Homonyms

Certain words have 2 senses to be cognizant of. Some are consistently distinguished by inflection/suffix (e.g. "with" vs "withs").
Context is usually more than sufficient to discern the sense; mainly they're problematic in automated word-counting.
A few are covered in the Hard Words.

a, a-	1. adv. continue a-doing, 'go on' doing; e.g. a fishing, a dying, a preparing, a building* (1611 only)
	KJV does not hyphenate for this usage.
	2. article. a/an
	• Phrases: "of a truth", "of a surety", "at such a time", "at a stand", "at a venture"
art	1. v. be / 'thou art' ('you are')
	2. n. arts (e.g. "by art" Act17; "apothecaries' art")
back	adj/adv. (as in "go back")
	n. back side, one's back
	("The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows" - illustrates 'stripes', lashes)
bank	1. n. bank of river
	2. n. financial bank (Luk 19:23); these 2 senses are not too dissimilar
bare	1. v. P.T. ""beared"" - carried (held) a burden [one is charged with] (but KJV "carry" = transport)
	2. adj. "be bare" Lev13 and after that only in "make bare", Lev13:45
	"naked & bare" (4) Isa32/47/52, Jer13/49, Joe1; Not ever v. 'to bare'
bark	1. v. to bark (of a dog)
	2. v. to remove tree's bark
bay	1. adj. pale or green-brownish
	2. n. the body of water (bay colored?) {maybe related to #1 but sufficiently different}
bear	1. n. bears (animal)
	2. v. carry (hold) a burden [that you're charged with] (KJV "carry" = transporting); see Bare
become	1. v. become
	2. adj. be fitting, be 'becoming of'
	("For it became Him to…" Heb2/7, "For such an high priest became us, who is holy")
bow	1. n. a bow (Gen9:13), any object shaped like an archers' bow (Not a tied-knot shape)
	2. v. to bow down
	• "a bowing wall" - 'bowing over', 'toppling' (Not "bowing outward") Psa62:3, Hab3:6
box	1. n/v. a box (sealed container)
	2. n. box tree
bray	1. v. roar of a donkey (Job) - may be related to Bruit
	2. v. to break up in a mortar (Pro) {maybe related to #1 but sufficiently different: 'break out'}
cleave ?	1a. v. to cleave apart
	1b. v. to cleave unto (though this is due to cleaving away from sth else)
	Very similar to "stick out" vs "stick to"
desert	1. n/adj. empty place, as never inhabited (Vs "desolate" = once inhabited)
	2 n. deserved thing (Psa28 "give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert."
	Eze7:27 I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them")
ear	1. n. ear of person or plant*.. give/incline the ear, ear of corn Gen41 (ear of plant has different etym.)
	2. v. to ear / earing = ploughing the ground (2x "ear": 1Sa8, Isa30; Gen45)
even	1a. n. the evening ('evening-out of the day's heat')
	1b. adj. of a level place
	2. adv. even as - same or similar as
	• "even so"/"even as" - 'just the same as' (NOT 'although/despite/nevertheless' A/P)
~fats	1. n. 'vats' N/X (always plural, short form of 'winefats'). 'vats' is used in Oxford editions.
	2. n. animal fat (always singular)
flowers	1. n. flower of a plant
	2. n. "her flowers": spot or flow (always plural), from French for 'flow'+er.
fly	1. v. to fly or flee (which doesn't necessarily mean 'escape'; compare Run)
	2. n. flies (insect)
fold	1. adj/v. to fold, -ply
	2. n. folds for sheep, sheepfold
former	1. adj. earlier
	2. n. the one who forms [all things Jer10/51] (could construe "the former" as 'most former' i.e.
	'foremost' of all things, BUT the 2 instances in Jer definitely convey "the form-er")
grave	1. n/v. the 'graven earth' [receives the dead];
	to engrave (a grave could refer to the engraved "inscriptions"?)
	2. adj. 'be solemn' (from Latin gravis/gravitas/brave) -> only in 1Ti3 & Tit2
hail	1. v. to salute
	2. n. stones hailing from sky (ice or meteors)
