| a | contracted form of ‘have’ |
| admit | consent to keep company with, have to do with |
| affection | have affection for, love |
| afford | have to offer, be capable of supplying |
| affy | have faith, place trust |
| after-debt | unpaid bill after goods have been received, outstanding debt |
| after-loss | later blow, knock given after others have been suffered |
| ale | ale-house, tavern |
| alone | leave it to [one], you can rely on [one] |
| alone | pay no attention to [one], have nothing to do with [one] |
| anatomy | body, cadaver, corpse |
| Anchises | [an'kiyseez] father of Aeneas, who saves him from blazing Troy by carrying him out of the city on his shoulders |
| antre | cave, cavern |
| appear | present oneself as, have the character of |
| araise | raise from the dead, awake from the grave |
| Ariachne | [pron: ari'aknee] weaver from Lydia, who challenged Athene to a contest; when Ariachne’s work was seen to be superior, Athene destroyed it, and Ariachne hanged herself; Athene saved her, but changed her into a spider; also known as Arachne |
| associate | companion, fellow-traveller |
| assure | settle, convey, leave [to] |
| astronomical | astrological, interpreting the heavens |
| Atlas | giant, sentenced by Zeus to carry the heavens on his shoulders for taking part in the struggle against the gods |
| ave | acclamation, ovation, welcoming shout |
| Ave-Marie | [of a rosary] Hail Mary |
| aver | provide, furnish, affirm |
| avert | redirect, turn away |
| avoid | leave, quit, clear out [of] |
| axletree, axle-tree | pivot, spindle, axis [around which the heavenly bodies revolve] |
| bare | shave, trim |
| bate | omit, lose, leave out |
| bate | except, omit, leave out of consideration |
| bear | behave, look, conduct [oneself] |
| bear | leave, sail away |
| bear | be endowed with, have, possess |
| beaver | visor of a helmet, face-guard |
| bereave | take away [from], deprive, deny, rob |
| bereave | plunder, ravage, devastate |
| bereaved | deprived, robbed, stolen |
| betake | resort, have recourse, commit oneself |
| bethink | resolve, decide, have a mind |
| better | excel, outstrip, have an advantage over |
| beware | take care of, have a care for |
| blow | feel the wind [we leave behind], run to keep up [with us] |
| boggler | waverer, vacillator, mind-changer |
| boldened | emboldened, made brave |
| bondmaid | slave girl |
| bondman | bondsman, serf, slave |
| bondslave | slave, bondsman, person in a condition of servitude |
| borne | behaved, conducted, mannered |
| boughs | leaves, foliage |
| boy | servant, slave, menial |
| brave | fine, excellent, splendid, impressive |
| brave | boast, bravado, blustering threat |
| brave | challenge, defy, confront, provoke |
| brave | defiant, insolent, impudent |
| brave | audacious, daring, bold |
| brave | make splendid, adorn, brighten up |
| brave | swagger, act boastfully, show off |
| brave | noble, worthy, excellent |
| bravely | showily, with great display, with a fine flourish |
| bravely | splendidly, worthily, excellently |
| bravely | in fine clothes, splendidly dressed |
| bravery | display, manifestation, extravagance |
| bravery | finery, fine clothes, rich dress |
| bravery | splendour, fine display, ostentation |
| bravery | defiant character, threatening appearance |
| bravery | bravado, show of daring, swaggering display |
| breach | surf, breaking waves |
| bring | rescue, save, deliver |
| bring | tavern call for food and drink |
| burial | grave, tomb, burial chamber |
| bush | tavern sign-board, advertisement |
| cabin | den, hole, cave |
| can | be skilled [in], have ability [in] |
| canker | grub that destroys plant buds and leaves, cankerworm, parasite |
| carry it (away) | [from a falconry term ‘to fly away with the game’] win the day, have the advantage, succeed |
| cave | live in caves |
| cave-keeper | cave-dweller |
| cave-keeping | cave-dwelling; living in darkness |
| caveto | [summarizing a piece of advice] beware, take care |
| cerements | waxed shroud, grave-clothes, winding sheet |
| chance | what may have happened, conceivability, possibility |
| changeling | waverer, turncoat, fickle thing |
| character | inscribe, engrave, write |
| cherubin | celestial being, heavenly beauty |
| choose, cannot | have no alternative, cannot do otherwise |
| civil | seemly, decent, well-behaved |
| cleave | stick, adhere |
| cleave the pin | [archery] split the peg in the middle of a target |
| cleave to | cling to, adhere to, obey |
