Old English Words

Bedward

• To argue loudly

• To head to bed

• To describe tangled hair

• Lying awake worrying

Trumpery

• A small man with a big opinion of himself

• Wise

• Things that look good but are useless

• A person who likes to gossip

Groke

• Stare intently at someone who is eating

• Giving the impression you are working

• Feeling ill after too much eating/drinking

• A secretive/covert behavior

Hum durgeon

• Someone who has a complicated story for why they don't have money with them

• To confuse or jumble

• An incorrect view of something

• An imaginary illness

Snollygoster

• A person who shares their opinion about things they know nothing about

• A person who has intelligence but no principles

• Being in a drowsy, fussy state

• To shake something backwards and forwards

Erstwhile

• Referring to things that are not current: belong to the past

• Tangled hair

• Something that wakes you up

• To feel around for something you cannot see

Billingsgate

• To confuse or jumble

• Abusive language and curse words

• To shake something

• Someone who is wise

Ultracrepidarian

• A person who takes every opportunity to share their opinion about things they know nothing about.

• Being in a drowsy or fuzzy state.

• A small man with a big opinion of himself

• To argue loudly

Cockalorum

• Someone who is wise

• A small man with a big opinion of himself

• Lying awake worrying

• A person with intelligence but no principles

Rawgabbit

• Someone who has an incorrect view of something

• Secretive or covert behavior

• Someone who likes to gossip

• To feel around for something you cannot see