11 August 2021 - ENGLISH WORDS THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED

 

ENGLISH WORDS THAT 

HAVE DISAPPEARED

 

G'day folks,

The English language is forever changing, but here are a few words that seem to have slipped from use.

 

crocitation	n	1623 -1656
croaking; cawing
The crocitation of the gulls meant that I got no sleep last night.
cynicocratical	adj	1881 -1881
pertaining to rule by cynics
When people mistrust government, our leaders become cynicocratical.
deartuate	v	1623 -1653
to dismember
He cunningly hoped that if he deartuated the body, he could hide it in the hole.
decutient	adj	1656 -1656
shaking down; beating down
Their decutient technique for getting apples from trees annoyed the farmer.
defedate	v	1669 -1669
to defile; to pollute
The toxic chemicals continue to defedate our town's water supply.
desarcinate	v	1656 -1736
to unload; to unburden
She haughtily ordered her butler to desarcinate her baggage from the car.
devalgate	adj	1851 -1883
bow-legged
The devalgate cowboy watched his old smell-hound crawl between his legs.
dicaearchy	n	1656 -1658
just government
While we dream of living in a dicaearchy, in truth, we're governed by dicks.
diffibulate	v	1656 -1656
to unbutton; to unbuckle
He found it difficult to diffibulate her blouse using only one hand.
dignorate	v	1623 -1656
to mark or brand an animal
He was glad he had dignorated his horse, or else he couldn't have claimed it.
diloricate	v	1623 -1656
to rip open a sewn piece of clothing
She diloricated his silk shirts so she could use them as dishrags.

 

Clancy's comment: I bet you are dying to use them in your next book, eh?

I'm ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 January 2021 - LOST ENGLISH WORDS

 

 

LOST ENGLISH

 WORDS

G'day folks,

Well, here are some more of those words that have fallen by the wayside.

 

acrasial	adj	1851 -1851
ill-regulated; ill-tempered
The acrasial judge was known for her rants against younger lawyers.
addecimate	v	1612 -1755
to tithe
They addecimated regularly but were not otherwise known for their charity.
adimpleate	v	1657 -1657
to fill up
The new technique adimpleates the cans with milk through injection.
adnascentia	npl	1706 -1731
root-like branches that sprout into the earth from a plant's stem every winter, the adnascentia would shift around, destroying the lawn's even texture.
aeipathy	n	1847 -1853
continued passion; an unyielding disease
Her aeipathy for stamp collecting bordered at times on the pathological.
affictitious	adj	1656 -1656
feigned; counterfeit
The forger was caught despite his masterfully-crafted affictitious signatures.
affuage	n	1753 -1847
right to cut wood in a forest for family fire
The family's right of affuage ensured they would have enough wood for winter.
agonarch	n	1656 -1656
judge of a contest or activity
Our competition will require six agonarchs to ensure fairness.
agonyclite	n	1710 -1710
member of a heretical sect that stood rather than kneeled while praying
Agonyclites must have had hardy feet to endure their services.

 

Clancy's comment: Mm ... I'm not surprised.

I'm ...