	3. (1611 only: a spelling of "hale", which is 'pull up' or 'haul up')
hide	1. n. animal skin
	2. v. to hide
hinder	1. v. to obstruct, be an obstacle N/X
	2. adj. the hinder part or end (e.g. of the Sea)
kind	1. adj. gentle
	2. n. type (e.g. "after his kind") ("Kindness" means 'like-kindness', 'familial'?)
lap	1. v. lapped/lappeth water with the tongue
	2. n. one's lap, or "a lap full", "I shook my lap"
lead	1. v. to lead
	2. n/adj. the metal (6 occ.)
lean	1. adj. 'not fat'
	2. v. to lean on
left	1. n/adj. left-hand [direction]
	2. vt. did leave, leave [behind] (NOT vi. "left from"); adj. 'remaining' (left-over, leave behind)
light	1a. adj. ("[when] the morning was light" Gen44)
	1b. n/v. the light ("the light of the world" which guides all); 'lamps', to light a lamp,
	a [guiding] light (e.g. "have light", the Hebrews "had light in their homes" Exo.;
	David is "the light of Israel" 2Sa21; "David will 'have a light always' before me in
	Jerusalem" 1Ki11 [i.e. in his descendants]; "the [guiding-]light of the body is the eye",
	"bring/come to light" Job12, 2Ti1)
	2a. adj/v. light-weight, and to lighten a load, AND probably the sense of "to light off/onto" (Rut2)
	2b. adv. 'lightly', e.g. to 'lightly regard'
	• "set light by" - set [apart] by itself lightly, valuing it lightly, as a light thing (see: Set By)
long	1. adj. (of distance or time)
	2. v. to long for
low, lowing	1. adj. low [of state/standing] ("The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee
	very high; and thou shalt come down very low" Deu28)
	2. v. lowing = 'moo-ing'
lie, lying	1. v. lie down/among, Lier, lie Num33 (e.g. "Liers in wait" Jos8:13, "lying in wait" Jdg9:35;
	lying [spirit] = sneaking, crouching, subterfuge, avoiding detection;
	"sin lieth at the door" Gen3; Also: to lie [carnally] with)
	2. n/v. a lie, Liar/lieth/lies Lev6
	(swearing = asserting sth about a law? charging or twisting it-> a lie)
or	1. adv. "ere" i.e. 'before' (related to 'early'): "or ever" = "ere ever" (5 or 6 occ.; see Ever)
	2a. conj. {Inclusive Or} "[whether] or" when listing things that are equivalents w.r.t.
	satisfying a condition (e.g. "blind or deaf": having Both conditions does Not disqualify)
	2b. conj. {Exclusive Or} "[either] or" - (can tell by context if the choice is exclusive)
palm	1. n. flat part of hand
	2. n. a palm tree {related to #1 but sufficiently different}
	"palm branches" Neh8:15, "palms in their hands" Rev
pine	1. n. pine tree
	2. adj/v. ("pining away," a "pining sickness")
pitch	1. v. to pitch a tent
	2. n. slime & pitch
post	1. n. a person assigned to a place/duty
	2. n. a door post {related to #1 but sufficiently different}
rank	1. adj. proud
	2. n/v. order
reason ?	1. n/v. reasons, reasoning, 'by reason of'; to reason with
	1b. n. one's faculty of reason Dan4:36
	2. adj. to be reasonable? Act6:2 "It is not reason that we should"; Act18:14 "reason would that I should"
rest	1. n. the remainder of
	2. n/v. to rest, or a [duration of] rest
	3. n. a physical part of a construction (for the beams of the temple 1Ki 6:6)
right	n. have [a] right i.e. a justification; the right of the poor/stranger; "have right"
	adj. straight, justified
	adv. straight-ly, directly ("speak right", "right against" Jos3, "right on" Pro4; "right well"? Psa139)
	adj. opp. of left
rose	1. v. (see Rise)
	2. n. the flower (2x occ: Son2:1, Isa35:1)
rush	1. n. rushes (singular in Isa19:15, and "bulrush"~)
	2. v. rush in ("sound of rushing" of wind/water could refer to rushes)
saw	1. v. P.T. of 'to see'
	2. n. saws ("the saw" Isa10:15)
scales	1. n. fish scales, a 'covering of eyes'
	2. v. to scale a height (Pro21)
	3. n. balances (Isa40)
settle	1. v. set sth down [firmly], be settled by