| co-act | behave together, carry on |
| coast | travel along the coast |
| coistrel | groom, low fellow, knave |
| colt | have sexual intercourse |
| come | leave the field of combat, disengage |
| come | come away, leave |
| comfort | have pity on, console, relieve |
| command | have at one's disposal, be entrusted with |
| common | average, usual, general, ordinary |
| common | commonplace, ordinary, average |
| compass | go round with, travel about with; or: obtain, lay hold of |
| compassion | have compassion on, pity, be sorry for |
| concave | hollow, empty |
| concave | hollowed out, overhanging |
| concavity | concave quality, curvature, hollowness |
| congee | take ceremonious leave of, pay formal respects upon departure |
| conjunction | apparent coming together of heavenly bodies as seen from Earth |
| cony-catching | rabbit-catching; trickery, evasion, knavery |
| cope | encounter, face, have to do [with], come into contact [with] |
| cope | sky, heavens, firmament |
| coystrill | groom, low fellow, knave |
| crave | wish to know, solicit |
| crave | need, demand, require |
| crave | beg, entreat, request |
| craven | cowardly, spineless, weak-hearted |
| craven | coward |
| craven | make cowardly, make timorous |
| craven | [cock-fighting] cock that shows no fighting spirit |
| craver | beggar, asker, supplicant |
| credit | believe, trust, have faith in |
| Creon | [pron: 'krayon] king of Thebes who gave orders that any who died attacking Thebes should be left unburied |
| crisp | rippling, undulating, curling with waves |
| crop | bear a crop, have a child |
| cub-drawn | drained of milk by cubs, ravenous |
| cutter | carver, sculptor, engraver |
| Daintry | Daventry, town W of Northampton |
| dally | trifle, behave mockingly |
| Daphne | nymph loved by Apollo; chased by the god, she was saved by being turned into a laurel, which became Apollo's sacred tree |
| dead | deadly, dire, grave |
| deal | proceed, behave, conduct oneself |
| deal | have dealings, have to do |
| death-bed | grave |
| deboshed | debauched, corrupted, depraved |
| deboysed | debauched, corrupted, depraved |
| deep | deadly, grave, mortal |
| delver | [grave]digger, excavator |
| demean | behave, conduct, comport [oneself] |
| demure | grave, serious, sober, solemn |
| depart | departure, departing, leave-taking |
| depart | separate, part company, take leave of one another |
| depend | have consequences for, menace, hover over |
| deprave | defame, disparage, deride |
| depraved | slandered, disparaged, defamed |
| diapason | harmony an octave below |
| dine | have lunch |
| discharge | dismissal, permission to leave |
| discovery | exploration, travel |
| disedge | take the edge off, have appetite satisfied |
| dismission | discharge from service, permission to leave |
| dispatch, despatch | dismissal, leave to go |
| dispense | have done with, do away with, forgo |
| display | act, behave, carry on |
| distaste | dislike, not relish, be averse to |
| distasteful | showing dislike, displaying aversion |
| divide | share, participate, have a portion |
| domestic | servant, slave |
| dote | become deranged, behave foolishly |
| doubt | suspect, have suspicions about, fear |
| drave | drove [past tense of ‘drive’] |
| drave | drove [past form of 'drive'] |
| drudge | slave, serf, lackey |
| ebbed | out-of-power, whose fortunes have waned |
| element | air, sky, heavens |
| Elysium | mythological location of heaven |
| encave | hide away, conceal |
| enfettered | placed in fetters, enchained, enslaved |
| enjoy | possess, have, own |
| enpatron | make a patron of, have under one's patronage |
| ensheltered | within shelter, in a safe haven |
| enskied | placed in heaven |
| enthralled | enslaved, made captive |
| entitle, intitle | have a rightful claim [to] |
| entitule, intitule | have a rightful claim, furnish with a title |
| et opus | and I have completed a work that neither the anger of Jove nor fire |
| even | steady, steadfast, unwavering |
| evitate | avoid, avert, get away from |
| favour | pardon, leave, kind indulgence |
| fazed | frayed, unravelled, tattered |
| fetch | rescue, save, deliver |
| flap-dragons | [game of bravado] snap-dragons: small burning objects floating on liquor, which have to be avoided while drinking; or: edible objects floating on burning liquor, to be seized and eaten |
| fleet | [of souls] leave, pass away, fly off |
| flood | sea, deep, waves, rushing water |
| flote | sea, waves |
