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Archaic word of the day:

lief - willingly; gladly (First recorded in the early Middle Ages; Old English lēof)

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September 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Archaic word of the day:

loathly – repulsive; loathsome; hideous (First trecorded in the early Middle ages; Old English lāthlīc)

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September 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A reminder of how #EnglishLanguage continues to #evolve. #CharityShops
April 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Archaic word of the day:

levant - abscond leaving unpaid debts; to leave secretly or hurriedly to avoid paying debts (First recorded in 1750; British slang; possibly derived from Spanish 'levantar el campo' meaning to break camp)

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September 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Archaic word of the day:

horse-coper - a person who deals in horses (First recorded in 1675)

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August 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Archaic word of the day:

herbary - a herb garden; a cottage garden (First recorded in 1634)

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August 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
𝗡𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟲𝟴 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)

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March 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Archaic word of the day:

forsooth - in truth; indeed; in fact (First recorded in the early Middle Ages; Old English forsōth)

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June 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Archaic word of the day:

leman - a lover or sweetheart; a mistress (First recorded in 1175; also spelled 'lemman'; Old English lēofman)

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September 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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September 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Archaic word of the day:

esurient – extremely hungry, greedy, voracious (First recorded in 1665; from Latin ēsurīre)

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June 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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September 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Archaic word of the day:

latchet - a narrow thong or lace for fastening a shoe or sandal (First recorded in the early 14th century)

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September 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM