- foam
- fodder
- foe
- fold
- fold ("pen for animals")
- folk
- follow
- fond
- fondle
- food
- foot
- for
- for-
- ford
- fore
- fore-
- former
- forth
- forth-
- fortnight
- foster
- fought
- foul
- foundling
- four
- fowl
- fox
- fraidy-cat
- frame
- framework
- frazzle
- freak
- free
- freeze
- fremd (also fremmit, frempt) "strange, foreign, alien"
- fresh
- fret
- Friday
- friend
- fright
- frog
- from
- frost
- froward
- frowzy
- frumpy
- fuck (informal)
- fudge
- Fulbright
- fulfill
- full
- fun
- furlong
- furrow
- further
- furze
- fuzz
G[edit]
- G-man
- G-string
- gad
- gadfly
- gadzooks
- gaffer
- gain-
- gal
- gale
- gall ("bile")
- gall ("sore spot")
- gallows
- Gallup poll
- gamble
- game
- gammer
- gander
- gang
- gang-bang
- gangster
- gannet
- gar
- garlic
- gat
- gate
- gather
- gavel
- geld
- gemstone
- get
- ghastly
- ghost
- giddy
- gild
- gimcrack
- gimp
- gingerbread
- gird
- girdle
- girl
- git
- give
- glad
- glare
- glass
- Glastonbury
- glaze
- gleam
- glee
- gleeman
- glide
- glimmer
- glimpse
- glisten
- gloaming
- gloom
- glove
- glow
- glum
- gnarled
- gnat
- gnaw
- go
- go-cart
- go-go
- goad
- goal
- goat
- god
- gofer
- goggle
- gold
- golliwog
- golly
- good
- goof
- goon
- goose
- gore (n)
- gore (v)
- gorse
- gory
- gosh
- goshawk
- gosling
- gospel
- gossamer
- gossip
- gotcha
- Gotham
- gourmet
- Graham
- grandfather
- grandstand
- grapple
- grasp
- grass
- grave ("ditch, burial plot")
- grave ("to dig")
- gray
- graze ("to eat grass")
- graze ("to make contact")
- great
- greedy
- green
- greenback
- greenbone
- greener
- greenfeed
- greenfield
- greenfinch
- greenfly
- greenhand
- greenhead
- greenheart
- greenhorn
- greenhouse
- Greenland
- greenless
- greenroom
- greens
- greensand
- greenshank
- greensick
- greensickness
- greenside
- greensman
- greensome
- greenspeak
- greenstone
- greensward
- greenth
- greenware
- greenwash
- greenwax
- greenway
- greenweed
- greenwood
- Greenwich
- greeny
- greet ("to meet")
- greet ("to cry")
- gremlin
- grey
- grill "to anger, provoke"
- grill "harsh"
- grim
- grime
- grin
- grind
- grip
- gripe
- grisly
- grist
- gristle
- grit
- grits
- groan
- groats
- groin
- groom ("youth")
- groom ("bridegroom")
- groove
- grope
- ground
- grout
- grove
- grow
- grub
- grubstreet
- grump
- grunge
- grunt
- guild
- guilt
- guilty
- Guinea pig
- gulch
- gum ("membranes of the mouth")
- gunwale
- gut
H[edit]
- -hood
- ha
- hack ("chop")
- hack ("hireling")
- hacker
- hackle
- hackney
- hacksaw
- had
- haft
- hag
- haggaday
- haggle
- hail ("frozen rain")
- hair
- hake
- hale ("healthy")
- half
- half-
- halibut
- halidom
- hall
- hallo
- hallow
- halmote
- halt ("lame")
- halter
- halve
- ham
- hammer
- Hampshire
- hamstring
- hand
- hang
- hansom
- hantle
- harbor (also harbour)
- hard
- hare
- hark
- harken
- harlequin
- harm
- harp
- harrow ("rake")
- harrow ("to wound")
- harry
- hart
- Harvard
- harvest
- has-been
- hasp
- hassle
- hassock
- Hastings
- hat
- hatch ("emerge from an egg")
- hatch ("gate")
- hate
- hath
- hatred
- have
- hawse
- hawthorn
- hay
- haze
- hazel
- he
- he-he
- head
- heal
- heap
- hear
- hearken
- heart
- hearth
- heat
- heath
- heathen
- heather
- heave
- heaven
- heavy
- heck
- hedge
- heed
- heel
- heel ("of a ship")
- heel ("bad person")
- heft
- heifer
- heigh-ho
- height
- heinie ("buttocks")
- heirloom
- held
- hell
- hello
- helm
- help
- helve
- hem
- hemlock
- hemp
- hen
- hence
- henchman
- henge
- Henley
