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mast, ankle, while (Old English)
145 words from the Indo-European → Germanic → West Germanic → Anglo-Frisian → Old English family. Predominantly nouns. Representative words: mast, ankle, while, foal, bride.
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Englishnoun/adjectiveThe West Germanic language originating in early medieval...meannounThe average value of a set of numbers; the middle point or...meanadjectiveUnkind, spiteful, or unfair; of low quality or social...meanverbTo intend to convey or refer to a particular thing; to have...followverbTo go or come after a person or thing proceeding ahead; to...spellnounA spoken formula with power; originally a story or message...housenounA building for human habitation, especially one that...needverbTo require something because it is essential or very...shinnounThe front part of the human leg between the knee and the...behindprepositionAt or to the back or far side of something.amongprepositionSurrounded by; in the company of; occurring in or shared by...thoroughadjectiveComplete in every respect; carried out fully from one end...throatnounThe anterior part of the neck enclosing the pharynx,...thousandnumeralThe cardinal number equivalent to ten times one hundred;...wildadjectiveLiving or growing in the natural environment; not...kneadverbTo work dough or a similar substance by pressing, folding,...rocknounA large, solid mass of stone forming part of the earth's...rockverbTo move gently back and forth or from side to side; to...speechnounThe expression of thoughts and feelings by articulate...spinverbTo draw out and twist fibres into thread, or to rotate...wanderverbTo walk or move about without a fixed course or...whileconjunction / nounA period of time, or the duration during which something...feltnounA dense, non-woven textile made by matting and compressing...herpronoun, determinerUsed as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to a...hornnounA hard, pointed projection growing from the head of certain...nostrilnounEither of the two external openings of the nasal cavity —...riddlenounA question or statement phrased so as to require ingenuity...sowverbTo scatter or plant seed in or on the ground for growth,...steerverbTo guide or control the course of a vessel, vehicle, or...weaponnounA thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or...whichpronounAsking for information specifying one or more members of a...boldadjectiveShowing a willingness to take risks; confident and...brandnounA type of product manufactured by a particular company...bridgenounA structure carrying a road, path, or railway across a...cunningadjectiveHaving or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit...dreadverbTo anticipate with intense fear or foreboding, from Old...dryadjectiveFree from moisture or liquid; (of weather) with no rain;...eyelidnounEither of the two folds of skin that can be closed over the...fingernounEach of the four slender jointed parts attached to either...foalnounA young horse, especially one less than one year old,...garrisonnounA body of troops stationed in a fortified place to defend...goosenounA large waterfowl of genus Anser or Branta, descended from...hingenounA jointed device on which a door, gate, or lid swings —...honeynounA sweet, viscous substance produced by bees from flower...humverbTo make a continuous, low, resonant sound with closed lips...marenounAn adult female horse — from Old English miere,...moanverbTo emit a low, prolonged sound expressing physical pain,...nightmarenounA frightening or unpleasant dream; a terrifying or very...oxnounA castrated adult male bovine used as a draft animal for...roarverbTo emit a full, deep, prolonged cry or sound, as a lion or...scythenounA long-handled agricultural tool with a curved blade used...sheathnounA close-fitting protective cover or case for the blade of a...shedverbTo cast off, separate, or allow to fall — as in tears,...silknounA fine, strong, soft fibre produced by silkworms, or the...sillyadjectiveLacking good sense or judgment; absurd or frivolous in a...spearnounA thrusting and throwing weapon consisting of a long shaft...tellverbTo narrate, recount, or communicate information; originally...thistlenounA prickly-leaved plant of the genus Cirsium or related...twelvenumeralThe number equivalent to the product of three and four; 12.weeknounA period of seven consecutive days, typically reckoned from...wieldverbTo exercise control or authority over something, or to...windnounMoving air, especially a natural current of air moving...wretchnounA person in a profoundly unhappy or unfortunate state, from...anklenounThe joint connecting the foot to the leg, formed by the...balenounAn archaic and poetic English word denoting evil,...banenounA cause of great distress, ruin, or death — from Old...barknoun / verbThe tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of...barleynounA hardy cereal grass (Hordeum vulgare) whose grain is used...barnnounA large agricultural outbuilding used for storing grain,...beamnounA long, sturdy piece of timber or metal used in...blightnounA disease that causes plants to wither and die, named