You will find that the language of the early 1800’s is somewhat different than today. These are a few of the words that I have found and what they meant then.
| &c. | etc. |
| Abate | Subside, retreat, decline |
| about | approximately, or in the near vacinity of, or ready to |
| acceed | absolute form of accede (to agree) |
| Acclivity | An upward slope |
| accosted | approach and address boldly |
| ad nauseam | disgust that has continued so long – to the point of nausea |
| adamic | pertaining to Adam (Language in garden of eden) |
| Adonis | God of Beauty and desire |
| agone | archaic form of ago |
| akimbo | with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward. |
| alcalde | Magistrate or Mayor in Spanish |
| Alderney | Extinct breed of cow from British Island |
| Amount | Surrounded by, or equivalent (reach in kind) |
| anon | soon or shortly |
| assuaged | to soothe, calm, or mollify: |
| atone | make amends or reparation |
| bach | A small modest home (bachelor’s crib) |
| bane | Cause of great distress |
| batch | Living as a bachelor |
| Beau Brumell | arbiter of men’s fashion |
| blarneying | Using charm and pleasant flattery to persuade |
| bombast | High-sounding language- little meaning to impress people |
| caboose | a kitchen on the deck of a ship; galley. |
| cache | hiding place for stores |
| Campbellites | Follower of Thomas Campbell – Disciples of Christ claim origin from them. |
| Carmine | Deep-Red Pigment from the cochineal scale |
| catamount | cat of the mountain. |
| chicanery | Deception by sophisticated trickery |
| chide | Scold or rebuke |
| Clamor | Loud Confused shouting of people |
| compelled | Force or oblige (someone) to do something |
| compunctions | Feeling of guilt that follows doing something bad |
| corpulency | overweight |
| deadly Upas, | Posion sap used on posion arrows |
| demeanor | Outward behavior or actions |
| deputed | appoint or instruct to perform task |
| desultory | lacking a plan, casual, superficial |
| disconsolate | cheerless, unhappy |
| Doggery | A cheap Saloon |
| éclat | brilliant display or effect |
| Eddy | circular movement of water, causing whirlpool |
| edifying | providing moral or intellectual instruction |
| embark | begin a course of action |
| empanelled | enrolled onto a jury |
| enemy movements. | |
| Enjoined | Urged or instructed to do |
| enphonious | |
| epithets | Descriptive phrase of personal characteristics |
| equivocated | use ambigous language to conceal the truth |
| espoused | To support a cause |
| exultation | triumphant yell of joy |
| fin de siecle | end of century |
| firejam | |
| fisticuffs | Fighting with the fists |
| flitters | Bread cooked similar to pancakes |
| foray | raid or sudden attack |
| Fourpence | British Coin worth 1/60th of a pound sterling |
| Freshet | spring thaw |
| furlong | |
| furore | outbreak of public anger or excitement |
| glee | great pleasure or satisfaction |
| gratously | |
| Gullied | eroded ravine in soil |
| hasten | to speed up |
| held sway | have a controlling interest |
| impetuous | quickly without thought or care |
| incontrovertible | Not able to be denied or disputed |
| inculated | Impress upon or teach by frequent instruction |
| Inkpaduta | Ink-pa-du-ta (sub-chief to Blackhawk) |
| intimation | indication or hint |
| introducted | past tense of introduce |
| inveterate | long established habbit |
| jorums | large jug or bowl for serving liquor |
| Larrup | To beat or thrash |
| Lawing | Exercising the practice of law |
| leggins | buckskin leg coverings |
| Linn | Wood from a linden or basswood tree |
| linsey wammus | Hunting Shirt of coarse woven fabric |
| lope | long bounding stride |
| Lugubrious | very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way |
| magnanimous | very generous or forgiving toward a rival |
| Malice Prepence | Premeditated and deliberate criminal act |
| meandered | wader at random – like river |
| melee | a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle |
| Milch | Middle English for Milk |
| muss | in a state of disorder |
| Nimrod | Mighty Hunter |
| nob | |
| pampas | plain – fertile lowlands |
| panoply | splendid display |
| pantaloon | man’s close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, |
| pell mell | in a confused, rushed or disorderly manner |
| perambulating | walk or travel through an area |
| perfidious | deceitful and untrustworthy |
| pettifogger | |
| phiz | A persons face or expression |
| physiognomy | Facial features |
| pickets | soldiers performing a specific function |
| Pirouke or Pea Rogue | trading boat |
| proclivity | inclination or tendency to do something regularly |
| pugilistical | Related to Fist Fighting |
| puncheon | Split log with one face smoothed |
| punctiliously | meticulous, strictly attentive to minute details |
| quandom | former |
| reconnoitering | make a military observation |
| recreancy | shameful cowardice |
| remonstrances | a forcefull reproachful protest |
| riffle | shallow stream with rapid current, surface broken by rocks |
| rigmarole | Lengthy and complicated procedure |
| rout | disorderly retreat of defeated troups |
| sallied | a military sortie – sudden rush |
| salute | A formal gesture made |
| skullduggery | Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| slough | stagnant wetland, swamp, or shallow lake |
| Sock-dolger | a forceful blow |
| spreeing | random acts of fun and sport, no direction |
| succor | give assistance or aid |
| Suttlers | civilian merchant who sells provisions to an army |
| temerity | Excessive confidence or boldness, audacity |
| titbit | small piece of tasty food |
| Tow | coarse, broken fibre, removed during processing flax |
| trans-mognified | transform in surprising or magical manner |
| vedettes | mounted sentry beyond outposts to observe enemy movements. |
| Verdue | Green growth health and vigor |
| viz | namely; in other words |
| wammus | warm jacket |
| Waumas | Heavy Wool Shirt |
| whit | a very small part or amount |
| wick-a-up | shelter made of sticks and bark |
| Wight | Unfortunate living human being |
| withal | in addition |
| Withes | tough flexible branch of willow to bind or wrap |
| wont | in the habit of doing something |
| wooer | seek the favor, affection |
| wroth | intensely angry |