- her ("object")
- her ("possessive")
- herd
- here
- Herefordshire
- heriot
- herring
- Hertfordshire
- hew
- hey
- heyday
- hi
- hi-fi
- hi-jinks
- hiccup
- hide ("to conceal")
- hide ("skin")
- hidebound
- hie
- higgledy-piggledy
- high
- hight
- hijack
- hike
- hill
- hilt
- him
- hind ("after")
- hind ("doe")
- hinder ("obstruct")
- hinder ("rear")
- hindrance
- hinge
- hint
- hip
- hip ("rose hip")
- hire
- his
- hiss
- hitch
- hither
- hitherto
- hive
- ho
- hoar
- hoard
- hoarse
- hoary
- hob
- hobble
- hobnail
- hobnob
- hobo
- hock ("leg joint")
- hog
- hoity-toity
- hold (v)
- hold ("lower part of a ship")
- hole
- holiday
- holiness
- holler
- hollow
- holly
- holster
- holt
- holy
- home
- hone
- honey
- hood ("covering")
- hood ("neighborhood")
- hoodwink
- hoof
- hook
- hoop
- hoot
- Hoover
- hop
- hope
- hopped
- hopper
- hopscotch
- horn
- hornet
- hornswoggle
- horse
- hose
- hoss
- hot
- hound
- hourglass
- house
- hovel
- hover
- how
- howbeit
- howdy
- however
- howl
- hub
- huckleberry
- huddle
- hue "blee, colour"
- hull "seed casing"
- hum
- hummock
- Humphrey
- hunch
- hundred
- hung
- hunger
- hunt
- Huntingdon
- hurdle
- hurl
- hurry
- hurst
- hush
- husk
- hussy
- hutch "storage chest"
I[edit]
- idle
- -in (as in "sit-in")
- -ing (gerund ending)
- -ing (pres. part. ending)
- -ish
- I
- ice
- Icknield Way
- icky
- idle
- if
- ilk
- impound
- in
- in-
- indeed
- Indian summer
- infare
- infield
- inflight
- infra-red
- ingot
- inhold
- inkhorn
- inkling
- inlaid
- inland
- inlead
- inlet
- inmate
- inn
- innards
- inner
- inning
- input
- inroad
- inset
- inside
- insight
- instead
- instep
- intake
- Internet
- interplay
- into
- inward
- inwit
- Irish
- iron (an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic)
- Iron Age
- Iron Cross
- Iron Curtain
- ironclad
- Ironside
- Irwin
- is
- island
- it
- itch
- its
- itself
- itsy-bitsy
- ivy
J[edit]
- jab
- jabber
- jack-in-the-box
- jack-knife
- jackanapes
- jackdaw
- jackpot
- jag "sharp edge"
- jar (verb)
- jaw
- jeer
- jerk
- jerry-built
- jersey
- jigsaw
- jimson weed
- jitter
- job
- joe-pye weed
- jog
- jolt
- jowl
- jumble
- jump
- jumper
- Jute
K[edit]
L[edit]
- -less
- -ling
- -ly (adj)
- -ly (adv)
- lack
- lackadaisical
- lackluster ( also lacklustre)
- lad
- ladder
- lade
- ladle
- lady
- laid
- laidly
- lain
- lair
- laird
- lake
- lamb
- lame
- Lammas
- land
- lane
- lang syne
- lank
- lap (n)
- lap (v)
- lap "to fold (over)" (v)
- lapel
- Lapland
- lappet
- lapwing
- larboard
- lark
- last (adj./adv.)
- last (v.)
- last "shoemaker's block"
- latch
- late
- lath
- lather
- latter
- latticework
- laugh
- lave "the rest" (n.)
- lave "to pout water on" (v.)
- law-abiding
- lawn mower
- lax
- lay
- layman
- lea
- leach
- lead (n.)
- lead (v.)
- leaf
- lean (adj.)
- lean (v.)
- leap
- learn
- lease "to gather, collect"
- lease "false, deceptive"
- leasing
- least
- leather
- leave "permission" (n.)
- leave (v.)
- lech
- LED
- lede "people; tenements, possessions"
- lede "introductory paragraph"
- ledge
- ledger
- lee
- leech "worm"
- leech "physician"
- leek
- leer
- leery
- leeward
- leeway
- left (adj.)
- leftover
- leman
- lend
- length
- Lent
- less
- lest
- let "to allow"
- let "to delay"
- letch
- letterhead
- levelheaded
- lewd
- liar
- lich
- Lichfield
- lick
- lid
- lie "to recline" (v.)
- lie "to speak falsely" (v.)
- lie "an untruth" (n.)
- lief
- life
- liftoff
- light (adj.)
- light (n.)
- like (adj.)
- like (v.)