for...blinkverbTo shut and open the eyes rapidly; originally from...bluffverb / noun / adjectiveTo deceive or intimidate by projecting false confidence or...boltnoun, verbA metal pin or bar used to fasten objects together, or (as...bourgeoisienounThe social class of town-dwellers, merchants, and property...bridenounA woman on her wedding day or newly married, from...brittleadjectiveHard but easily broken or snapped; lacking flexibility or...brothnounA thin, savory liquid made by simmering meat, fish, or...calfnounA young bovine animal — from Old English cealf,...chillverb, noun, adjectiveTo make or become cold; from Old English 'ciele' (coldness,...cliffnounA steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea or...cocknounThe adult male of the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus...dalenounA broad open valley, especially in northern England — from...dearthnounA scarcity or shortage of something, originally denoting...dellnounA small, secluded, wooded hollow or valley, from Old...ditchnounA narrow channel dug in the ground, typically used for...elbownounThe joint connecting the forearm and upper arm, from...elmnounA tall deciduous tree of the genus Ulmus, with rough...fallowadjective / nounPloughed or tilled land that is left unsown for a period,...fiendnounAn evil spirit or devil; originally simply 'enemy' — from...floodnounA large overflowing of water onto land normally dry, from...galenounA very strong wind, typically between 32 and 63 miles per...glovenounA fitted covering for the hand with separate sheaths for...goatnounA hardy domesticated ruminant mammal (Capra aegagrus...groanverbTo emit a deep, involuntary sound expressing pain,...guiltnounThe fact of having committed a specified offense; a feeling...hagnounAn old woman believed to possess malevolent supernatural...hallointerjectionGerman greeting used when meeting someone or answering the...hallowverb / nounTo make or declare sacred; also used as a noun to denote a...harrownounA heavy agricultural frame set with iron teeth or discs,...helmnounA protective covering for the head worn in battle, from...hennounThe adult female of the domestic fowl (Gallus gallus...hipnounThe joint connecting the upper thigh to the torso — from...hoardnoun / verbA stock or store of valued items accumulated and often...husknounThe dry outer covering or shell of a seed or grain —...ifconjunctionIntroducing a conditional clause; on the condition or...knucklenounA joint of a finger, especially one that protrudes when the...latchnounA fastening device for a door or gate, consisting of a bar...leeknounA cultivated allium plant with a mild onion-like flavour —...loamnounA fertile, crumbly soil composed of sand, silt, and clay,...mastnounA tall vertical pole or spar rising from the keel or deck...navelnounThe small depression on the abdomen marking the site of the...oarnounA long-shafted implement with a flat blade, held in the...ploughnounA large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in...quenchverbTo extinguish a fire or flame, or to satisfy a thirst by...rakenounA long-handled garden tool with projecting teeth for...ribnounOne of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column...ryenounA hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale) cultivated for its...saddlenounA leather seat fastened on the back of a horse or other...schmaltznounRendered chicken fat used in traditional Ashkenazi cooking,...shirtnounA garment for the upper body, typically with a collar and...shriekverbTo utter a sharp, shrill, piercing cry from fear, pain, or...slaughternounThe killing of animals for food, or the killing of many...sleetnounA form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets formed...smiteverbTo strike forcefully with a weapon or the hand, especially...steaknounA thick slice of meat, especially beef, cut for grilling or...steepadjectiveRising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular; (of a...stocknounThe goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a...swinenounA pig or hog, especially a domesticated one — from Old...thicketnounA dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees forming an...thisdeterminerUsed to identify a specific person or thing close at hand...thornnounA sharp, rigid outgrowth from the woody tissue of a plant...trucenounA temporary suspension of hostilities agreed upon by...twignounA small, slender branch or shoot of a tree or shrub — from...wakeverbTo cease sleeping; to become roused from sleep, or to rouse...waneverbTo gradually decrease in size, strength, or intensity, as...warlocknounA male practitioner of dark magic or sorcery, from Old...wedgenounA piece of material thick at one edge and tapering to a...whelpnoun / verbA young dog, puppy, or cub of a carnivorous mammal; as a...winternounThe coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.wraithnounA spectral apparition of a living or recently dead person,...wyrdnounThe inexorable decree of fate or destiny, personified in...yarnnounSpun fibre of wool, cotton, or other material used for...yearnverbTo have an intense feeling of longing or desire for...yulenounA midwinter festival of Germanic origin, observed around...