Search Constraints
« Previous |
1 - 20 of 7,491
|
Next »
Etymology
n
Remove constraint Etymology: n
Search Results
1. Palme-sǒne-ẹ̄ve n.
Additional spellings:
Palmesoneeve
5 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The eve of Palm Sunday.
…
3. mistēr-man n.
Additional spellings:
misterman
25 quotations in 2 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A craftsman, an artificer; (b) one who follows any calling or profession; an official, archer, etc.
…
4. mọ̄der-wort n.
Additional spellings:
moderwort
18 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) Any of several medicinal herbs, including the mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, the motherwort Leonurus cardiaca, and the meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and related species; mannes moder wort, prob. a……
5. man-kīnd(e n.
Additional spellings:
mankind, man-kinde, mankinde
59 quotations in 3 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) The human race, people in general, mankind; al man-kind; (b) an individual human being.
…
6. wīnd-milne n.
Additional spellings:
windmilne
14 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A mill powered by the wind;
(b) ?a depiction or figure of a windmill;
(c) in surnames and place names.
…
7. wā̆ter-lemke n.
Additional spellings:
waterlemke
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
An aquatic plant of the genus Veronica; ?also, the lesser water parsnip.
…
8. wā̆ter-man n.
Additional spellings:
waterman
18 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A seaman, mariner; also, a man who works on a boat or around boats; ?also, a man who hires out his boat or its use, a ferryman
(b) pl. ?purveyors of water [2nd quot.; may belong to (a)]; also,……
9. wā̆ter-bō̆rd n.
Additional spellings:
waterbord
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A piece of timber, used for various purposes;—also coll.;
(b) ?a sideboard on which water for meals was placed; ?a table at which water is served instead of wine.
…
10. wā̆ter-chaumbre n.
Additional spellings:
waterchaumbre
2 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
?A room or an enclosure containing a water source.
…
11. wā̆ter-baillif n.
Additional spellings:
waterbaillif
12 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
An official charged with responsibilities pertaining to the management of water, affairs of a waterway, etc.
…
12. ship-bō̆rd n.
Additional spellings:
shipbord
18 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A ship; at the ship-bord ende, at the end of the ship; binne (on) ship-bord, aboard a ship; to ship-bord, alongside a ship; upon alle the shipbordes, all about the ship; withinnen ship-bord……
13. wā̆ter-sheteles n. plural
Additional spellings:
watersheteles
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
A channel for water, sluice; also, a floodgate.
…
15. wǒmman-kīnde n.
Additional spellings:
wommankinde
10 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
The female sex; also, a woman;—also coll.
…
16. wacche-man n.
Additional spellings:
waccheman
13 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A person characterized by wakefulness
(b) a military guard, sentry, lookout; a military scout, an outrider; also, a municipal guard, night watchman; also, fig. a guardian, protector;
(c) as……
17. wacche-word n.
Additional spellings:
waccheword
8 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A word or phrase used as a means of identifying oneself to a sentry or guard, a password; also, ?a password conveying secret instructions [quot. ?a1475]
(b) a word of caution, a warning; ?a piece……
18. wā̆ter-mǒus n.
Additional spellings:
watermous
4 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) A small aquatic rodent of the family Muridae, water mouse;
(b) some sort of aquatic mammal taken for its fur, perh. an otter or a mink.
…
19. wǒmman-kin n.
Additional spellings:
wommankin
3 quotations in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
(a) The female sex, womankind;
(b) the maternal side of one’s family.
…
20. wǒlf-thistel n.
Additional spellings:
wolfthistel
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition