| bodkin | dear body |
| bodykins | [God's] dear body |
| bought and sold | past form of 'buy and sell' |
| buy | betray, exploit, treat treacherously |
| buy | redeem, pay ransom to / for |
| buy | pay for, suffer the consequences of |
| buy | make up for, cancel out |
| buy | get rid of, cancel by making a payment |
| dear | pleasing, delightful, congenial |
| dear | noble, honourable, worthy |
| dear | expensive, costly |
| dear | heartfelt, earnest, zealous |
| dear | of great worth, valuable, precious |
| dear | dire, grievous, hard |
| dear | important, major, significant |
| dear | sorely, keenly, bitterly |
| dear | direly, grievously, with difficulty |
| eye-strings | muscles of the eye [thought to break at the point when a dear sight is lost] |
| fondling | [term of endearment] foolish one, dear pet |
| fool | [term of endearment or pity] dear, darling, innocent creature |
| gentle | [polite intimate address] dear one |
| heart | [term of endearment] dear friend |
| heartlings | dear heart |
| lief | dear, beloved, cherished |
| lifelings | dear life |
| liggens | [unclear] dear eyelids |
| love | very dear friend |
| lover | companion, comrade, dear friend |
| mart | bargaining, buying and selling, trading |
| pittikins | dear pity |
| precious-dear | dearly precious |
| purchase | buy off punishment for |
| redeem | [of time lost] get back, buy back, make amends for |
| sweet | dear |
| tender | feel concern for, hold dear, care for |