| affliction | afflicted one, someone in great distress |
| approver | tester, someone who subjects others to the proof |
| awful | full of awe [towards someone], respectful, reverential |
| backbite | slander, revile, speak badly [of someone] |
| backfriend | false friend, someone who gives a pat on the back in an apparently friendly way |
| belly-god | someone who makes a god of the belly, guzzler |
| bid the base / bass | challenge someone to a chase [from ‘prisoner's base’, a boy's chasing game] |
| bloody-minded | bloodthirsty, ready to shed someone's blood |
| boot | make fun of someone, make a fool of someone |
| bring | lead, go, conduct [someone] |
| candle-waster | burner of midnight oil, someone who wastes candles by reading late at night |
| circumvention | craft, outwitting, getting the better of [someone] |
| continuer | someone with staying-power, person who keeps going |
| Dardanian | poetic name for someone or something to do with Troy |
| declined | vanquished person, someone brought down |
| deliver | hand over, convey, commit to the keeping [of someone] |
| disproperty | dispossess, deprive, strip [someone of] |
| divide | distinguish the qualities, list the attributes [of someone] |
| epicure | [follower of Epicurus] someone who does not believe in divine power or a future life |
| evidence | evidence against someone, witnesses for the prosecution |
| finder | jury-member who determines if someone is insane, ascertainer |
| Florentine | someone from Florence, Italy |
| forfeit | someone defeated and in danger of death |
| foster-nurse | nurse who brings up someone else's child as her own |
| gallows | someone who deserves to be hanged |
| Gaul | [unclear usage by the Host] someone from Wales; usually at the time, someone from France |
| gentleman | someone of high birth, nobleman |
| half-sight | someone half-blind |
| have | [to someone] expression initiating a mock-hostile exchange |
| instalment | stall, seat where someone is installed |
| lie | deceive; [wrestling] lay someone out; make urinate |
| palliament | robe, gown [of someone aspiring to Roman consulship] |
| perfumer | someone employed to make rooms smell sweetly |
| Polonian | Polish; someone from Poland |
| praemunire | [pron: preemyu'neeree] writ accusing someone of recognizing the power of the pope [as opposed to the sovereign] |
| pray in aid | [legal] claim the assistance of someone who has a shared interest in a defence action |
| private | ordinary person, someone not holding high position |
| proface | [polite expression used to someone about to eat or drink] may it do you good, for your benefit |
| purveyor | steward sent ahead to make preparations for the arrival of someone important |
| questant | seeker, searcher, someone engaged in a quest |
| remember | remind, bring to someone's mind |
| reproach | someone deserving of blame, source of disgrace |
| rescue | [cry for help to stop someone escaping] help, assistance |
| rest | so much for, think no further of [someone / something] |
| Scythian | [pron: 'sithian] someone from Scythia, ancient region of E Europe; people known for pitilessness |
| shoulder-clapper | someone who claps you on the shoulder, arresting officer |
| some | someone, a person, one |
| stead | keep, maintain, fulfil, carry out [on behalf of someone] |
| subduement | someone overcome in a fight |
| suborn | bribe, corrupt, persuade [someone] to commit perjury |
| talker | someone of words but not deeds |
| Tartar | someone from Tartary, C Asia; known for pitilessness; also, a stereotype of dark complexion |
| temporizer | delayer, procrastinator, someone who plays for time |
| thou | use ‘thou’ to someone as an insult |
| velvet-guard | [someone who wears] velvet trimming |
| votary | someone bound by a special vow |
| voucher | [legal] warrantor of someone's right to property |
| ward | person under someone's protection, minor |
| wenching | someone who hangs around with women |
| wink | give someone a significant glance, invite with a look |