I’ll probably add more in the beginning and then the updates will taper off, but I’ve added the following words to my repository of words that are unusual, rarely used, forgotten and just interesting. I’ll do this kind of update in batches of 8-12 or so, and I’ll mark those on the page with a “+” to indicate they’ve been added, but not addressed in a standard post.
- aglæcwif
- floccinaucinihilipilification
- gift
- kismet
- scáthach
- slúagh/sluagh na marbh
- warg
Check out the page by following the link by the header, or here.
Again, I always enjoy submissions, especially if they are archaic words from which we’ve built new words (such as “sceadu” = “shadow”).
I love kismet, I use it often. There is a candy bar by that name. It’s good but I wouldn’t say a spiritual experience.
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Ever since hearing “kissing your kismet” I’ve been trying to use that word and never been totally satisfied with the result.
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I wrote a short with a character named kismet. I think it worked well.
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Do you have a link? I love using some less common words as names. Interested to see what you made.
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Unfortunately, no. Never been posted.
It’s about a guy waiting in line and he bumps into kismet.
If I ever post it I’ll send you a link.
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You can also just send an email if you want to not share it to a larger population and want feedback. Or just to share.
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I never finished editing. I was thinking of making it longer, maybe an American gods kind of novel. One day.
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Ahh yes. The immortal phrase… One day… I’ve uttered it many times myself.
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Yeah but… how to pronounce most of these??!
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Most of them have links that contain phonetic keys. To be honest, most of Northern European ones follow similar rules and you can extrapolate once you learn those rules (like you do with Latin based English words).
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There are actual rules in English?!!! Haha. I kid.
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Always loved the word ‘gloaming’. Nice collection.
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Thank you! It’s a fun word.
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