	2. n. a ledge, a place to be settled {maybe related to #1, 'settled area'}
~slips	1. n. 'shoots' or cuttings of plants (always plural: "strange slips" Isa17)
	2. v. to slip away & be lost
	• "let slip" - let it be lost (NOT just 'slip out')
sore	1. adj/adv. 'dire' or 'direly' (both are N/X)
	2a. n. a sore
	2b. adj. to be/feel sore
sound	1. n/v. [make] a noise that's distinct & understood… (that is to say, rightly-sourced? well-rooted?)
	(e.g. sounds of a trumpet; of "Aaron's going"; also of "a going in the trees")
	2a. adj. soundness of mind/heart Psa119:80; of words, doctrine, faith (1Ti/2Ti/Tit) -> deep-rootedness
	2b. v. to sound depth of water, or sb's mind/heart (1Sa20:12)
sow	1. v. to sow (Note: in 1611 "to sew" takes this same spelling)
	2. n. female swine 2Pe2
~spokes	1. n. [of a wheel]
	2. v. 'spoke' is Not Used as the Past Tense of 'speak' (use "spake" instead);
	however, the compound "spokesman" does exist (see Speech)
stable	1. adj. stabilized
	2. n. a stable for horses, camels {maybe related to #1 but sufficiently different}
stay	n. a support; a stay-over (accommodations)
	v. to rest or 'be stayed' [on a resource]; to hold sb back [by providing adequate supply] ->
	This idea also found in "to prevent with bread" (i.e. prevent sb from leaving)
	• "stay of bread" - 1 stay's worth of food? (1 ration or provision)
	• "be at a stay" - be at rest [for time being]
stick	v. to stick [close] or [together] (Job41) -> as an arrow sticks or is stuck
	n. sticks of bush/tree
	• "stick out" - jutting like sticks of bush/tree (NOT 'be noticeable, conspicuous')
stone	1. n/v. to stone, a stone or slingstone ('bullet') to shoot with ("stoning" could be 'shooting',
	but NOT necessarily: "He shall surely be stoned, or shot through" Exo19);
	also "stone of memorial"; "corner stone"
	2. also 'testicle' N/X (Job40, Deu23)
~strake	1a. v. struck ("we strake sail");
	1b. adj. (-straked): - 'streaked' N/X i.e. stricken with spots/stripes
swallow	1. v. to swallow
	2. n. bird (4 occ. of 23)
~tares	1. n. "tares" (always plural) is a weed mimicking grain; darnel
	2. v. "tare" Past Tense of "tear" (make sth torn)
~tears	1. n. tears [of weeping] (always plural: 'one tear' doesn't occur)
	2. v. to tear [apart] (NOT a noun: Not 'making tear(s) in sth')
till	1. conj. "until" (160 occ.) (KJV "until" might be reserved for 'until accomplishment of')
	2. v. to till the ground (4 occ.)
times	1. n. one or more times, occurrences
	conj/v. "multiplied by"
	2. n. 'the times' ("perilous times", "times and laws", "observe times" Lev19)
train	1a. v. train up (raise children) -> ..to the intent of establishing as member of 'the train' (house/host)
	1b. n. great host or armed escort (1Ki10)
	2. n. the Lord's "skirts" (Isa6) as some say, may be a great 'retinue' of spirits (1b.)
utter	1. adj. outer
	2. v. to speak
ward	1. -ward (toward) [etym. related to Verse] - Pronounce 'were-d'
	2. n. a ward (same Etym. as 'guard'; reward, rereward/rearward, wardrobe..) - Pronounce 'wore-d'
ware	1. n. goods for sale
	2. v. P.T. of "wear" (only at Luk8:27)
	3. n. awareness, wariness Act14:6, 2Ti4:15
wax	1. v. to increase
	2. n. (e.g. candle wax Psa22)
well	1. adv. ('good')
	2. n. wells of water
wind	1. n. the wind, winds
	2. v. to wind, winding up
wise	1. adv. (in phrase "in what wise" or "in any wise" - meaning, in any ways/guise/manner. "on this wise")
	2. adj. having wisdom (knowing the ways of things, how to get and apply knowledge)
~withs	1. prep. 'with' ('along with', 'with use of');
	2. n. a twig or switch ("withs" - always plural)
wound	1. v. P.T. of 'to wind [up]' (2 occ.: Joh19:40, Act5:6)
	2. n/v. wounds, harms; wounding {No Etym. relation}

