List of 1,072 Words That Came From the Normans

abash	disturb	motive	regent
abate	doctor	motte	region
abatement	dolor	mount	regular
abator	donor	mountain	rehearse
abet	dowry	muffle	rein
abettor	draper	mule	relation
abeyance	duchy	mullein	relent
abundant	dungeon	mummy	religious
accident	duty	muniment	remainder
accidental	eagle	mushroom	remedy
account	ease	music	remise
accusative	egret	muster	remission
accuse	election	mute	remnant
achieve	eloign	mutton	remount
acquaintance	elope	mystery	remove
acquit	embezzle	napery	renown
acquittance	embroider	nativity	rent
across	emperor	navy	repass
actual	empress	neat	repeal
adjoin	enamel	newel	replication
adultery	encounter	noble	report
advance	encourage	noblesse	reprieve
adventure	endow	noel	reprisal
adversary	enemy	noisome	reprove
advertise	engine	nonage	resemblance
advowson	engross	nones	resemble
affect	enhance	notable	resident
affray	enrich	noun	resign
afraid	ensue	novice	resolution
age	ensure	nuisance	respite
air	entire	number	restriction
allege	entitle	nurse	resume
allegiance	entreat	obedience	resurrection
allow	envious	obey	retail
alloy	errant	obit	retard
alum	error	obley	return
amass	escape	oblivion	reverse
ambassador	escheat	obtain	reward
ambry	eschew	occupy	rheum
amerce	escutcheon	odor	rhubarb
amortize	estate	offend	rigor
ancestral	ewer	offender	river
angel	exception	office	rob
anguish	exchange	officer	robe
annoy	exchequer	oil	rochet
apart	execute	oint	rock
appeal	executor	oliphant	romance
appellant	exemplify	onion	rouse
archer	expand	opinion	rout
ardent	expense	orache	royal
ardor	extend	orator	rubbish
argument	extent	oratory	rubble
armor	fail	ordinary	rue
array	failure	ordure	rummage
arson	faitour	orient	rush
assault	famous	orison	russet
assay	farm	orphrey	sacristy
assembly	fashion	orthography	saint
asset	fault	osprey	salamander
assoil	favor	ostrich	salary
attain	fealty	oust	salmon
attainder	feasible	ouster	sanctify
attorney	feat	outlaw	sausage
auditor	feature	outrageous	scabbard
aunt	felon	overplus	scaffold
author	felony	overt	scallion
avoid	feme	overture	scavage
avoidance	feretory	oyster	scavenger
award	filbert	pace	scorpion
bachelor	finance	pain	screen
bacon	flotsam	palfrey	scrivener
badge	flounder	pallet	scry
bail	flower	palsy	scullery
bailiff	forge	paper	seal
balm	forgery	paragon	search
barber	fork	parent	sermon
bargain	fraction	parlance	several
baron	fraud	parliament	severance
barrel	free	parlor	sewer
basket	fruit	parochial	share
bastard	fruiterer	parson	shop
beak	fur	particular	sign
beauty	furrier	party	signory
beef	gallon	passant	sir
benefit	garbage	pasture	site
blandish	garble	pasty	skew
blandishment	garden	patent	slander
blank	gardener	pavement	socket
blue	garniture	pavilion	soil
boisterous	gasoline	pawn	sole
bolt	gauge	peace	sorcery
borax	general	peaceable	sound
botch	generation	peach	sovereign
bounty	genet	peasant	sovereignty
bray	glean	peck	space
brevet	glorify	pedigree	spawn
brevity	glorious	peel	spay
broil	glory	peer	spell
broker	goblin	peise	spinach
bruise	gourd	pelf	spleen
bruit	govern	pen	splendor
bucket	gown	penance	spouse
buckram	grammar	pencel	spy
bugle	grampus	pencil	squeamish
bullace	grand	pendant	squirrel
bullion	grant	pendent	stable
bun	grantor	pension	stale
burgeon	grapnel	pensioner	staple
burgess	grease	penthouse	station
butcher	griddle	peony	staunch
butt	grief	people	stew
button	grocer	peremptory	store
buzzard	guardian	perforce	story
cabbage	guile	perform	stray
caitiff	gum	peridot	stubble
cancel	gutter	perjury	subject
canvas	haberdasher	pernancy	subsidy
car	hale	perron	successor
carcass	hamper	person	succor
cark	harness	personal	sudden
carpenter	havoc	peruse	sue
carpentry	hawser	philosopher	suet
carry	heir	phthisic	suffer
castle	herald	physiognomy	sufferance
catch	heron	pile	suffragan
cattle	hideous	pinch	suggestion
cellar	hoe	pity	suit
censer	honor	plain	suitor
certain	hour	plaint	sulfur
chalice	ides	plaintiff	sullen
chamberlain	impanel	plait	summer
chancellor	imparlance	plane	summon
charnel	impeach	plantain	support
chase	impoverishment	plaster	supposition
cheat	imprisonment	plate	suppository
check	improve	platter	surcease
cherry	improvement	pleach	surety
chevalier	increase	pleasure	surfeit