- lilt
- lily-livered
- lima bean
- limb
- limber (adj.)
- limp (v.)
- limp (adj.)
- linch
- linchpin
- lisp
- listen
- live
- liver
- loaf
- loathe
- lob
- lock
- long
- look
- lord
- lore
- lose
- lot
- loud
- louse
- love
- lung
- luscious
- lush (adj.)
- lust
- luv
- lye
- lying
- lynch
M[edit]
- mad
- maid
- maiden
- main
- make
- mallow
- malm
- manifold
- man
- maple
- mar
- mare
- mark
- marrow
- marsh
- marshmallow
- mash
- mast
- match (verb)
- mate
- mattock
- maund
- may
- maybe
- maze
- me
- mead
- meadow
- meal
- mean
- meanwhile
- meat
- meet
- mellow
- meld
- melt
- mer-
- mere
- merry
- mesh
- mess
- mettle
- mice
- mickle
- mid-
- middle
- midget
- might
- mild
- milk
- milt
- mind
- mingle
- minnow
- mint
- mire
- mirth
- mis-
- miss (verb)
- mist
- mistletoe
- mite
- moan
- mole
- molt/moult
- molten
- mom
- Monday
- month
- mood
- moon
- moor
- moot
- more
- morrow
- moss
- most
- mote
- moth
- mother
- mound
- mourn
- mouse
- mouth
- mow
- mug
- mugwort
- muh (informal)
- mulch
- murder
- mush
- must
- my
N[edit]
P[edit]
Q[edit]
R[edit]
- raid
- rain
- rake
- ram
- rame
- rathe
- rather
- rattle
- raw
- raven
- reach
- read
- ready
- reap
- rear (as in rearing livestock)
- reard "voice, sound"
- reave
- reckless
- reckon
- red
- redd
- rede
- reed
- reek
- reeve
- rend
- rest
- rethe
- rib
- rich (an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic)
- richdom
- riche "kingdom, realm"
- riddle
- ridge
- right
- rim
- rind
- ring
- rink
- ripe
- rise
- rivel
- road
- roam
- roar
- rod
- rogh
- roof
- rook (bird)
- room
- roost
- rooster
- rope
- rot
- rother
- rotten
- rough
- round "to whisper"
- row
- rudder
- ruddy
- rue
- rugby
- ruly
- run
- runecraft
- rung
- rush
- rust
- rustle
- rye
S[edit]
- sack
- sad
- saddle
- sail
- sake
- sallow
- salt
- sand
- sap
- saw
- say
- scathe
- scab
- scop
- sea
- seam
- see
- seed
- seethe
- seldom
- self
- self-
- send
- set
- settle
- seven
- sew
- shabby
- shackle
- shade
- shadow
- shaft
- shag
- shake
- shale
- shall
- shallow
- sham
- shame
- shand
- shank
- shape
- shard
- share
- sharp
- shatter
- shave
- she
- shear
- sheath
- shed
- sheen
- sheep
- shelf
- shell
- shelter
- sheriff
- shield
- shift
- shin
- shine
- ship
- shit (Informal)
- shirt
- shoal
- shoe
- shoot
- shop
- shore
- short
- shot
- shoulder
- shove
- shovel
- show
- shred
- shrew
- shrewd
- shrill
- shrink
- shroud
- shrub
- shuffle
- shun
- shut
- shy
- sick
- side
- sieve
- sift
- sigh
- sight
- sill
- silly
- silver
- sin
- since
- sing
- sinew
- sink
- sit
- six
- slay
- sleep
- sleeve
- sledge
- slick
- slide
- slime
- slit
- sliver
- slop
- slope
- sloppy
- sloth
- slow
- slumber
- small
- smart
- smell
- smite
- smith
- smock
- smog
- smoke
- smooth
- smother
- snail
- snake
- snatch
- sneak
- sneeze
- snitch
- snivel
- snore
- snort
- snow
- so
- soak
- soap
- soft
- some
- son
- song
- soon
- soot
- sooth
- sop
- sorrow
- sorry
- sought
- soul
- sour
- south
- sow
- span
- spar
- spare
- spark
- sparrow
- speak
- speck
- spear
- speech
- speed
- spell
- spew
- spider
- spill
- spin
- spit
- spoke
- spoon
- sprawl
- spread
- spring
- spur
- spurt
- staff
- stake
- stammer
- stamp
- stalk
- stall (noun)
- stalwart or alternatively stalworth
- stamp
- star
- stare
- start
- startle
- starve
- stead
- steal
- steam
- steed
- steel
- steep
- stem
- stench
- step
- step-
- steven "voice"
- stevvon
- stick
- stiff
- still (adjective)
- stilt
- sting
- stink
- stitch
- stock
- stolen
- stone, from OE stan
- stool
- stoop
- stop
