King James Bible Vernacular Word List
Most of those "hard words" in the KJV Bible can be understood by the context, while others can be found in a Webster 1828 dictionary. The following list should serve as some help to those who still struggle with KJV terminology.
abjects — outcasts
adamant — very hard stone
affinity — related by marriage
afore — before
amerce — fine
amiable — lovely
anathema — cursed
anon — immediately
apothecary — spice dealer
assay — attempt
asswage — restrain
avouched — declared
beeves — cattle
besom — broom
bestead — facing difficulty
bewrayeth — betrays
blains — boils, sores
bowels — affections
bruit — rumour, report
buckler — small shield
bunches — humps
careless — free from care,secure
carriages — baggage
causeway — paved road
chamberlain — household manager
chapiter — head of a column
charger — large dish
chode — complained
churl — miserly
clouts — rags
coasts — borders
cockatrice — adder, cobra
cockle — weeds
coffer — box
collops — lumps
comeliness — beauty
compass — go around
confectionaries — ointment makers
contemn — despise
convocation — assembly
coulter — plough blade
covert — shelter
cumbered — worried
cunning — skill
curious — embroidered
curious arts — sorcery
custom — tax
damsel — girl
daysman — mediator
describe — divide
descry — search out
diadem — head dress, crown
distaff — rod for holding wool
divers — different
divination — magical prediction
earing — ploughing
earnest — deposit, pledge
emerods — swellings
ensue — to follow
eschew — avoid
fain — gladly
fetters — shackels
fray — frighten
fret — to be worried, angry
froward — perverse
fuller — cleaner of cloth
garner — barn
gier eagle — vulture
gin — trap
greaves — leg armour
grisled — grey
hart — deer
helve — ax handle
holpen — helped
hosen — stockings
hough — cut hamstrings
husbandman — farmer
implead — accuse
jangling — foolish talking
kine — cows
laden — loaded
laud — praise
leasing — lying
leaven — yeast
lewd — vicious
listeth — chooses
mammon — riches
maul — hammer
mete — to measure
mitre — head dress
muffler — facial scarf
murrain — cattle plague
noisome — very hurtful
pate — head
peradventure — perhaps
pilled — peeled
polled — cut hair
post — mail man
potsherd — broken pottery
pottage — soup
profane — dishonorable
proselyte — convert
publican — tax collector
pulse — vegetables
purtenance — internal organs
quarternions — group of four guards
quick — alive
quit — behave
rail — boldly speak against
rase — destroy
rereward — rear guard
rue — a herb
savour — taste
scall — sore
scrip — bag
seethe — boil
severally — separately
shambles — meat market
silverlings — silver coins
sleight — deceitfulness
sod — boiled
sottish — foolish
stay — support
strake — streak
subtil — sly, cunning
tabering — hitting
taches — fastenings
tell — count
tares — weeds
tire — head dress
traffick — trade
trow — think
usury — interest
vagabond — fugitive
vaunt — boast
venture — at random
vestments — apparel
vex — trouble
victuals — food
vile — useless, wicked
wist — knew
wont — accustomed
wot — know
wroth — wrathful, angry