Uhtceare (noun)
oot-kay-ar-ay
The feeling of anxiety or worry experienced before dawn, often while lying awake in bed
Old English, now obsolete. “Uht” refers to the hour before sunrise, and “ceare” means care or worry
Example sentences
“I was awake at 4am again, the uhtceare driving me from my slumber.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
