List of English words of Anglo-Saxon origin

Below is the list of English words of native or Anglo-Saxon origin. This list also includes neologisms formed from Anglo-Saxon roots

Root (linguistics)

The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family , which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents....

and/or particles

Grammatical particle

In grammar, a particle is a function word that does not belong to any of the inflected grammatical word classes . It is a catch-all term for a heterogeneous set of words and terms that lack a precise lexical definition...

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

Old Norse

Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....

, Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

, Greek

Greek language

Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...

and Celtic

Celtic languages

The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...

are excluded.

A

a
a-
A-1
A-frame
A-line
A-OK
a.k.a.
a.s.a.p.
aback
abaft
Abderian laughter
abeam
abed
abide

abiding
ablaze
able-bodied
aboard
abode
about
above
aboveboard
abovementioned
abreast
abroad
abuzz
accursed
ach
ache
ack
acknowledge

acknowledgement
acorn
acre
adder
addle
ado
adrift
adware
adze
afar
afeared
afford
affright
afield
afire
afloat
afoot
afore
aforementioned
aforesaid
aforethought
afoul
afresh
aft
after
afterglow
afterlife
aftermath
afterthought
afterward
afterwards
afterword
again
against
aghast
aglow
ago
aground
ah
aha
ahead
ahem
ail

ailment
ain't
air freshener
air raid
airborne
aircraft
airedale
airhead
airline
airtight
ait
ajar
akimbo
akin
alack
albeit
alder
alderman
ale
alewife
Alfred
alight (v)
alight (adj)
alike
alit
alive
all

all-inclusive

allspice
allay
allright
almighty
almost
almshouse
alone
along
alongside
aloud
already
alright
also
although
altogether
always
am
amain
amaze

amazement

amazing
American dream
amid

amidst
amiss
among
amongst
ampersand
an
and
anent
anew
angle (v)

angler
Angle

Anglian

Anglican

Anglicize
Anglo

Anglo-Saxon

Anglophile

Anglophone
ankle

anklet
anneal
anon
another
answer

answerable
ant
anteroom
antiaircraft
antibody
antifreeze
antsy
anvil
any
anybody
anyhow
anyone
anyplace
anything
anyway
anyways
anywhere
anywise
ape
Appian Way
apple

apple pie

applesauce
aqualung
aquiver
Arbor Day
archfiend
are
aren't
aright
arise

arisen

arising
arm (anatomical)
armpit
arms-length
arm "poor, pitiful"
arrow
arse
arsehole
art (v)
artwork
as
asap
Ascot
asea
ash
ash (Bot.)

ashen
ashamed
Ashley
ashore
ashtray
aside
ask
asleep
aspen
ass (arse)
asshole
astern
astir
astride
Astroturf
asunder
at
at all
at bay
ate
athel
atheling
atone

atonement
atop
attaboy
attercop
atwitter
Audrey
auger
aught (something)
aught (zero)
auld
autoharp
automaker
aw
awake (v)

awoke

awoken
awake (adj)
awaken
aware

awareness
awash
away
awhile
awl
awry
ax
axe
axle
ay
aye (yes)

B

B-girl
babble
babe
baby
baby boom
babysit

babysitter
back (n)
back (v)
back (adj)
back down
back off
back up
back-talk
backbencher
backbiting
backbone
backdoor
backdrop
backfill
backfire
backgammon
background
backhand
backing
backlash
backside
backslide
backstab

backstabber
backstop
backup
backward
backwards
backwash
backwater
backyard
bad

badder

baddest
bad-mouth
badass
bade
badge
badger (n)
badger (v)
baff
baffle

baffling
bairn
bake

baker

bakery
bald
bale

baleful
balk
ball
ballast
ballocks
ballpark
ballroom
balls
ballsy
bally
bam
ban (v)
ban (n)
band (ties)
bandwidth
bane
bank (mass, heap)
bann
banns
bare
barefoot
barely
bark (v)
barley
barm
barmy
barn
barroom
barrow (wheelbarrow)
barrow (mound)
baseball
baseline
bass (fish)
bast
batch
bateau
bated breath
bath
bathe

bathing
bathroom
bathtub
batman
battle-axe
battlefield
battleship
baulk
be
be-
beach
beachhead
beacon
bead
beadle
beady
beam
bean
bean bag
beanery
beanie
beano
bear (v)