Hen	1. n. female fowl Mat23
	2. (Hen the son of Zephaniah)
Lot	1. n. an allotment (of "lots" a.k.a. 'plots of land')
	• "cast for lots", "cast lots" - cast for allotment
	2. (the name Lot)
Marie*	1. (in 1611 only, it's a spelling of "marry")
	2. (in 1611 only, it's also a spelling of "Mary")
Mark	1. n. imprint in the flesh, like spots (of Cain; of the beast)
	1. v. to note or fix in mind (to "mark the old way" of wicked men Job22)
	2. (the name Mark, i.e. John Mark)
No	1. no
	2. (the city No, Nah3:8)
Ram	1. n. a ram
	2. (the name Ram)
So	1. so
	2. (the king So, 2Ki17:4)

These might be counted too, used as conjunctions: Only, ('except,'); Save ('except for').

Historical Homonyms

1611 had some additional homonyms, not yet distinguished via spelling. We have no reason to think the 2 senses represented by any of these pairs were considered to be 2 spellings of the same word (semantically undistinguished), except possibly Flee/Fly.
(I underline spellings that are consistently used, sometimes with a few exceptions. For example, the spellings 'prey,' 'than,' and 'scent' do not exist even once, but "blue" does, rarely.)
- Pray (for prey), Sent (for scent), Then (for than); Bile (a boil), Blew (for blue; "blue" appears twice), Boll (bowl), Beare* (bare), Boare (bore), Bruit (brute), Champion (a champaign), Cloths (clothes) of service, Cloud (clod), Coat (cote), Fain (feign), Flee/Fly, Flour/Flowre (u/w being interchangeable here), Foul/Fowl, Gate (for gat), Hail (hale), Heard (herd), Heard* (hard 1x), Lead (led), Least (lest), Loose (lose), Male (mail), Morter (mortar), Nought (naught), Sow (sew), Sleightly (slightly), Thine (thyine), Thorough (through), Travel/Travail (el/ail being interchangeable here, as with battle/battail, counsel/counsail, marvel/marvail).
Also Price (prize), and Advice/Advise, Council/Counsel, Prophecy/Prophesy (s/c interchangeable for these). And, maybe Abroad (aboard).

There remain in 1611 some rare Early Modern spellings; these each occur just once, as abbreviations:
- *Bad (bade), *Bath (bathe), *Breath (breath), *Hast (for haste), *Wast (waste).

There's semantic fuzziness between some interchangeable spellings, which only later were differentiated or refined. So in 1611, these may be considered only spelling variant pairs, rather than homonyms:
-Alway/Always, Divers/Diverse, Doth/Doeth, Further/Farther.