You don't need this dictionary to enjoy reading my novel, The Last Wizard, but it's always fun learning about history. Especially so you can call a younghede waghalter a soiled codpiece and get away with it.
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ART: Are.
BESEECH: Request, ask.
BESOUGHT: Asked, made request.
BETWIXT: Between.
BREEDBATE: A person or something that creates strife.
BUGLE-BEARD: A shaggy beard like buffalo hair.
CANST: Can.
CODPIECE: A covering flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men’s trousers.
COSH: A small cottage, hut.
DOST: Do, does.
DRETCH: Torment.
DURST: Dare.
EYNDILL: Jealous.
FLESH-SPADES: Fingernails
FONKIN: a little fool.
FOPDOODLE: A simpleton.
FULLSOME: Rich, plentiful.
GARDEROBE: Medieval toilet.
HUZZAH: Originally a sailor’s cheer or salute. To shout aloud.
HITHER: Here
JUVAMENT: Aid!; Help!
MAW-WALLOP: A badly cooked mess of food.
MERRY-GALL: A sore produced by chafing.
MILDFUL: Merciful.
NARY: None; absolutely nothing; not even close to anything.
NAUGHT: Nothing.
OVERMANY: A lot.
PUDH: Horrible.
SHALL or SHALT: Will.
SHAN’T: Won’t
THEE, THOU: you.
THINE, THY: your.
THITHER: there.
TROW: To think or suppose.
VASQUINE: A petticoat .
WAGHALTER: A rogue likely to swing in a gallows.
WHENCE: where
WHIFLING: An insignificant creature.
WHISTERSNEFET: A blow to the ear.
WIDDERSHINS: Unlucky, prone to misfortune.
WIST: Knew.
WIT: To know, know.
WOODNESS: Madness, insanity.
YE: You
YORE: years ago.
YOUNGHEDE: A youth.
LIST COURTESY OF:
http://www.ibequeaththee.com/oldenglish.html
http://web.cn.edu/KWHEELER/documents/ME_Wordlist-London.pdf
http://web.cn.edu/KWHEELER/resource_medieval_lit.html
http://myspellit.com/lang_old_english.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_6459675_speak-old-english.html
http://www.citrus.k12.fl.us/staffdev/social%20studies/PDF/Medieval%20English.pdf