- stork
- stound "hour"
- stow
- straw
- stream
- strength
- stretch
- stride
- strike
- string
- stroke
- strong
- stub
- stud
- stun
- sty
- such
- suck
- sully
- summer
- sun
- swamp
- swan
- swap
- swarm
- swart
- swarthy
- swath
- swear
- sweat
- sweep
- sweet
- swell
- swift
- swill
- swim
- swing
- swipe
- sword
T[edit]
- tad
- tadpole
- tail
- tale
- talk
- tall
- tallow
- tame
- tape
- tar
- tarry
- taught
- teach
- team
- teasel
- teem
- teen
- teeth
- tell
- ten
- terve
- tether
- thane
- thank
- tharm
- that
- thatch
- thaw
- the
- thee
- theft
- there
- these
- thick
- thicket
- thief
- thigh
- thimble
- thin
- thing
- think
- thirst
- this
- thong
- thorn
- thorp
- those
- thou
- though
- thought
- thousand
- thrash
- thread
- threap
- three
- threshold
- thrill
- throat
- throng
- throttle
- through
- throw
- thud
- thumb
- thunder
- Thursday
- thus
- thy
- tick
- tide
- tie
- tight
- tile
- tilt
- timber
- time
- tin
- tinder
- tinker
- tired
- tit (informal)
- tithe
- to
- to-
- toad
- toe
- token
- toll
- tomboy
- tongue
- tooth
- tow
- tower
- town, from OE tun.
- trap
- tray
- tread
- tree, from OE trēow.
- trend
- trim
- troth
- truce
- true
- truth
- tuck
- Tuesday
- tug
- tumble
- turd (informal)
- turf
- tusk
- tweak
- twig
- twilight
- twinge
- twink
- twinkle
- twist
- twit
- twitch
- two
U[edit]
- udder
- um-
- umbe
- umbe-
- umbecast
- umbedraw
- umbego
- umbeset
- umbethink
- umbraid
- umgang
- umstroke
- umwhile
- un-
- under
- under-
- underarm
- underback
- underbake
- underbark
- underbear
- underbed
- underbelly
- underbite
- underblow
- underboard
- underbone
- underbook
- underbottom
- underbrained
- underbreak
- underbreath
- underbreeches
- underbreed
- underbrew
- underbrim
- underbring
- underbuild
- underburn
- underbury
- underbust
- underbusy
- underbuy
- undercarve
- underclay
- undercliff
- undercloth
- underclustering
- undercome
- undergo
- underlay
- underling
- underneath
- underpants
- underscore
- underseek
- underset
- underside
- understand
- undertake
- underwear
- underwrite
- up
- up-
- utmost
- utter
V[edit]
W[edit]
- wacken
- wade
- wag
- wain
- waist
- wake
- wald
- Wales
- walk
- wallow
- walnut
- wan
- wander
- wane
- wang "cheek, jaw"
- wangtooth "molar"
- wanton
- ware
- wark
- warlock
- warm
- warn
- warp
- warry
- wart
- was
- wash
- wasp
- watch
- water
- wathe
- watt
- wattle
- wave
- waw
- wax
- way
- waybread
- wayfare
- we
- weal
- weald
- wealth
- wean
- weapon
- wear
- weary
- weasel
- weather
- weave
- web
- wed
- wedge
- Wednesday
- wee
- weed
- week
- ween
- weep
- weevil
- weight
- weird
- welcome
- weld
- welkin
- well (noun)
- well (adj)
- Welsh
- welter
- were "man"
- werewolf
- wem
- wench
- wend
- went
- west
- westy
- wet
- whale
- whan
- wharf
- wharve
- what
- whatever
- whatsoever
- wheat
- wheel
- whelk
- whelp
- when
- where
- wherefore
- whether
- whey
- which
- while
- whine
- whinge
- whirl
- whisper
- whistle
- white
- whittle
- who
- whole
- whore
- why
- wield
- Wicca
- wick
- wife
- wight
- wild
- wile
- will
- win
- wind
- wink
- winnow
- winter
- wipe
- wire
- wis (also wiss) "certain, sure"
- wise
- wish
- wisly
- wisp
- wit
- witch
- with
- with-
- wither
- witness
- witty
- wive
- wizard
- wizen
- woad
- woe
- woke
- wolf
- woman
- womb
- wonder
- wone
- wonky
- woo
- wood
- wool
- word
- work
- world
- worm
- worry
- worse
- wort
- worth
- would
- wrack
- wrath
- wreak
- wreath
- wren
- wrench
- wrength
- wretch
- wring
- wrist
- write
- wroth
- wry
- wuss "juice"
- wynn
- wythe