| flourish | wave, brandish, shake about |
| flow | move, travel, run |
| fly | leave, run away [from], flee |
| foot-landraker | roaming footpad, highwayman who travels on foot |
| foragement | foraging act, scavenging |
| forbear | leave alone, avoid, stay away [from] |
| forbear | control oneself, have patience [for] |
| forbear | withdraw, leave, give way |
| foreknow | know in advance, have previous knowledge |
| forget | behave inappropriately, lose sight of one's position |
| forsake | leave, depart [from] |
| furnish | endow, equip, have qualities |
| give | cease, leave the area |
| give | desert, leave, abandon |
| give | cease, finish, leave off |
| glance | touch, have an impact |
| glib | smooth, suave, oily |
| go | walk, travel on foot |
| go | copulate, have sexual intercourse |
| God-a-mercy | exclamation of thanks, applause, surprise, etc [God have mercy] |
| gracious | good, virtuous, well-behaved |
| grave | respected, revered, wise |
| grave | entomb, bury, inter |
| grave | important, dignified, serious |
| grave | deadly, destructive, baneful |
| grave | engrave, inscribe [in], cut into |
| grave | (plural) greave, leg armour |
| grave-beseeming | suitably dignified, sober-looking |
| graved | furrowed, engraved [with lines] |
| graved | graven, carved, engraved |
| gravel | stones, deposits |
| gravelled | perplexed, at a loss, stumped |
| graven | engraved, inscribed, sculpted |
| grievous | heavy, grave, serious |
| ha | contracted form of ‘have’ |
| hadst | 2nd person singular, past tense of 'have' |
| halting | hesitation, wavering, faltering |
| halting | wavering, dilatory, shifting |
| hand | lay hands on, handle, have to do with |
| hang | leave hold, stop clinging |
| harbourage | shelter, refuge, haven |
| Harfordwest | Haverfordwest; town in Pembrokeshire, SW Wales |
| hast | 2nd person singular, present tense of 'have' |
| hath | 3rd person singular, present tense of 'have' |
| have | let's follow |
| have | understand, grasp, comprehend |
| have | [in expressions] |
| have | I'll join you, I'll be with you |
| have | [said at the start of a fencing attack or other confrontation] I come at, let me at [a person] |
| have | let's face, let's see |
| have | put an end to, stop |
| have | let's try it, let's have a go at it |
| have | take, convey; or: have to do [with] |
| have | be given |
| have | let's go at it, let's renew the fight |
| have | thrust |
| have | I'll move forward to, I'll go onwards to |
| have | [said at the start of a confrontation or attack; more usually: have at] I come |
| have at [someone] | expression initiating a mock-hostile exchange |
| haven | harbour, port |
| haver | possessor, holder, displayer |
| heave | deep sigh, heaving [of the chest] |
| heave | raise, lift up |
| heave | throw, toss, cast |
| heave | raise, lift up |
| heaved-up | raised, lifted up |
| heavenly | beautiful, delightful, sublime |
| heavenly | divine, celestial |
| heavens | [covering over the rear of a stage] sky |
| heavens | powers above, will of heaven |
| heavy | grave, serious, weighty |
| Hector | son of Priam, married to Andromache; the bravest Trojan, who led out their army to battle |
| Hecuba | wife of Priam, King of Troy, and mother of 18 children; after the Greeks took Troy, she saw her sons and her husband killed, and was sent into slavery. |
| high-engendered | coming from the heavens, brought into being from above |
| hoise | heave up, remove by force |
| house | inn, tavern |
| house | [astrology] heavenly domain [one of twelve divisions of the zodiac] |
| hovering | wavering, hesitating, uncertain |
| ill-weaved | poorly woven |
| impress | imprint, engrave, stamp [as by a seal] |
| indifferency | ordinariness, average character |
| indifferent | average, ordinary, typical |
| inevitable | unavoidable, unable to be averted |
| insculp | carve, engrave |
| insinuate | behave subtly, follow an indirect route |
| integer | the one upright of life and unstained by crime does not need the javelins or the bow of the Moor |
| interlace | insert, introduce, weave into a design |
| intitle | have a rightful claim [to] |
| Io | [pron: 'eeoh] daughter of river-god Inachus, loved by Zeus, who turned her into a heifer to save her from the jealousy of Zeus’ wife, Hera |
| Jack | jack-in-office, ill-mannered fellow, lout, knave |
| Jack-sauce | saucy knave, impudent fellow |
| Jack-slave | knavish slave, villainous fellow |
| journey-bated | weakened by travel, tired-out |
