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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 19
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tearmar
/teəməɹ/
Mid Eng tearmar, OE teærmer.
PGmc /teazmeɹ/, from PIE root deH₃-,(s)mer-.
Give + Remember.
A speech of rememberance; a euology (though not necessarily favorable to the desceased).
Ex. She gave such a tearmar that none left with a dry eye.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 18
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nitleck
/nitlək/
Mid Eng nittelick, OE hnitæligc.
From Proto-Germanic /xnitalijk/, from PIE root knid-leyǵh-.
Louse + Lick.
A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.
Ex. He was seen as a harmless nitleck, to be ridiculed rather than feared.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 17
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wrettawer
/ɹetəwəɹ/
Mid Eng wretadwar, OE wretædwer.
PGmc /wɹetaðweɹ/, from PIE root wred-dʰwer-.
Root + Door.
Threshold; edge of entry. Also, entrance qualifications or exams.
Ex. I've stayed up too late drinking; I'm sure to fail today's wrettawers.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 16
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inquappen
/inkwəpən/
Mid Eng ynquapen, OE incwapen.
PGmc /inkwapen/, PIE h3engw-ben-.
Anoint + Enclosure.
To bless, sanctify a sacred place or building.
Ex. Upon the raising of the church roof, the preacher led them in a prayer of inquappen to consecrate it.

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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 15
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querratam
/kwiɹətəm/
Mid Eng querratam, Old English cweratama.
From Proto-Germanic /kweɹatama/, from PIE root gwerH-domo-,.
Praise + Home.
A traditional exclamation upon returning home.
Ex. "Querratam!" he cried, as he opened his door. "Is dinner ready yet?"

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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 14
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effamen
/efəmən/
Middle English effamyn, Old English efamen.
From Proto-Germanic /efamen/, from PIE root h2ep-men-.
Sea + Think.
Skill and expertise in navigation.
Ex. Few there were who could match Drake's effamen on the high seas.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 13
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wattenique
/wætənik/
Mid Eng waitenique, OE waitangcu.
PGmc /waitanijkw/, PIE woid-neygw-.
Know + Wash.
Coerce into adopting beliefs via repetition, misinformation, or torture.
Ex. The capteyn was sore watteniqu'd by his jailers, til he swore fealte to the crown.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 12
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saussat
/sɔzət/
Middle English saussat, Old English sawsæte.
From Proto-Germanic /sawzate/, from PIE root saws-deh1-.
Dry + Bind.
An oath to abstain from alcohol.
Ex. A saussat is simple and easy. I make one every week.

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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 11
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wighmthaque
/wɪmθək/
Mid Eng wighmthiaque, OE wigmþiæcew.
PGmc /wixmθiakew/, PIE wī́k̂m̥tiH₁-ǵhew-.
Twenty + Pour.
A round of drinks at a drinking establishment.
Ex. Upon hearing the happy news, William jumped on the table and bought everyone a wighmthaque.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 10
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aranammer
/æɹənəməɹ/
Mid Eng aranammer, OE eranamur.
PGmc /eɹanamuz/, from PIE root H₃er-onmuH₁s-.
Eagle + Mouse.
A stoat, so called because of its common prey.
Ex. Mice and hole-nesting birds have very limited means of escaping the determined aranammer.

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My #Laravel factory now builds a random font with each fictional language that it generates. Here are 3 examples!

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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 9
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clueloo
/kljuləw/
Mid Eng clyuelyu, OE cliwæliw.
PGmc /kliwalijɣw/, PIE ghlew-leykw-.
Joke + Leave.
An effective ending or joke; a mic drop.
Ex. I have hearde many a Dutch tulip trader trie to quiet tulip scoffers with a clueloo: “Ye may stay as poor as ye like.”

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 8
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grimmenack
/grimənəək/
Mid Eng gymenaik, OE gimanæig.
PGmc /ðɣimanaijk/, PIE dʰĝʰemon-h2eyǵ-.
Person + Oak.
A tree housing a spirit; a dryad or sentient oak.
Ex. The villagers left bread at the roots of an old grimmenack, lest its shade follow them in dreams.

