Category:English archaic terms

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Newest and oldest pages 
Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. whither
  2. inlapidate
  3. milliner
  4. alight
  5. spandy
  6. fain
  7. abject
  8. peccant
  9. chee chee
  10. spate
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. abject
  2. abalienation
  3. boot
  4. whither
  5. rash
  6. -est
  7. alight
  8. perverse
  9. bun
  10. adulterate

English terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.

The following sense-dependent label generates this category: archaic (alias antiquated)edit. To generate this category using one of these labels, use {{tlb|en|label}}.

  • Category:English archaic forms: English forms that are used sometimes to imitate older literature for special effect, and serve as alternative forms of the same terms in recent general use.