| juggle | play conjuring tricks; have sex |
| Jupiter, Jove | Roman supreme god; associated with the heavens and the weather, especially thunder and lightning; husband of Juno |
| keep | play fair over, behave honourably over, have a proper regard to |
| knave | boy, lad, fellow |
| knave | scoundrel, rascal, rogue |
| knave | servant, menial, lackey |
| knavery | treachery, trap, trickery |
| knavery | roguish trick, rouguery, trickery |
| knavery | showy adornment, trumpery, ornamentation |
| know | unravel, get to understand |
| know | have sexual knowledge of, have intercourse with |
| lack-lustre | sombre, solemn, grave |
| lattice | lattice-work, criss-cross adornment; also: tavern symbol |
| lave | wash, bathe, soak |
| leave | cease, stop, give up |
| leave | pass by, go past |
| leave | abandon, forsake, relinquish |
| leave | leave-taking, permission to depart |
| leave | give up, abandon, leave alone |
| leave | part with, lose, forsake |
| leave | permitting, allowance, availability |
| leave | spare, leave alive |
| leave | break off, stop, interrupt oneself |
| leave | [in discourse expressions] permission |
| leaven | [baking] fermenting element, infusing mixture, adulteration |
| leavened | carefully considered, well-thought-out |
| leavening | process of fermentation in dough |
| let | leave it to [one], you can rely on [one] |
| leve | Scottish pronunciation of 'leave' |
| level | aim for, have as a target |
| liberty | permission, leave, consent |
| limbo patrum | limbo [temporary home of departed spirits between heaven and hell] of the fathers: gaol, imprisonment |
| loop | loophole, opening, avenue |
| Machiavel | [pron: 'machiavel] master of intrigue, political schemer; Machiavelli was a 16th-c Italian political theorist |
| madcap | reckless, impulsive, wildly behaved |
| magni | master of the great heavens, do you so calmly hear crimes, so calmly see them |
| mail | wallet, pouch, travel bag |
| make | do, have to do |
| manly | heroically, bravely, gallantly |
| martial | warlike, valiant, brave |
| master | own, possess, have at one's disposal |
| mean | intend for, have in mind for |
| mean | average, moderate, middling |
| measure | pass through, travel over, traverse |
| measure | retrace, travel back, cover the distance |
| mend | amend, save [in emphatic expressions] |
| middle earth | earth, seen as midway between heaven and hell |
| mind | intend, have a mind |
| misdemean | behave improperly, misconduct |
| misdoubt | distrust, suspect, have misgivings about |
| misgive | have misgivings, have a bad feeling |
| mishaved | badly behaved |
| misthink | think ill of, have a bad opinion about |
| mountebank | itinerant quack, travelling drug-seller, charlatan |
| nave | navel |
| nave | [of wheels] hub, pivot |
| navel | very heart, nerve centre |
| necessaries | travelling necessities, personal luggage |
| Nero | [pron: 'neeroh] Roman emperor, 1st-c, who slew his mother, Agrippina; said to have played on his lute while watching Rome burn; considered a model of cruelty |
| Nessus | centaur, shot by Hercules for attempting to rape Deianeira; Nessus gave her a poisonous liquid disguised as a love-potion, causing Hercules' death when he wore a shirt dipped in it |
| Nicholas, Saint | in Christian tradition, the patron saint of travellers and scholars |
| none of you, will | have nothing to do with |
| oak | crown of oak leaves [awarded to a victorious soldier] |
| occupy | fornicate, have sexual dealings [with] |
| orb | sphere, planet, star, heavenly body |
| outbrave | surpass in bravery, outdo in daring |
| outbrave | outdo in beauty, excel in splendour |
| outdare | overcome by daring, outbrave |
| outdared | overcome by daring, cowed, outbraved; or: excessively daring, brazen, unabashed |
| outparamour | have more lovers than |
| overgo | travel through, pass over, traverse |
| overleaven | leaven too much, pervade, imbue to excess |
| owe | have in store for, hold towards |
| owe | own, possess, have |
| part | depart [from], leave, quit |
| part | cleave, break, tear |
| part | depart, leave |
| parting | departure, leave-taking, setting out |
| pass | pass through, traverse |
| passage | journey, travelling, wandering |
| passenger | wayfarer, traveller, passer-by |
| passport | licence given to an inmate of an institution to travel abroad as a beggar |
| patch | fool, clown; rogue, knave |
| patchery | roguery, knavery, tricks |
| patience | leave, permission, indulgence |
