Each subject category below can be searched for from the drop-down list in the sidebar. Note that some search terms will retrieve some irrelevant items (e.g. rye will retrieve both the town and the grain crop of the same name).
The words included in each category are listed after its name below. Groups of them can be copied and pasted into the search box as search terms - e.g. if asleep sleep slept are entered in the search box separated by spaces, then any instance of any of the words will be included in the search results. Phrases enclosed in double quotes - such as "mortal creature" - can be searched for, but only one phrase at a time.
Animal: dog turkey weasels
Behaviour: abegging brawling gape jest kill kneel laugh laughter scolding squeaked squealed stamp stomp wag weeping
Bodily state: abed ancient asleep awake benumbed buried corpse dead death die dying mortal decease drowned feeling felt pined slain sleep slept sweat wake weak [mortal = "mortal creature"]
Body parts: arm beard body bones bosom brows ear face flesh foot hair hand heart head knees legs limbs members mouth nails neck nostrils shoulder skull stomach tears throat tooth veins wrists
Building, part of: casement chamber chimney closet door fire gallery garret kitchen pane glass grate hall hearth loft mantle parlour room stairs vaulted wall window
Building/part of town: church courthouse ferry gungarden houses mill prison strand street tenement
Clothes: apparel apparelled attire bravery breeches bracelets cap cloth clothed clothes coat doublet fan gold hairlace hat hose inkle jewels kerchief linen napkin neckercher petticoat purse rail ruff satin sheet shirt sleeve surplice velvet waistcoat
Emotion: afeared afraid anger angry fear fearful glad grief grieveth grievously hatred joy loving powder sorrow triumph weeping
Ethics: evil grave honourable lewd shrewd vile virtue wicked
Exclamations: alas hark oh tush yangh
Festive calendar: christmas easter hollandtide lent midlent shrovetide twelvetide whitsun whitsuntide
Food: apples beef bread dinner drink drinking eat meat pears porridge powdered sugar turkey water
Garden/farm: bank dig garden gate hedge molehill orchard pales pit field valley clay farm field ground hollow hole inned land ploughed summerhouse
Household objects/materials: basin bed billets bottle board candle cauldron chain chair coal cradle crock cups hemp key pillows pot plate silver spoons table tub
Illness: ache disease ill lame pains pangs planet sick sickness sore toothache torment gripe gripped hurt
Inheritance: heir courtesy
Insult: baggers fool whore whoresbird
Kinsfolk: brother cousin daughter father kinsman mother mother-in-law neighbour parentage sister son
Know/knowledge: ken know knowledge learn
Legal: arraignment condemned court custody deponent depose deposition enlargement evidence examinate examination execution felony imprisoned inquest interrogatory jury testify warrant
Medicine/healing: cure medicine ointment planet [planet = "planet water"]
Mental state: dream fancy illusions mind trouble troubles weary
Military: brimstone gunpowder musters ordnance shot troop
Money: crown debt groat money penny pennyworth pounds purse sixpence treasure
Occupations/work: butcher carding grocer labour labourer lighterman maid maidservant messenger preacher sailmaker sawyer servant spinning tailor vicar work
Official: brethren jurats justices mayor mayoress recorder
Place: Hastings London Rye Sandwich Scotland Sussex Weeks Winchelsea Kent [Weeks = "Weeks Green"]
Plants: apples appletree bud flower gillyflowers herbs nosegays pears rose sage stub thyme tree
Religion: belief believed bell christian commandments element evangelist faith god grace handyworks heaven heavenly holy mercy miraculous nature pray prayer preached religion sermon soul trust unbelief
Spirits: angel apparition fairies fairy familiar familiars spirits sprites vision devil sights sight
status/title gentleman gentlewomen goodman goodwife goody honourable husband king landlady lord maid masters prisoner prophet queen sir sirrah widow widower wife witness wives yeoman
weather lightning rain thunder
witchcraft (i.e. harm by human or spirit, which are not always easily distinguished) bewitch curse gripe gripped lame messenger witchcraft
