Archaic

This page gathers the 5,602 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Archaic” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 1 of 56: from “-'d” to “addle pate”.

1. -'d suffix -ed.
2. -en suffix Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.
3. -est suffix Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)
4. -eth suffix Used to form the third-person singular present indicative of verbs.
5. -kin suffix Forming diminutives of nouns.
6. -logue suffix Synonym of -logist.
7. -more suffix Used to form a comparative of certain adjectives and adverbs, usually ending in -er.
8. -st suffix Verb suffix for the second-person singular; Alternative form of -est.
9. -th suffix A variant of -eth, used to form the archaic third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
10. 23 skidoo phrase To leave, particularly quickly or at an advantageous time.
11. a prep To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
12. a pox on intj To express curses upon (somebody), when irked or wroth, as though wishing someone "a pox".
13. a- prefix At such a time.
14. a- -ing circumfix Used to form present participles and verbal nouns; and, (dialectal) circumfixed to words which function as part of a verb phrase (e.g. “he…
15. Aaron's rod noun A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents).
16. abaa adj Contemptible; vile; silly.
17. aback adv Towards the back or rear; backwards.
18. abaction noun Stealing cattle on a large scale.
19. abaculus noun A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.
20. abalienation noun The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement; transferring a legal title.
21. abandoned habits noun The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the…
22. abandons noun Abandoned children; foundlings.
23. abase verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
24. abate verb To demolish or level to the ground (a building or other structure).
25. abbess noun A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
26. abbot noun A brothel-owner's husband or lover.
27. abear verb To put up with; to endure; to bear.
28. abecedarian adj Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary.
29. abed adv In bed, or on the bed; confined to bed.
30. abhorrent adj Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed.
31. abide verb To stay; to continue in a place; to remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to be left.
32. ability noun Financial ability.
33. abject verb To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
34. ablative adj Pertaining to taking away or removing.
35. ableness noun Ability of body or mind.
36. ablow adj Blossoming, blooming, in blossom.
37. abolish verb To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
38. abort noun The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
39. abortient noun Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.
40. abortion noun An aborted foetus; an abortus.
41. about adv In circuit or circumference; circularly.
42. above noun betterment, raised status or condition.
43. above stairs prep_phrase Upstairs; in or on an upper floor.
44. abraid verb To spring, start, make a sudden movement.
45. abridge verb To deprive; to cut off.
46. abrogate adj Abrogated; abolished.
47. abrupt verb To tear off or asunder.
48. abruption noun A sudden termination or interruption.
49. absent verb To keep (someone) away.
50. absinthium noun Common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
51. absolute adj Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
52. absorbent noun The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.
53. abstersive noun Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent.
54. abstract adj Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
55. abstracted adj Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not concrete.
56. abuilding adj Being built or under construction, as a structure or a vessel.
57. abukumalite noun A mineral, (Ca,Y)₅(P,Si)₃O₁₂(OH,F), that can contain uranium or thorium. The mineral was renamed britholite-(Y) in 1966 because of its…
58. abuse noun Catachresis.
59. abusive adj Tending to misuse; practising or containing abuse.
60. aby verb To pay the penalty for (something); to atone for, to make amends.
61. abysm noun Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
62. abysmal adj Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss.
63. abyssal adj Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
64. academic noun A student in a college.
65. accede verb To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
66. accelerate adj Accelerated; quickened; hastened; hurried.
67. accent noun Utterance.
68. acceptation noun Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
69. access noun An increase by addition; accession.
70. accessive adj additional.
71. acclaim verb To shout; to call out.
72. accloy verb To be disgusting to.
73. accomplish verb To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
74. accompt noun Account.
75. accord verb To arrive at an agreement.
76. account verb To give an account of financial transactions, money received etc.
77. accoutrement noun The act of accoutering; furnishing.
78. accustomed adj Frequented by customers.
79. acephali noun A congregation whose priest refuses alleigance to their bishop.
80. acerb adj Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
81. acknowledging noun The act of acknowledging something.
82. acquaint verb To communicate notice to; to inform; let know.
83. acquirement noun Something that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
84. acquit verb past participle of acquit.
85. acquittal noun The act of fulfilling the duties (of a given role, obligation etc.).
86. acquittance noun Payment of debt; settlement.
87. acrasy noun Synonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an instance of this.
88. acrimonious adj Harsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
89. acroamatic adj Of or pertaining to hearing.
90. acroblast noun A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.
91. acrook adv In an oblique or crooked direction.
92. Actaeon noun A cuckold.
93. acting noun An action or deed.
94. action verb To initiate a legal action against someone.
95. actress noun A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).
96. acute verb To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
97. adamant noun In later use: a lodestone.
98. addeem verb To adjudge; to try, test.
99. addict adj Addicted.
100. addle pate noun A foolish or dull-witted person.

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