| paved | with a paved base, pebbled |
| pavement | paved surface, thoroughfare |
| peace-parted | who have departed this life in peace |
| peeled | tonsured, shaven, bald |
| pent | confined without food, ravenous |
| pertain | belong, have a right |
| phantasime | one full of fancies, extravagantly behaved individual |
| possess | have your way, go for it |
| poster | fast traveller, speedy rover |
| prave | Welsh pronunciation of 'brave' |
| prevail | succeed in seduction, have one's way [in a sexual encounter] |
| prince | behave like a prince, act royally |
| prived | bereaved, deprived of loved ones |
| proceed | behave, pursue a course, conduct oneself |
| proh | [Latin] O God! Heaven help me! |
| Prometheus | one of the Titan gods, who stole fire from heaven to help mankind, and was punished by being chained to a rock |
| promise | have an engagement elsewhere |
| propend | incline, be disposed, have a propensity |
| proud | courageous, valiant, brave |
| pur | [debated meaning] knave in a type of card game [post and pair] |
| put | go to work, have sex |
| put | set out [from], leave |
| put | keep away, avert, evade |
| puttock | kite; greedy scavenger |
| Qu'ai-je | what have I forgotten? |
| quit | avenge, requite, take vengeance [on] |
| rage | rave, show signs of madness |
| rail | rant, rave, be abusive [about] |
| ravel | unravel, disentangle, make clear |
| ravel | become entangled, get confused |
| ravelled | tangled, confused, jumbled up |
| raven | feed ravenously on, devour voraciously |
| raven | feed ravenously on, devour voraciously |
| ravenous | rapacious, predatory, insatiable |
| ravin | gobble ravenously, devour voraciously |
| ravin | ravenous, starving, devouring |
| reave | rob, deprive |
| recreant | cowardly, faint-hearted, craven |
| red-lattice | [sign of a] tavern, ale-house |
| reel | waver, become unsteady, turn suddenly |
| reft | past form of 'reave' |
| region | air, sky, heavens |
| reign | have power, exercise influence |
| relish | have a flavour [of], taste, savour |
| rendezvous | refuge, retreat, haven |
| requite | avenge, pay back, take vengeance on |
| respect | scruple about, have qualms about |
| respect | value, have regard for, prize |
| respite | save, prolong, grant |
| restore | have one's titles returned, reinstate |
| rift | split, cleave, rend apart |
| rive | split, rend, cleave |
| road | period of travel, stage |
| roarer | roaring wave, thundering breaker |
| rondure | roundness; sphere of the earth and the accompanying heavens |
| run | follow a course, behave |
| sa' | Irish pronunciation of 'save' |
| sad | serious, grave, solemn |
| sad-eyed, sad-faced | grave-looking |
| sadly | seriously, gravely, solemnly |
| sage | solemn, grave, dignified |
| sainted | made a saint, from heaven |
| save | protect, make safe |
| save | prevent, avoid, avert |
| save | keep, preserve, maintain |
| save | except |
| save | except (that), were it not that |
| save | spare, allow to live |
| save | preserve from damnation, bring salvation to [in emphatic expressions] |
| score | tavern bill, alehouse tally |
| seasick | weary of sea travel, tired of voyaging |
| seem | have the look [of], give the appearance [of] |
| servile | as a prisoner, as a slave |
| servile | befitting a slave, slavish, cringing |
| servility | slavery, servitude, captivity |
| share | take, receive, have [as one's share] |
| sheaved | made of straw; gathered up like a sheaf |
| shorten | omit, ignore, leave out |
| shot | tavern bill, reckoning |
| shuffle | behave evasively, act shiftily |
| Sibyl | priestess inspired by Apollo, her prophecies being written on leaves; Apollo granted her as many years of life as she could hold grains of sand in her hand |
| simple | common, ordinary, average, humble |
| sir-reverence | save your reverence |
| sky-planted | from a heavenly location, positioned in the skies |
| slave | fellow, rascal, rogue, villain |
| slave | enslave, bring into subjection |
| slave | hireling, lackey, menial, servant |
| sleave | [of silk] strands, threads, skein |
| sleave-silk | silk thread for embroidery |
| slip | let go, allow to leave, unleash |
| slip | leave unasserted, pass over |
| slip | let go of, allow to leave, unleash |
| smack | have a taste, like the flavour |
| smack | have an air, have a flavour |
| so | average, middling, so-so |
| sober | sedate, staid, demure, grave |
| sojourn | travel, journey, go to stay |
| sore | serious, grievous, grave |