bearable
bear (n)
beard
bearing
bearings
bearish
beat

beaten

beater

beating
beat up
Beatlemania
Beatles
beatnik
beaver
beck
beckon
becloud
become

became

becoming
bed
bedbug
bedding
bedizen
bedridden
bedrock
bedroom
bedspread
bedstead
bedtime
bee
bee's knees
beech
beefeater
beehive
beek
beeline
been
beer
beeswax
beetle (n)
beetle (v)
befall
befit

befitting
before
beforehand
befoul
befriend
befuddle
beg

beggar
beget

begat

begotten
begin

began

beginner

beginning

begun
begone
begorra
behalf
behave
behavior, behaviour

behavioral, behavioural
behaviorism
behead
behest
behind
behold

beheld
beholden
behoof
behoove, behove
being (n)
belated
belay
belch
beleave
belie
belief
believe

believable

believer
belittle
belive "to remain"
bell
bell bottoms
bellboy
bellhop
bellow
bellowing
bellows
bellwether
belly (n)
belly (v)
belly button
belly dance
bellyache
bellyful
belong
belongings
beloved
beltway
bemoan
bench
bench-warmer
benchmark
bend
bender
beneath
benight
bent
bent (bent-grass)
benumb
Beowulf
bequeath
bequest
bereave

bereft
bereavement
Berkshire
berry
berth
beseech

besought
beseeching
beset
beshrew
beside
besides
besom
bespeak

bespoke

bespoken
bespeckled
bespoke (made to order)
best
bestest
bestir
bestow

bestowal
bestride
bet
betide
betimes
betoken
betroth
betrothed
better
between
betwixt
beware
bewilder

bewildered
bewitch
beyond
bid
bidden
bide
bier
Big Apple
Big Brother
Big Dipper
bight
bigot

bigotry
bill (beak)
billboard
billfold
billingsgate
bimonthly
bind
binder
binding
bindle
bine
binge
bingo
biofeedback
bippy
birch
bird
bird (young lady)
birdie
Birmingham
birthday
birthday suit
birthright
bishopric
bit
bitch

bitchy
bite

bit

bitten
bitter
bitterness
bittersweet
bitsy
bitty
biweekly
blab
blabber

blabbermouth
black
black box
black code
Black Death
black dwarf
Black English
black eye
Black Hand
black hole
black market
Black Panther
black sheep
Black Shirt
blackball
blackberry
blackbird
blackboard
blackguard
blackjack
blacklist
blackmail
blackout
blacksmith
bladder
blade
blain
blaise
blanch (turn aside)
blare
blaring
blast
blasted
blatant
blaxploitation
blaze (fire)
blazer (jacket)
blazing
bleach
bleacher
blear
bleat
blee "colour"
bleed
bleeding (n)
blench
blend
bless
blessed, blest
blessing
blew
blight
blighter
blimey
blind
blind date
blind spot
blinded
blindfold
blindness
blinds
blindside
blink
blinkered
blinkers
bliss
blissful
blithe
blithesome
blizzard
blob
blockbuster
blockhead
blood
blood pressure
blood type
bloodcurdling
bloodletting
bloodlust
bloodshed
bloodshot
bloodstream
bloodsucker
bloodthirsty
bloody
Bloomsbury
blossom
blow (move air)
blow (bloom)
blow (hard hit)
blow job
blow out
blow up
blowfish
blowhard
blowhole
blown
blowzy
blubber
blubbering
blue blood
blue chip
blue moon
blueberry
bluebird
bluegrass
bluestocking
blur
blurry
blurt
blush
bo tree
boar
board (plank)
board (side of a ship)
boarder
boardroom
boardwalk
boat
boatswain
bob (v)
bobble
bobcat
bod
bodacious
bode
bodice
bodily
bodkin
body
bodyguard
bogeyman
boil (cyst, tumor)
bold
boll
bollix
bollock

bollocks
Bollywood
bolster
bolt
bombshell
bond
bondage
bondman
bondsman
bone (n)
bone (v)
bonehead
boner
bonfire
book
bookcase
bookie
bookish
bookkeeper
booklet
bookmark
bookstaff
bookstave
bookstore
bookworm
boom (v)
boot (profit, use)
bootless
bore

bored

boring
boredom
born
borne
borough
borrow
bosom
Boston
Boston tea party
bottleneck
bottom
bottom line
bough
bought
boughten
bound (tied, fastened)
bourn (small stream)
bout
bow (v)
bow (n)
bower
bowie knife
bowl
bowler (hat)
bowtie
box (strike blows)