chivalry	incur	pledge	surgeon
chorister	indenture	plenish	surname
chronicle	indictment	plenitude	surplus
citizen	infant	plenty	surrender
clary	information	plight	survey
clear	injure	plover	surveyor
client	injurious	plume	survive
cognizance	injury	plunge	suspense
collector	installment	ply	syllable
color	insure	pocket	table
comfort	interlace	poignant	tail
comforter	intermeddle	poise	tailor
commence	interpretation	poke	tally
commission	interview	pollution	tantamount
committee	ivory	poor	tawny
commodity	January	popinjay	tax
common	jetsam	poplar	taxation
compile	jettison	pork	temperance
complain	jewel	porpoise	tenant
concubine	jeweler	portcullis	tender
confederacy	journal	porter	tenebrous
confess	joy	pottage	tenement
confound	judge	poulaine	tenon
confuse	juggler	pray	tenor
conjure	juror	prayer	tenure
conspiracy	jury	preach	tiger
conspire	justice	preachment	till
contributor	kennel	predication	tiller
controller	kitten	prefer	toil
conversion	laches	premonition	tormentor
convict	laity	prepense	tortious
conviction	languish	prerogative	tortuous
coriander	languor	presentment	tourn
corner	larceny	presume	tourney
coronal	larder	pretend	train
coronation	launch	prevarication	traitor
correct	laurel	prey	trance
cottage	lavender	primer	translate
cotton	leal	prince	translation
council	lease	princess	trap
count	lechery	principality	treason
countenance	leet	priory	treasure
counter	leisure	prison	treat
counterfeit	lessee	privilege	treatise
countervail	lessor	privity	treaty
county	letter	privy	trellis
courser	lever	proclamation	tremor
court	leveret	procure	trey
courtesy	levy	profession	trial
courtier	liable	professor	Trinity
coven	libel	proffer	trone
coverlet	liberty	profound	troy
covert	library	prohibition	truck
covetous	licorice	pronouncement	truckle
cowardice	liege	proper	try
crescent	line	property	turn
cricket	liquefy	prophet	ullage
crime	liquor	propitious	uncle
criminal	livery	propose	unicorn
crocket	lizard	propriety	unity
crown	locket	protector	university
cruet	locust	providence	usage
crupper	lovage	province	usher
crust	lure	provost	usurer
cry	mackerel	proxy	vacation
culprit	maggot	public	vagrant
curfew	mail	pullet	valance
curious	maim	pumice	valiance
curtesy	mainprise	puncheon	valiant
custard	maintain	punish	valley
custom	majesty	pupil	valor
cutler	malice	purchase	vambrace
cygnet	manacle	purloin	vamp
dais	mangle	purport	vapor
dally	manner	purpresture	vaunt
dance	manor	pursuant	vaward
danger	mansion	pursue	veal
dangerous	mantel	purvey	veil
dean	mantle	purveyance	vein
debar	manual	purveyor	vendor
decay	manure	purview	vengeable
decrease	marble	push	vengeance
decrescent	March	quail	venison
defame	mariner	quaint	venom
defeasance	marriage	quarrel	venomous
defeasible	marry	quarry	verge
defeat	marshal	quartan	verity
defender	mason	quarter	vermin
delay	mass	quartern	vestry
delicious	matrimony	queasy	vesture
deliver	matter	quest	viand
delivery	maugre	question	vicar
demean	maul	queue	vice
demeanor	mavis	quiet	vicious
demesne	maxim	quilt	victual
demur	mayhem	quintain	view
demurrer	meager	quintal	vigorous
deodand	meddle	quire	vill
descant	medicine	quit	villain
descent	medley	quitclaim	villein
despair	memory	quite	vine
despiteous	menace	quitter	vintage
detractor	menial	quiver	virgin
deuce	mercer	quotidian	virtue
devour	merchandise	radish	virtuous
dime	mercy	rail	visage
diminution	mere	raiment	viscount
disaccord	meridian	raisin	vise
disagree	merit	rape	vision
disallow	mesnalty	rasure	visit
disarm	mesne	ratton	visitor
discharge	messuage	ravish	visor
discipline	minstrelsy	rear	voice
disclaim	mischance	reason	voyage
disclaimer	mischievous	rebuke	vulture
discomfort	misnomer	rebut	wafer
discontinue	misprision	recapitulation	wage
discord	mister	receipt	wager
discuss	mix	receptacle	waif
disease	mockery	reclaim	waive
disfigure	moist	recommendation	waiver
disloyal	moneyer	reconciliation	wallop
dismal	monition	recount	warden
dismay	moral	recover	warrant
display	morality	recreant	warren
displease	mortgage	rectify	warrior
disport	mortify	redound	waste
disseise	mortmain	redress	wicket
dissever	mortuary	refrain	wince
distillation	motion	regard	wreck

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