- honourable (adj.)
- chiefly British English spelling of honorable; also see -or. Related: Honourably.
- hearkening (n.)
- Old English heorcnung "a harkening, listening; power of hearing" (see hearken).
- hereon (adv.)
- Old English heron "upon this;" see here + on.
- homeowner (n.)
- also home-owner, 1892, American English, from home (n.) + owner.
- industrialisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of industrialization (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize.
- issuance (n.)
- "act of issuing," 1823, American English, from issue (v.) + -ance.
- intercontinental (adj.)
- 1825, American English, from inter- "between" + continental (adj.). Of missiles, from 1956.
- internalize (v.)
- 1856, American English, from internal + -ize. Related: Internalized; internalizing.
- jittery (adj.)
- 1931, American English, from jitter + -y (2). Related: Jitteriness.
- kart (n.)
- 1957, American English, short for go-kart (see go-cart).
- kingship (n.)
- early 14c., from king (n.) + -ship. Old English had cynescipe.
- nah
- 1920, reflecting a drawn-out American English pronunciation of no.
- specialisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of specialization. For spelling, see -ize.
- draftee (n.)
- 1864, in a military context, American English, from draft + -ee.
- sectionalism (n.)
- 1836, American English, from sectional + -ism. In frequent use from 1856.
- escapee (n.)
- "escaped prisoner or convict," 1865, American English, from escape (v.) + -ee.
- socialisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of socialization; for spelling, see -ize.
- savoury
- chiefly British English spelling of savory; also see -or.
- polarisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of polarization. For spelling, see -ize.
- couch-grass (n.)
- 1570s; the first element is a corruption of Old English cwice (see quick).
- polyphonic (adj.)
- 1782, formed in English from Greek polyphonos (see polyphony).
- clung
- Old English clungen, past tense and past participle of cling.
- privatisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of privatization. For spelling, see -ize.
- dene (n.1)
- "small valley," from Old English denu "valley" (see den).
- darkly (adv.)
- Old English deorclice "darkly, horribly, foully;" see dark + -ly (2).
- raindrop (n.)
- Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).
- prez (n.)
- slang shortening of president, 1892, American English. Compare prex.
- rainy (adj.)
- Old English renig; see rain (n.) + -y (2).
- wordy (adj.)
- Old English wordig "verbose;" see word (n.) + -y (2).
- summarize (v.)
- 1837, American English, from summary + -ize. Related: Summarized; summarizing.
- stepfather (n.)
- also step-father, Old English steopfæder; see step- + father.
- thievery (n.)
- 1560s, from thieve + -ery. An Old English word for it was þeofend.
- tooth-ache (n.)
- also toothache, Old English toðece; see tooth + ache (n.).
- Taft
- surname, from a variant of Old English toft "homestead, site of a house."
- mail (n.3)
- "rent, payment," from Old English mal (see blackmail (n.)).
- quitter (n.)
- as an insult, 1881, American English, agent noun from quit (v.).
- sick (n.)
- "those who are sick," Old English seoce, from sick (adj).
- swordplay (n.)
- also sword-play, Old English sweordplege; see sword + play (n.).
- manifold (adv.)
- Old English manigfealdlic "in various ways, manifoldly," from the source of manifold (adj.).
- maidenhood (n.)
- Old English mægdenhad "maidenhood;" see maiden (n.) + -hood.
- malthouse (n.)
- late Old English mealthus; see malt (n.) + house (n.).
- longship (n.)
- Old English langscip "man of war;" see long (adj.) + ship (n.).
- blaze (v.3)
- "to mark" (a tree, a trail), 1750, American English; see blaze (n.2).
- loudness (n.)
- Old English hludnis "loudness, clamor;" see loud + -ness.
- blindly (adv.)
- Old English blindlice; see blind (adj.) + -ly (2).
- unwisely (adv.)
- Old English unwislice "foolishly;" see unwise + -ly (2).
- saltpetre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of saltpeter (q.v.); for ending, see -re.
- mithril (n.)
- 1954, an invented word by English author J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
- mildness (n.)
- Old English mildnes "mildness, mercy," from mild (adj.) + -ness.
- midstream (n.)
- also mid-stream, Old English midstream; see mid + stream (n.).