boxer
boxing
boy
boyfriend
boyish
boysenberry
braid
brain
brain child
brainiac
brainstorm
brainwashing
brainy
bramble
brand
brand new
brash
brass

brassy
braze (to cover with brass)
brazen
brb
breach
bread
bread-basket
breadth
breadwinner
break
break dancing
breakage
breakdown
breaker (wave)
breakeven
breakfast
breakneck
breakout
breakthrough
breakup
breakwater
breast
breastbone
breastwork
breath
breathalyzer
breathe
breather
breathless
breathtaking
breech
breeches
breed

breeder
brew

brewery
briar
bridal
bride
bridegroom
bridesmaid
bridewell
bridge
bridle
brier
bright
brighten
brightness
brim
brimful
brimming
brimstone
brinded
brindle

brindled
brine
bring
brinkmanship
briny
bristle
bristly
Bristol
britches
brite
British
brittle
bro
broad
broad-minded
broadband
broadcast
broaden
broadside
broadsword
Broadway
broke
brood

brooding

broody
brook (small stream)
brook (tolerate, endure)
broom
broth
brothel
brother
brother in law
brotherhood
brought
brow
browbeat
brown
Brown Shirt
brown-nose
brownfield
brownie
bruise
brunch
brung
BS
btw
bub
bubba
bubble
bubbly
buck
buck-eye
buckboard
bucket
Buckinghamshire
bucko
buckshot
buckskin
bucktooth
bud
buddy
bug
bugbear
build

builder
buildup
bulkhead
bull
bulldoze

bulldozer
bulletin board
bullfinch
bullheaded
bullish
bullock
bullpen
bullseye
bullshit
bulrush
bum (buttocks, bottom)
bumble
bumblebee
bumf
bunch
bunghole
Bunsen burner
bunt
burd
burden
burdensome
burial
Burke
burly
burn
burnout
burrow
burst
burthen
bury
busboy
bush

bushy
business
businessman
bust (burst)
bustle
busy
busybody
busyness
but
butt (end)
butterfly
buttermilk
butternut
butthead
butthole
buttock

buttocks
buttonhole
buxom
buy
buy-in
buyer
buyout
buzz
buzz saw
buzzer
buzzword
by
bye (sporting)
bye (good-bye)
bygone
bygones
byline
BYOB
byre
bystander
byspel
byword

C

c/o
cade
cadge
cadger
cakewalk
calf
call
call girl
caller
callow
calve
Cambridge
campfire
can (v)
can (n)
can't
candlelight
canebreak
cannery
cannot
canny
Canterbury
care
care package
carefree
careful

carefully
caregiver
careless

carelessness
caretaker
careworn
caring
cartwheel
carve
cast iron
castaway
cat
catbird
catcall
catchall
catchword
caterwaul
cattail
catwalk
ceasefire
centerfold
cesspool
chafer
chaff
chaffer
chaffinch
chain gang
chairman
chalkboard
champ (v)
chap (v)
chapbook
char (chore)
char (burn)
charcoal
chare
Charles's Wain
Charleston
charley horse
charwoman
chary
chat
chat room
chatter
chatterbox
chatty
chaw
checkout
checkup
cheddar
cheek

cheeky
cheep
cheerleader
Chelsea
Cheshire

Cheshire cat
Chesterfield
chestnut
chew
chick
chicken
chicken lobster
chicken pox
chide
chifferobe
chiffon
chiffonade
chiffonier
chifforobe
chiffrobe
chilblain
child

children
child abuse
childbearing
childcare
childe
childhood
childish
childlike
chill
chilly
chime (rim of a barrel)
chin
chink (slit)
chip
chippy
chirp
chirpy
chitchat
chock-full
chode
choke
chomp
choose
choosy
chop (cut)
chopper
chops
chopstick
chore
chose
chuckle
churl
churlish
churn
cinder
Cinderella
clad
clam
clamber
clammy
clamp
clap
clapboard
claptrap
clash
clasp
classroom
clatter
claw
clay
clean
cleanliness
cleanse
cleansing
cleanup
clearinghouse
cleat
cleavage
cleave (split)
cleave (stick to)
cleaver
cleft
clench
Cleveland
clever
clew
cliff
cliffhanger
climb
climber
clinch
clincher
cling
clingy
clip (fasten)
clip-on
clipboard
clockwise
clockwork
clod
clodhopper
clot
cloth
clothe
clothes
clothesline
clothespin
cloud
Cloud Cuckoo Land
cloud nine
cloudburst
cloudy
clout
clove (wedge of garlic)
cloven
clover
clowder
clubhouse
cluck
clue
clueless
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
cold blooded
cold feet
cold front
cold turkey
cold war
collard
collarbone
collie
collier
colliery
collywobbles
color blindness
colt
coltish
comb
come