| speed | travel speedily, make a hasty expedition |
| sphere | celestial globe in which a heavenly body was thought to move, orbit |
| sphere | place in the heavens |
| sphere | place in the heavens |
| sphery | star-like, heavenly, celestial |
| staff | (plural ‘staves’) spear, lance |
| stagger | hesitate, waver, vacillate |
| stave | staff, rod |
| steel | engrave, inscribe, make a permanent image of |
| stelled | starry, stellar, heavenly |
| stiff | grave, formidable, weighty |
| stir | move about, go, travel |
| stout | brave, valiant, resolute |
| strain | have difficulty in accepting, have a problem with |
| strewment | strewn flowers [on a grave] |
| strike | have an evil influence, do harm |
| sup | have supper |
| supernal | celestial, heavenly, divine |
| surcease | cease, stop, leave off |
| surge | heavy wave, violent sea |
| sustain | take up a position, have a place |
| swagger | quarrel, squabble, behave in an insolent way |
| sympathize | resemble, be like, have an affinity with |
| sympathized | in which all have shared, consisting of corresponding elements |
| tainted | corrupted, dishonourable, depraved |
| take | behave, act; or: rage, rant |
| take | have recourse to, take oneself off to |
| tall | brave, valiant, bold |
| tantaene | is there so much anger in heavenly minds? |
| taphouse | ale-house, tavern |
| teem | give birth, have a child |
| text | engrave, write, inscribe |
| thrall | slave, subject, captive |
| thrall | enslave, make captive |
| thrall | captive, enslaved, subject |
| thralled | enslaved, imprisoned, held in bondage |
| thrive | be successful, have good fortune |
| thwart | cross, traverse, go over |
| tire | feed greedily, prey ravenously |
| tottering | wavering, vacillating, fluctuating |
| toy | foolish dislike, silly aversion |
| trace | range over, pass through, traverse |
| travail | journeying, travel [often overlapping with sense 1] |
| travail | travel, journey [often overlapping with sense 1] |
| travel-tainted | travel-stained |
| traverse | crosswise, transversely |
| traverse | [fencing] pierce, stab, run through |
| traverse | [unclear meaning] take aim, about turn |
| traversed | placed crosswise, laid across the shoulders |
| trenched | cut, carved, engraved |
| trim | glib, suave, slick |
| Troyan | fellow, knave |
| truant | rogue, knave, rascal |
| trudge | go away, depart, leave |
| true-fixed | firmly established, immovable, unwavering |
| tumble | have sexual intercourse with |
| undertake | take charge of, have responsibility for |
| undo | unravel, solve, explain |
| unfathered | have one's legitimacy rejected, become fatherless |
| ungravely | derisively, displaying ridicule |
| unknit | untie, undo, unravel |
| unpathed | uncharted, unexplored, untravelled |
| unpaved | without stones [testicles], castrated |
| untrod | unprecedented, untraversed |
| upheave | raise, lift up |
| uprouse | arouse, get up, leave one's bed |
| use | present, conduct, behave |
| vanish | leave, depart from, be expelled |
| varlet | knave, rogue, rascal, ruffian |
| vassal | wretch, creature, slave |
| vassal | servant, slave, subject |
| vaultage | vault, cavern, chamber |
| vaulty | empty, cavernous, sepulchral |
| venge | avenge, revenge |
| vicious | caused by vice, immoral, depraved |
| victualler | inn-keeper, tavern-owner |
| villain-slave | villainous wretch |
| virtue | courage, valour, bravery |
| void | leave, withdraw, quit |
| vulture | ravenous, devouring, rapacious |
| waft | beckon, wave [at], signal |
| wanton | cruelly irresponsible, badly behaved |
| wave | waver, vacillate, alternate |
| wave | move up and down, incline |
| wavering | inconstant, fickle, capricious |
| wear | possess, enjoy, have |
| wear | have, experience |
| weaved-up | woven together, intertwined |
| wedge | cleave, split [as with a wedge] |
| weigh | weigh anchor, heave up the anchor |
| welkin | sky, firmament, heavens |
| welkin | heavenly blue |
| willow | made of leaves from the willow tree [a symbol of the grief felt by a deserted or unrequited lover] |
| windy | windward, situated towards the wind [so that scent will travel away from the follower] |
| wing | furnish with troops, have a wing protected [by] |
| wolvish-ravening | devouring like a wolf |
| woman | make behave like a woman, weep |
| womby | womb-like, hollow, cavernous |
| work | act, behave, conduct oneself |
| written | preserved, engraved, fixed |
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