Old English words, some still in use and some lost.
- Thwart .....hinder or prevent.
- Thither....to or towards that place.
- Betroth....give to in marriage.
- Trumpery...ornamental subjects of no great value.
- Aught....anything at all.
- Coxcomb...a vain or conceited man.
- Ninnyhammer...a fool or a simpleton.
- Erstwhile...at one time.
- Fetching...pretty.
- Mariturient....eager to marry.
- Speustic...made or baked in haste.
- Vappous...flat or insipid.
- Quire...two dozen sheets of paper.
- Cob...spider.
- Flummoxed...bewildered, disconcerted.
- Comely...pleasant looking.
- Churlish...rude or boorish.
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