cometh
comeback
comely
comer
comeupance
comeuppance
comingle
commingle
common good
commonwealth
con (study)
congressman
Connor
continental drift
cookout
cool
coolant
cooler
coolness
coolth
coot
cop (v)

copper (v)
cop (n)
cop (mass of thread)
cop out
copout
copperhead
copycat
copyright
copywriter
core
corn (grain)
corn row
cornerstone
cornhole
cornmeal
Cornwall
corny
cot (hut)
cote
cotquean
cough
could
couldn't
countdown
counterclockwise
countryside
courthouse
courtyard
couth
cove
Coventry
cow (n)
cowboy
cowlick
coworker
cowslip
Cox
coxcomb
crab
crabby
crack
crackdown
cracker
cracker-jack
crackhead
crackle
crackpot
cradle
craft
craftsman
crafty
cram
cranberry
crane
crank
crankshaft
craps
crash
crave

cravings
craw
creak
creep
creeper
creepy
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
crumble
crumby
crummy
crumpet
crumple
cruse
crutch
cubbyhole
cucking stool
cud
cuddle
cudgel
cum
Cumberland
cun
cunning
cunt
cupboard
curd
curdle
curl
curly
curse
cuss
cut
cutoff
cutpurse
cutter
cutthroat
cutting edge
cuttlefish

D

D-day
dab
dabble
dad

daddy
daffy
daft
daily
dairy
daisy
dale
Dallas
Dalton
dam
damp

dampen
dander (dandruff)
dandruff
dandy
Dane

Danish
dare
daredevil
dark
dark ages
dark horse
darken
darkling
darkness
darling
darn (conceal a hole)
Darwin

Darwinism
dashboard
dat
dateline
daughter
davenport
daw
dawdle
dawg
dawn
day
day care
Day-Glo
daybreak
daydream
daylight
daytime
dead
dead end
dead man's hand
dead reckoning
Dead Sea
deadbeat
deaden
Deadhead
deadline
deadlock
deadly
deadpan
deadweight
deadwood
deaf
deafen

deafening
deal

dealer
dear
dearborn
dearie
dearth
deary
death
death camp
death wish
deathbed
deathly
debug
deed
deem

deemed
deep
deep six
deep-seated
deepen
deeply
deer
defilade
defile
defrost
deft

deftly
delf
delftware
dell
delouse
delve
demean

demeaning
demigod
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)
diehard
dig (ME diggen ?< AS dīcian)
digs
dike
dill
dim
dimmer
dimple
dimwit
din
dingle
dingy
dinky
dint
dip
disbelief
disbelieve
disembodied
disgruntle

disgruntled
dishearten
dislike
Disneyland
disown
distaff
ditch
dither
dive
dizzy
do
do-gooder
docket
dodder
dodge
doe
doff
dog (n)
dog (v)
dog days
dog leg
dogfight
dogger
doggerel
doggone
doghouse
doldrums
dole
doleful
dollop
dolt
Domesday book
don
doom
Doomsday
door
dot
dough
doughboy
doughnut
doughty
dove (n)
dove (v)
dow
down (adv)
down (n)
downbeat
downcast
downer
download
downscale
draft
dragnet
dragonfly
drain
drake (male duck)
drat
draught
draw
drawback
drawbridge
drawer
drawers
drawing room
drawn
dray
dread
Dreadnought
dream
dreamt
dreary
drench
drew
dribble
drift
drink
drip
drive
drivel
drizzle
drone
drool
drop
dross
drought
drove (n)
drove (v)
drown
drowsy
drudge

drudgery
Drummond light
drunk
drunkard
druthers
dry
dub
duck (bird)
duck (v)
ducky
dud
dugout
dull
dumb
dumbbell
dumbfound
dumbfounded
dumbledore
dummy
dun (v)
dun (adj)
dung
Durham
dusk
dust
dwarf
dwell
dwindle
dye
dying

