English words first recorded in the 10th century

It is inherited from Middle English to night, inherited from Old English tō niht (“at night; on the night following”), from Old English tō (“at, on”) + niht (“night”), the dative of niht. It is…

It is inherited from Middle English top, inherited from Old English top (“summit, crest; tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (Hoad: *toppaz), of unknown origin. Its cognates are Old Frisian…

It is inherited from Middle English trappe, inherited from Old English træppe, treppe “snare, trap”, from Proto-Germanic *trapjǭ, related to Germanic words for a step or stair, such as Middle Dutch…

It is inherited from Middle English trenden (“to roll, turn, revolve”), inherited from Old English trendan (“to turn round, revolve, roll”), from Proto-Germanic *trandijaną, related to Old English…

It is formed from English true + -ly. Many dictionaries derive it instead from Old English trēowlīce (“faithfully, loyally”), from trēowe (“faithful”) and -līce, through treuli. The revised OED…

It is inherited from Middle English tord, also turd, inherited from Old English tord (“piece of dung”), from Proto-Germanic *turdą. It is cognate with Middle Dutch tort, torde and Dutch tort, Old…

It is inherited from Middle English turnen, inherited from Old English turnian (also tyrnan), borrowed from Latin tornō (“to turn on a lathe, round off”), from tornus (“lathe”), from Ancient Greek…

1. The dove is inherited from Middle English turtel, inherited from Old English turtle, also turtla, borrowed from Latin turtur (“turtledove”), imitating the bird's cooing. It is related to Old High…

It is Middle English twin, inherited from Old English twinn (“twofold, double”), with the noun from Old English getwinn, getwinnas “twins”, from Proto-Germanic *twisnaz, which also gave Old Norse…

1. The verb is inherited from Middle English waken, inherited from Old English wacian (“to be or remain awake”), merged in Middle English with *wacan (“to become awake, arise, be born”), from…

1. The adjective meaning aware is inherited from Middle English war, also ware, inherited from Old English wær (“aware, prudent, wary”), from Proto-Germanic *waraz. It is related to Old Saxon war…

It is inherited from Middle English warnen, inherited from Old English warnian (“to give notice of danger; take heed”), related to wær, aware, cautious (see wary), from Proto-Germanic *warōnan…

It is inherited from Middle English wateri, inherited from Old English wæterig, from wæter (“water”) and the adjective suffix -ig, the ancestor of -y. The OED compares Middle Dutch waterich, Dutch…

The verb is inherited from Middle English waven, inherited from Old English wafian (“to wave with the hands; to fluctuate, undulate”), related to wǣfre “wavering, restless”, the source of waver…

It is inherited from Middle English weght, also wihte and wight, inherited from Old English gewiht, wiht, from the verb wegan (“to weigh”), from Proto-Germanic *wihti-, the source also of Old…

It is inherited from Middle English wen, also wenne, inherited from Old English wenn (“a wen, tumour, wart”), also wænn, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz (“a swelling”). It is related to Dutch wen…

It is inherited from Middle English whistlere, inherited from Old English hwistlere (“piper, flute-player”), formed from Old English hwistlian + -ere, the verb that became whistle and the agent…

1. The candle wick is inherited from Middle English weke, also wueke and later wicke, inherited from Old English wēoce, also wēoc in candelwēoc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax…

It is formed from English wonder + -ful, first as inherited from Old English wundorful, also wunderfull, and then inherited from Middle English wonderful. The Old English noun wundor is from…

It is inherited from Middle English wrethe, inherited from Old English wriþa (“band, ring”), from Proto-Germanic *wriþô, formed from the weak grade of the verb wrīþan (“to twist”), the source of…

1. It is inherited from Middle English yerd, inherited from Old English ġeard (“fenced enclosure, garden, court; dwelling”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, also the source of Old Norse garðr “yard…

It is inherited from Middle English yest, also yeest, inherited from Old English ġist, also ġyst, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz. It is cognate with Middle Low German gest (“dregs, dirt”), Dutch gist…

It is inherited from Middle English yellen, inherited from Old English ġiellan (West Saxon, Mercian ġellan), from Proto-Germanic *gellaną, cognate with Dutch gillen, Old High German gellan (modern…

It is inherited from Middle English yolke, also yelke, inherited from Old English ġeolca, also ġeoloca and ġeoleca, literally “the yellow part”, a derivative of ġeolu (“yellow”), the source of…