8 February 2021 - ENGLISH WORDS THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED

 

ENGLISH WORDS 

THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED

G'day folks,

Here are some weird and wonderful English words that have disappeared from use.

aretaloger

n

1623 -1656

braggart; one who boasts about his own accomplishments

While he seemed nice at first, he turned out to be a loudmouthed aretaloger. 

 

artigrapher

n

1753 -1753

writer or composer of a grammar; a grammarian

Today's prescriptivists are no better than the artigraphers of the Renaissance. 

 

ascoliasm

n

1706 -1753

boys' game of beating each other with gloves or leather while hopping

If you think bullies are bad today, look at brutal games of the past like ascoliasm. 

 

assectation

n

1656 -1656

act of following after something else

She stood in the on-deck circle, her assectation virtually guaranteed. 

 

austerulous

adj

1731 -1731

somewhat or slightly harsh

The austerulous monks were rarely lenient with their pupils. 

 

autexousious

adj

1678 -1678

exercising or possessing free will

If we are truly autexousious, then why do we so often feel powerless? 

 

auturgy

n

1651 -1656

self-action; independent activity

The film director's legendary auturgy frustrated editors and producers alike. 

 

avunculize

v

1662 -1662

to act as an uncle; to behave like an uncle

I often avunculize to my younger friends, which no doubt annoys them. 

 

bajulate

v

1613 -1662

to bear a heavy burden

Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide. 

 

bimarian

adj

1731 -1731

pertaining to two seas

Some think that America needs to improve its bimarian naval defenses. 

 

binoternary

adj

1817 -1817

combining binary and trinary aspects

The dots on the '6' face of a die are arranged in a binoternary fashion. 

 

blateration

n

1656 -1864

chatter; babbling

I've had just about enough of your garrulous blateration, you clod! 

 

bonifate

adj

1656 -1656

lucky; fortunate

The gambler was too bonifate, and attracted the casino manager's attention. 

 

 

Clancy's comment: Mm ... what a shame, eh? Our former prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, had a great way of whipping these types of words into a conversation.

I'm ...

 








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