E

'em
-ed
-er (agent suffux)
-er (comparative suffix)
e'en
e'er
e.t.a.
ea
each
each other
ear
ear (of corn)
earache
eardrum
earful
earl
earldom
earlobe
early
earmark
earn

earnings
earnest
earnings
earring
earshot
earth
Earth Day
earth-mother
earthen
earthenware
earthlight
earthling
earthly
earthquake
earthwork
earthworm
earthy
earwax
earwig
east
Easter
Easter Island
eastern
Eastlake
easy-going
eat

eatable

eaten
eatery
eats (n)
eave

eaves
eavesdrop

eavesdropper
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
eighteen
eighth
eighty
eighty-six
either
eke
elbow
eld
elder (berry)
elder
elderly
eldest
eldritch
eleven
elf
Eliot (< Æðelgeat)
elk
ell
Ellis Island
elm
else
elsewhere
embankment
embed
ember
ember days
embitter
embody

embodiment
embroider
emmet
empty
end
endear

endearing
endearment
endlong
Enfield
enfold
England
English
enlighten

enlightenment
enlist
enliven
enough
entrapment
entwine
enwrap
ere
Erin
Erl-king
erne
Ernest
errand
erst
erstwhile
ettin
eve
even
evening
ever

ever-lasting
every
evil
ewe
eye
eyesore
eyetooth
eyewash
eyot

F

-fold
-ful
fain
fair (adj)
fairing
faith healer
fall
fallow (n)
fallow (adj)
fang
far
fare (n)
fare (adj)
farewell
farm
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
fed up
feed
feel

feeling
feelings
feet
fell (v)
fell (adj)
felt (n)
fen
fere
fern
Ferris wheel
ferry (n)
ferry (v)
fetch
fetlock
fetter
fettle
few
fey
fickle
fiddle
field
fiend
fifteen
fifth
fifty
fight
figurehead
filch
file ("metal tool")
fill
film
filth
fin
finch
find
finger
fir
fire
first
fish
fist
fit (n)
fit ("sudden attack")
five
fizzle
flab
flabbergasted
flabby
flagstone
flap
flapper
flash
flashback
flasher
flashlight
flashy
flask
flat ("apartment, floor")
flatter
flax
flay
flea
fledge
fledgling
flee
fleece
fleet (n)
fleet ("swift")
fleeting
Fleming
flesh
fleshpot
fleshy
flew
flibbertigibbet
flick (n)
flicker (n)
flicker (v)
flight ("act of flying")
flight ("act of fleeing")
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 ("flying insect")
fly ("fare through the air")
fly ("flee")
fly-by-night
flyer
foal
foam
fodder
foe
fold
fold ("pen for animals")
folk
folklore
follow
fond
fondle
food
foot
footage
football
foothill
footing
footloose
footpad
footsie
footstep
for
forbear

forbearance
forbear ("ancestor")
forbid
ford
fore
forebode

foreboding
forefather
forego
foreground
forehand
forehead
foreman
foremost
foreplay
forerunner
foresee
foreshadow
foreshorten
forestall
foretell
forethought
forever
foreword
forget
forgive
forgo
forlorn
former
forsake
forsooth
forswear
forth
fortnight
forty
forward
foster
fought
foul
foundling
four
fourth estate
fowl
fox
fraidy-cat
frame
framework
frazzle
freak
free
free verse
freedom
freelance
Freemason
freewheeling
freeze
fremd (also fremmit, frempt) "strange, foreign, alien"
French
fresh
freshman
fret
Friday
friend
friendship
fright
frog
from
frost
frostbitten
frosting
froward
frowzy
frumpy
fuckInformal
fudge
Fulbright
fulfill

fulfillment
full
fun

funny
furlong
furrow
further
furze
fuzz

G

G-man
G-string
gad
gadfly
gadzooks
gaffer
gainsay
gal
gall ("bile")
gall ("sore spot")
gallows
Gallup poll
gamble
game
gammer
gander
gang
gang-bang
gangster
gar
garlic
gat
gate
gather
Gatling gun
gavel
gefilte fish
geld
ghost
Gibson girl
giddy
gild

gilded

gilt
gimcrack
gimp
gingerbread
gird
girdle
girl
girlfriend
girlie
git
give
glad
glass
Glastonbury
glaze
gleam
glee
glide
glimmer
glimpse
glisten
gloaming
global warming
gloom

