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| - Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter U
- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter U
- The old English Letter U
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Picture of the Letter U | Letter U |
The Letter U
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 U of the modern English alphabet is depicted in an ornate style typical of those used with old English letters. |
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An old style Letter U
Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter U
The following dictionary contains old Elizabethan words and their meanings beginning with Letter U. If you find some words amusing click the following link to have FUN with some insults from the Elizabethan Era. Shakespearean Insults Generator |
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Letter U | | | UMBERED
stained, dark, as with umber
UNANELED
without extreme unction
UNBARBED
untrimmed
UNBATED
unblunted
UNBOLT
to disclose
UNBOLTED
unsifted, unrefined | | UNBREATHED
unpractised
UNCAPE
to throw off the hounds
UNCHARGED
undefended, applied to the gates of a city
UNCLEW
to unravel, undo
UNCOINED
unalloyed, unfeigned
UNDERGO
to undertake | | UNDERTAKER
one who takes up another's quarrel
UNDER-WROUGHT
undermined
UNEATH
hardly
UNEXPRESSIVE
inexpressible
UNFAIR
to deprive of beauty
UNHAPPILY
censoriously |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter U |
UNHAPPY
mischievous
UNHATCHED
undisclosed
UNHOUSELED
without receiving the sacrament
UNIMPROVED
unreproved
UNION
a pearl
UNJUST
dishonest
UNKIND
unnatural | | UNLIVED
bereft of life
UNMANNED
untamed, applied to a hawk
UNOWED
unowned
UNPREGNANT
stupid
UNPROPER
common to all
UNQUESTIONABLE
not inquisitive
UNREADY
undressed |
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Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter U |
UNRESPECTIVE
inconsiderate
UNSISTING
unresting
UNSTANCHED
incontinent
UNTEMPERING
unsoftening
UNTENTED
unsearchable | | UNTRADED
unused, uncommon
UNTRIMMED
no ornaments
UPSPRING REEL
a boisterous dance
URCHIN
the hedge-hog
USANCE
usury | | USE
interest
UTIS
riotous merriment, which accompanied the eighth day of a festival
UTTER
to expel, put forth
UTTERANCE
extremity |
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Interesting examples of Elizabethan Words beginning with the Letter U The above examples of old Elizabethan words beginning with Letter U are fascinating. The language and vocabulary had not been formalised in the Elizabethan era. New words, some beginning with the Letter U 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 U . 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 U 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. Elizabethan Online Dictionary
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Letter U - Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter U
- Interesting facts, information and meanings of Old English words beginning with the Letter U
- The old English Letter U
- Elizabethan online dictionary containing words beginning with the Letter U
- The old English Letter U
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