Archaic Words

Digladation (noun) dig-lad-ay-shun (archaic) fighting with swords or hand-to-hand. From Latin digladiari, from di-, dis-…

Merise (noun) (archaic) me-riz A small bitter black cherry, the fruit of a variety of…

Quockerwodger (noun) (archaic) (informal) kwok-a-woj-er a wooden toy figure of a person whose limbs jerk…

Picaroon (noun) pik-a-roon (archaic) A rogue or scoundrel. Early 17th century from Spanish picarón, augmentative…

Grimalkin (noun) (archaic) grim-al-kin a cat/a spiteful old woman Late 16th century from grey +…

Malapert (adj) mal-a-purt (archaic)Boldly disrespectful; impudent. Middle English from mal-‘improperly’ + archaic apert ‘insolent’. (more…)

Ort (noun) awt (archaic) (usually plural 'orts') A scrap or remainder of food from a…

Orison (noun) o-riz-un (archaic) A prayer. Middle English from Old French oreison, from Latin oratio(n-)…