gloomy
glory hole
glove
glow
glum
gnarled

gnarl

gnarly
gnat
gnaw
go

go south

go west
go-cart
go-go
goad
goal
goat
goatee
god
goddess
godhead
Godiva
godsend
gofer
goggle
gold
Goldilocks
golliwog
golly
good
Good Friday
good-bye
goody
goof
goon
goose
gooseberry
GOP
Gordian knot
gore (n)
gore (v)
gorse
gory
gosh
goshawk
gosling
gospel
gossamer
gossip
gotcha
Gotham
gourmet
gourmet
Graham
grandfather
grandstand
grasp
grass
grave ("ditch, burial plot")
grave ("to dig")
gray
graze ("to eat grass")
graze ("to make contact")
great
greedy

greed
green
greenback
Greenland
greens
Greenwich
greet ("to meet")
greet ("to cry")
gremlin
grey
greyhound
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

grungy
grunt
guild
guilt
Guinea pig
gulch
gum ("membranes of the mouth")
gunwale
gut

H

-hood
ha
hack ("chop")
hack ("hireling")
hacker
hackle
hackney

hackneyed
had
haft
hag
hag-ridden
haggaday
haggle
hail ("frozen rain")
hair
hake
hale ("healthy")
half
half seas over
half-assed
half-life
half-wit
halibut
hall
hallmark
hallow
Halloween
halt ("lame")
halter
halve
ham
hammer
Hampshire
hamstring
hand
hand of glory
handbook
handcuff
handfast
handicap
handicraft
handiwork
handkerchief
handle
handmaid
handout
handsome
handwriting
hang
hang-dog
hanging
hangnail
hangover
hansom
harbor (also harbour)
hard
hardly
hardtack
hardware
hardwood
hare
hark
harlequin
harm
harp
harrow ("rake")
harrow ("to wound")

harrowing
harry
hart
Harvard
harvest
has-been
hasp
hassle
hassock
Hastings
hat
hat trick
hatch ("emerge from an egg")
hatch ("gate")
hate
hath
hatred
have
haven
hawse
hay
Hayward
haywire
haze

hazy
hazel
he
he-he
head
headache
headline
headlong
headway
heady
heal
health
heap
hear

heard
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
Hell's Angels
hellcat
hellfire
hellhole
helm
help
helpmate
helve
hem
hemlock
hemp
hen
hence
henchman
henge
Henley
her ("object")
her ("possessive")
herd
here
Herefordshire
heriot
herring
hers
Hertfordshire
hew
hey
heyday
hi
hi-fi
hi-jinks
hiccup
hide ("to conceal")
hide ("skin")
hidebound
hie
higgledy-piggledy
high
high-falutin'
high-five
highball
highboy
highbrow
highlight
hight
highway
hijack
hike
hill
hillbilly
hilt
him
hind ("after")
hind ("doe")
hinder ("obstruct")
hinder ("rear")
hindmost
hindrance
hindsight
hinge
hint
hip
hip ("rose hip")
hire

hireling
his
hiss

hissing
hitch
hither
hitherto
hive
hives
ho
hoar
hoard
hoarse
hoary
hob
hobble
hobnail
hobnob
hobo
hock ("leg joint")
hog
hogshead
hogwash
hogweed
hoity-toity
hold (v)
hold ("lower part of a ship")
hole
holiday
holiness
hollow
holly
hollyhock
Hollywood
holster
holt
holy
holystone
home
homeboy
homecoming
homely
homesickness
homestead
homework
hone
honey
honeydew
honeymoon
honeysuckle
hood ("covering")
hood ("neighborhood")
hoodwink
hoof
hook
hooker
hoop
Hoosier
hoot
Hoover
hop
hope

hoping
hopped
hopper
hopscotch
horn

horny
hornet
hornswoggle
horse

horse-chestnut

horsefeathers

horsepower

horseradish
hose
hoss
hot

hot dog

hot pants

hotbed

hothead

hothouse
hound
hourglass
house

housebreak

housekeeper

housing "lodging"
hovel
hover

hovercraft
how
howbeit
howdy
however
howl
hub
huckleberry
hue "blee, colour"
hull "seed casing"
hum

humdrum
hummock
Humphrey
hunch
hundred
hung

hung-over

hung-up
hunger
hunt
Huntingdon
hurdle
hurl

hurling

hurly-burly
hurry
hurst
hush
hussy
hutch "storage chest"

