Real Words Without Definition
This one is a judgement call.
Old English that fell out of use and got dropped from later dictionaries.
abush is an old form of ambush. absee was the alphabet. abiston was a name for asbestos. abbroachment was the offence of buying wholesale to sell on at retail.
These were normal words with normal definitions. People stopped using them and the dictionaries stopped carrying them.
2,710 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | What it meant |
|---|---|
| evenblush | the flush of evening, twilight glow |
| evenforth | in like manner, equally |
| evenhand | equality, fair dealing |
| eventail | the ventail of a helmet; a fan |
| evenworthy | of equal worth or value |
| everydeal | every whit, entirely |
| everylike | in like manner, alike |
| evese | Middle English, eaves, edge of a roof |
| evicke | evick, old name for the ibex |
| evigilation | a waking up, an awakening |
| evirtuate | to deprive of virtue or strength |
| exacinate | to remove the kernel or seeds from |
| exallotriote | foreign, alien |
| exanguin | bloodless, exsanguine |
| exasper | to exasperate |
| excalfaction | a heating or warming |
| excelsitude | loftiness, exaltation |
| excommenge | to excommunicate |
| exflect | to bend or turn outward |
| exfodiate | to dig out, excavate (not exfoliate) |
| exfodiation | a digging out, excavation |
| exgorgitation | a disgorging, a vomiting up |
| exibilate | to hiss off the stage |
| exition | a going out, a departure |
| exoner | to unburden, to exonerate |
| exopt | obs., to desire greatly (L. exoptare) |
| exordize | obs., to make an exordium, to begin |
| exortion | obs. form of extortion (ME exorcion) |
| experrection | obs., an awakening, rousing from sleep |
| expilation | obs., pillaging, robbery of an estate |
| explait | obs. form of exploit, to accomplish |
| explat | obs. var. of explait, to accomplish |
| explees | obs. var. of esplees, products of land |
| expreme | obs., to express or squeeze out |
| exscissor | rare, one who cuts out or excises |
| exsculp | obs., to carve or engrave out |
| exsibilation | obs., a hissing off the stage |
| exsiliency | rare, a leaping forth |
| exsputory | rare, of or given to spitting out |
| exstill | obs., to drop or trickle out |
| exstimulate | obs., to stimulate strongly |
| exstruct | obs., to build or pile up |
| exsuperance | obs., superiority, excess |
| extacie | obs. spelling of ecstasy |
| extersive | obs., cleansing, having power to wipe off |
| extromit | obs., to send out, emit |
| extund | obs., to beat or hammer out |
| exturb | obs., to thrust out, expel |
| extusion | obs., a beating out (cf. extund) |
| exundance | obs., an overflowing |
| exundancy | obs., an overflowing |
| exust | obs., burnt up, consumed by fire |
| eyght | obs. spelling of eight |
| eyliad | obs. form of œillade, an amorous glance |
| eyrar | obs., a company or brood of swans |
| eysoge | obs. var. of heysugge, the hedge sparrow |
| faintise | obs., cowardice, feebleness |
| faitery | obs., imposture, deceit (cf. faitour) |
| faldfee | obs. law, fee paid for folding sheep |
| faldworth | obs. law, of age to be in a frankpledge |
| faltere | obs. spelling of falter |
| famular | rare, of a servant or household |
| famulative | rare, serving, menial |
| farforthly | obs., to a great extent (from farforth) |
| farleu | obs. law, money paid in lieu of a heriot |
| fasthold | obs., a stronghold |
| fastigious | rare, lofty, pointed |
| faucre | obs., a rest for a lance |
| fauterer | obs., an abettor or supporter (fautor) |
| fawkener | obs. spelling of falconer |
| featish | obs., neat, dainty, handsome |
| featishly | obs., neatly, handsomely |
| featishness | obs., neatness, elegance |
| fedarie | obs., a confederate, accomplice |
| federarie | obs., a confederate (Shakespeare) |
| fellowred | fellowship, company |
| femereil | roof louver or lantern for smoke escape |
| feminie | womankind; the realm of the Amazons |
| fensive | defensive (aphetic form) |
| ferdwit | law, fine for failing to join the army |
| ferling | a fourth part, of an acre or a penny |
| fermerer | the infirmarer of a monastery |
| fermery | the infirmary of a monastery |
| fermillet | a clasp or buckle |
| ferrament | an iron tool or instrument |
| ferrean | of iron, made of iron |
| ferter | a shrine or bier for relics (fertre) |
| fesels | kidney beans, phaseoli |
| feuage | a hearth tax, fuage |
| fiendhead | fiendishness, enmity |
| figgum | a juggler's trick |
| filace | a file or thread for papers |
| filaze | a file or thread (variant of filace) |
| findal | a thing found, a waif |
| firmance | confinement, custody |
| firmation | a making firm, confirmation |
| fixion | alchemy, fixation of a substance |
| flammigerous | rare Latinate, flame-bearing |
| flated | obs., blown or puffed up (L. flatus) |
| fleckled | obs., spotted, dappled |
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