From the ancient custom of rewarding loyalty with gold armlets.
Ex. Father is a binkatter—there’s no pleasing him with trinkets; only silence suits him now.
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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 7
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binkatter
/binkətə/
Middle English binkataw, Old English bincatæw.
From Proto-Germanic /vinkatawz/, from PIE root bhenǵh-dows-.
Thick + Forearm.
One who is difficult to buy gifts for, being already rich or oversupplied with possessions.
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#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 6
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creapen
/kɹeəpən/
Mid Eng creapen, OE creapen.
Proto-Germanic /kɹeapen/, from PIE root ghreh1-ben-.
Grow + Enclosure.
An enclosing hedge of shrubbery or other plants, such as hawthorn.
Ex. The sheep began to gnaw and scrabble at the creapen, trying to escape.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 5
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wheskarf
/weskəɹf/
Mid Eng whesakarve, OE hwesæcerf.
PGmc /xwesakeɹv/, PIE kweh2s-gerbh-.
Cough + Scratch.
An illness of coughing and scratching: allergies; hay fever.
Ex. In the autumn season, wheskarf troubles many; woodfires blow grey clouds across the valley.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 4
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effeter
/efətəɹ/
Middle English effaturre, Old English efatur.
From Proto-Germanic /efatuz/, from PIE root h2ep-dus-.
Sea + Fail.
Shipwreck; a sea or navigation disaster.
Ex. All hands and passengers on the ship were lost in the effeter.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 3
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suttung
/sutənɡ/
Mid Eng syuttong, Old English siuatangu.
From Proto-Germanic /sjuatnɣu/, from PIE root s(y)uH-dn̥ĝʰuH₂-,.
Sew + Tongue.
An oath of silence.
Ex. We left the shallow grave in the woods, the suttung between us ensuring it would never be found.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 2
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wellave
/weləv/
Middle English wellaeve, Old English welæwefe.
From Proto-Germanic /welawev/, from PIE root welh1-webh-.
Wish + Weave.
A spell or prayer to draw in good fortune.
Ex. I begged the witch for a charm or wellave to protect me from the curse.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Oct 1
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saussurk
/sɔsəɹk/
Middle English susaurk, Old English susæwerc.
From Proto-Germanic /susaweɹk/, from PIE root suHs-werĝ-.
Pig + Work.
Dirty, unpleasant labor.
Ex. The hard rain that morning turned pleasant gardening into muddy saussurk.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Sept 30
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nenevath
/nenəvəð/
Mid Eng nefnevath, OE nefaþanefæþ.
PGmc /nefaθanevaθ/, PIE nepot-nepot-.
Nephew + (of) Nephew.
One who is not closely related, but nevertheless asks for large favors.
Ex. My sister-in-law's cousin was the most demanding nenevath of the lot.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Sept 29
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wesseret
/wesəɹət/
Middle English wessarwet, Old English wesærwet.
From Proto-Germanic /wesazwet/, from PIE root wes-sweh2d-.
Clothe + Sweet.
A sweet glaze, as applied to breads or cakes.
Ex. Pour the wesseret carefully over the cookies and allow to cool.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Sept 28
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swellander
/sweləndəɹ/
Mid Eng swelannder, OE swelandær.
From Proto-Germanic /swelaanðaz/, from PIE root swel-(o)nH₂dʰos.
Burn + Jaw.
The first faint growth of a beard in a young man.
Ex. He was a shapely young man with dark eyes and well-grown swellander.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Sept 27
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wattareve
/wætəɹiv/
Mid Eng wattareve, OE watræref.
PGmc /watɹazwev/, from PIE root wódr̥swep-.
Water + Sleep.
Death by suffocation via submersion, ie drowning.
Ex. Three sailors there met with wattareve in the storm, their cries swallowed by the sea.

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