I

-in (as in "sit-in")
-ing (gerund ending)
-ing (pres. part. ending)
-ish
I

I've
I.O.U.
ice
iceberg (partial trans. of Dutch ijsberg)
icicle
Icknield Way
icky
idle
if
ilk
impound
in
in-

in-fighting

in-joke

in-law
in like Flynn
inasmuch
inborn
income
indeed
Indian summer
indoor
infare
infield
inflight
infra-red
ingot
ingrown
inhold
inkhorn
inkling
inlaid
inland
inlead
inlet
inmate
inn
innards
inner
inning
input
inroad
inset
inside
insight

insightful
instead
instep
intake
Internet
interplay
into
inward
inwit
Irish
iron
Iron Age
Iron Cross
Iron Curtain
ironclad
Ironside
Irwin
is
island
it
itch
its
itself
itsy-bitsy
ivy

J

jab
jabber
jack-in-the-box
jack-knife
jackanapes
jackdaw
jackpot
jag "sharp edge"

jagged
jar (verb)
jaw
jeer
jerk
jerry-built
jersey
jigsaw
jimson weed
jitter

jitterbug

jitters
job
joe-pye weed
jog
jolt
jowl
jumble
jump
jumper
Jute

K

keen
keep

keepsake
kelp
ken

kenning
kernel
key
keyboard
keynote
keystone
kick
kidney
kill
killdeer
kin
kind (n)
kind (adj)
kindred
kine
king

king's evil
kipper
kirk
kiss
kite
kith
knave
knead
knee
kneel
knew
knife
knight
knit
knock
knoll
knot
know

know-how
knowledge

knowledgeable
knuckle
knurl

L

-less
-ling
-ly (adj)
-ly (adv)
lack
lackadaisical
lackluster ( also lacklustre)
lad
ladder
lade

laden

lading
ladies
ladle
lady
ladybug
laid
laidly
lain
lair
laird
lake
lamb
lame
lame duck
Lammas
land (n)
land (v)
land "hit home, make contact"
landed "owning land"
landfall
landfill
landform
landing "stow for boats"
landline
landlock

landlocked
landlord
landlubber
landmark
landslide
lane
lang syne
lank

lanky
lap (n)
lap (v)
lap "to fold (over)" (v)
lapdog
lapel
Lapland
lappet
laptop
lapwing
larboard
lark
last (adj./adv.)
last (v.)
last "shoemaker's block"
latch
late

later

latest
lath
lather
latter
latticework
laugh

laughable

laughing-stock
laughter
lave "the rest" (n.)
lave "to pout water on" (v.)
law-abiding
lawn mower
lay

layabout

layaway

layer

layoff

layover

layup
layman
lea
leach
lead (n.)

leaden
lead (v.)

leader

leadership
leaf

leaflet
lean (adj.)
lean (v.)

lean-to
leap

leap year
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.)

left-wing

leftist
leftover
leman
lend
length

lengthen

lengthy
Lent
less

lessen
lest
let "to allow"

letdown
let "to delay"
letch
letterhead
levelheaded
Levittown
lewd
liar
lich
Lichfield
lick
lid
lie "to recline" (v.)

lier
lie "to speak falsely" (v.)
lie "an untruth" (n.)
lief

liever
life

life-line

lifeblood

lifeguard

lifeless

lifelike

lifelong

lifespan

lifestyle

lifetime
liftoff
light (adj.)

light-fingered

light-headed

light-hearted

lighten

lightly

lights

lightweight
light (n.)

lightbulb

light year

lighten

lightening

lighter

lighthouse

lightning
light (v.)
like (adj.)

likeminded

liken

likeness

likewise
like (v.)

likeable
lilt
lily-livered
lima bean
limb
limber (adj.)

chalky mineral

limelight

limestone

linden tree
limp (v.)
limp (adj.)
linch
linchpin
luscious
lush (adj.)
lust

lustful

lustily

lusty
luv
lye
lying
lynch

O

onfang
overset
oversit
owndom

R

rake
rame
read
reard "voice, sound"
rede
round "to whisper"

S

sap
stone, from OE stan
steven "voice"
stevvon
stound "hour"
swineflesh "pork"

U

um-
umbe
umbe-
umbecast
umbedraw
umbego
umbeset
umbethink
umbraid
umstroke
umwhile
undercome
upload

W

wan
wane
wang "cheek, jaw"

wangtooth "molar"
well (noun)
westy
wis (also wiss) "certain, sure"

wisly
woman
wone
wonky
work
workword
wrength
wuss "juice"

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

O

R

S

U

W

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