Language

Jarl (noun) (historical) ya-rl A Norse or Danish chief. Old Norse, literally ‘man of noble…

Velarisation (noun) (phonetics) vel-ar-ais-ay-shun A secondary articulation involving movement of the back of the tongue…

Viridescent (adj) (literary) vi-ree-des-ent Greenish or becoming green. Mid 19th century from late Latin viridescent-…

Dammar (noun) dam-ar Resin obtained from any of a number of tropical, chiefly Indo-Malaysian trees,…

Trice   (noun) tri-s A moment, figuratively an instant. From Latin (more…)

Drey (noun) dray The nest of a squirrel, usually made of leaves and twigs and…

Womble (noun) (British) wom-bl A fictional animal inhabiting Wimbledon Common in London, characterized as clearing…

Revulsant (noun)(historic) (rare) ree-vul-sant A medicine or treatment used to produce revulsion; a revulsive; a…

Quop (verb) (British regional) kwop To tremble, wriggle, writhe; to throb, pulsate, palpitate. English regional…