The Letter W The Elizabethan alphabet contained just 24 old English letters as opposed to the 26 letters used in the modern English alphabet. The following picture of the Letter W of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters.
An old style Letter W
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter W The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter W. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era!
WAFT to wave, beckon To turn, float WAFTAGE passage WAFTURE waving, beckoning WAGE to reward as with wages WAILFUL lamentable WAIST the middle of a ship WANNION 'with a vengeance.' WAPPENED withered, overworn WARD Prison guard WARDEN a large pear used for baking WARDER truncheon WARN to summon WASSAIL a drinking bout, Festivity WAT a familiar word for a hare WATCH a watch light WATCH to tame by keeping constantly awake WATER-GALL a secondary rainbow WATER-RUG a kind of dog WATER-WORK painting in distemper WAX to grow WAXEN to hiccough WEALTH weal, advantage WEAR fashion WEATHER-FEND to defend from the weather WEB AND PIN the cataract in the eye WEE small, tiny, to think WEED garment WEET to wit, know WEIGH OUT to outweigh WELKIN the sky WELL-LIKING in good condition WEND to go WESAND the wind-pipe WHELKED marked with whelks or protuberances WHEN an exclamation of impatience WHIFFLER an officer who clears the way in processions WHILE-ERE a little while ago WHILES until WHIP-STOCK handle of a whip WHIST hushed, silent WHITE the centre of an archery butt WHITELY pale-faced WHITING-TIME bleaching time
WHITSTER bleacher WHITTLE a clasp knife WHOO-BUB hubbub WHOOP to cry out with astonishment WICKED noisome, baneful WIDOW to give a jointure to WIDOWHOOD widow's jointure WIGHT person WILD weald WILDERNESS wildness WIMPLED veiled, hooded WINDOW-BARS lattice-work across a woman's stomacher WINDRING winding WINTER-GROUND to protect (a plant) from frost WISH to commend WISTLY wistfully WIT knowledge, wisdom WITHOUT beyond WITS five, the five senses WITTOL a contented cuckold WITTY intelligent WOMAN-TIRED hen-pecked WONDERED marvellously gifted WOOD mad WOODCOCK a simpleton WOODMAN a forester, huntsman WOOLWARD shirtless WORLD 'To go to the world' is to get married So 'a woman of the world' is a married woman WORM a serpent WORSER worse WORSHIP to honour WORTH wealth, fortune WORTS cabbages WOT to know WOUND twisted about WREAK to avenge WREAKFUL revengeful, avenging WREST an instrument used for tuning a harp WRIT gospel, truth WRITHLED shrivelled WROTH calamity, misfortune WRUNG twisted, strained WRY to swerve
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter W
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter W
Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter W The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter W are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter W were still being invented! Elizabethan dictionaries were not available - it was not possible to look up the spellings or meanings of Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter W . Old Elizabethan words were therefore spelt and written in a variety of different formats. The above online dictionary containing old Elizabethan words beginning with the Letter W provide a valuable reference source when studying the literary works and plays of famous Elizabethan authors such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.
Elizabethan Language Guide - An Elizabethan Online Dictionary Click the following links to access more information about the old English Elizabethan Language and the Elizabethan Online Dictionary for an easy to follow Elizabethan language guide!
