This page gathers the 10,476 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Obsolete” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 33 of 105: from “entail” to “exarate”.
- entail verb To appoint hereditary possessor.
- entend verb Obsolete form of intend.
- entender verb To make tender.
- entention noun Obsolete form of intention.
- enter verb To initiate; to introduce favourably.
- enterprise verb To put up or house; to entertain.
- entertain noun Entertainment; pleasure.
- entertainment noun Maintenance or support.
- enthusiasm noun Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
- entozoon noun Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.
- entrails noun The seat of the emotions.
- entreat noun Synonym of entreaty (“an act of asking earnestly or begging for something”); an appeal, a plea.
- entrepreneur noun A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.
- enumerate adj Enumerated.
- enurement noun use, practice, action, execution
- envie verb To vie; to emulate; to strive.
- envious adj Malignant; mischievous; spiteful.
- environ adv In the neighbourhood; around.
- envy noun Hatred, enmity, ill-feeling.
- eny det Obsolete spelling of any.
- ephemeris noun A journal or diary.
- Ephesian noun A jolly companion; a roisterer.
- epicedian noun An epicede (dirge, lament).
- epicerastic adj Relieving the harshness or bitterness of certain bodily humours; (loosely), soothing, emollient.
- Epicureanism noun Synonym of atheism.
- epigram noun An inscription in stone.
- epipodial adj Relating to, or located at, the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
- episcopy noun Supervision; superintendence.
- epitaphy noun An epitaph (description on a gravestone)
- epitasis noun The period of violence in a fever or disease; paroxysm.
- epithite noun A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant.
- epulotic adj Promoting the scarring or healing of sores.
- equal noun State of being equal; equality.
- equalize verb To be equal to; to equal, to rival.
- equinoctial line noun celestial equator
- equinox noun A gale (“very strong wind”) once thought to occur more frequently around the time of an equinox (sense 1), now known to be a misconception…
- equipage verb To furnish with an equipage.
- equivoque adj Equivocal.
- eradicate verb eradicated
- ere adv At an earlier time.
- erect adj Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
- erer adj Former; previous.
- ern verb To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
- erne verb To long; to yearn.
- errant adj Obsolete form of arrant (“complete; downright, utter”).
- erroneous adj Wandering; erratic.
- erst adj First.
- ert verb To incite; urge on; encourage.
- erudiate verb To instruct; to educate; to teach.
- erxian noun A long-necked plucked lute with two strings, used in traditional Chinese music.
- eryngo noun The root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.
- erythronium noun An early proposed name for vanadium.
- escallop noun A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.
- escape noun That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.
- escheat noun Plunder, booty.
- eschel noun A troop or company.
- escroll noun A scroll.
- esnecy noun A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener (or whomever of the coparceners is so entitled by a court) to choose first after an…
- espial noun A scout; a spy.
- esplees noun The full profits or products yielded by land, such as hay, pasturage, grain, rents, services, and the like.
- espy noun An act of finding out or observing by spying or looking; an espial or espying.
- esquire verb To attend, wait on, escort.
- essay noun A test, experiment; an assay.
- essoin noun An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court.
- estate verb To give an estate to.
- estimate adj estimated
- esurine adj Causing hunger.
- ethel adj Noble.
- ethelborn adj Noble; high-born.
- ethereous adj Formed of ether; ethereal.
- ethnicism noun heathenism; pagan superstition.
- ethology noun The study of the human ethos.
- ettle verb To earn.
- ettling noun The act or process of intending; intention; purpose; endeavour.
- eucharistic adj Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing.
- eupione noun A clear oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; specifically, an oil consisting…
- eupittone noun A yellow crystalline substance, resembling aurin, obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; eupittonic acid.
- Eurodollar noun Synonym of euro (“€”) (nickname used for the unified European currency prior to its introduction and naming; in conversation, media, and…
- euthanasia noun An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
- eval adj Relating to time or duration.
- evangely noun The "good news" revealed by the Gospel; redemption.
- evaporate adj evaporated
- even verb To equal or equate; to make the same.
- event verb To occur, take place.
- eventilate verb To winnow out; to fan.
- eventrate verb To open the bowels of, disembowel.
- eventuality noun An individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.
- everlasting adv In an everlasting (adjective sense 1) manner; forever.
- evert verb To move (someone or something) out of the way.
- evertuate verb To sap the strength of.
- every body pron Obsolete spelling of everybody.
- everyday noun Literally every day in succession, or every day but Sunday.
- evidently adv In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly.
- evil adv wickedly, evilly, iniquitously
- evolution noun A turned or twisted shape; an involution, a complex or intricate shape.
- evolve verb To wind or unwind (something).
- exacervation noun The act of heaping up.
- examinant noun One who examines; an examiner.
- exanimate verb To deprive of animation or of life.
- exarate verb To plough up.