Top Ten Archaic Words

You might associate this word with using two hands at first, but this word is actually used to call out people who are deemed distrustful. This is a clever word if you want to banter with someone who's two-handed.

Another saying of the word "formerly" as in before time.

Archaic term of the word "bully".

Archaic word for "across".

Means "mind the water" from the French phrase "garde a l'eau" or "Prenez garde a l'eau" (beware of the water). Back in the medieval ages, people would shout this phrase out to warn people passing if they're dumping down waste from chamber pots coming from the windows above the upper floors. Hygiene is often ignored at that time.

Don't confuse this word with "smart". Brainish actually means being impulsive or it could mean passionate.

Borrowed from the Latin word "caligo" meaning gloom, darkness. It may be also be borrowed from the middle french word "caligineux"

It's just like the word "wade" which means walking through water or mud, but in this archaic term you drag your feet through the mud.

An old word for making a frown as if you're pissed off.

Means earlier than usual, as in waking up earlier than your usual routine.

Means "pray thee". Basically an archaic version of the word "please"

Someone who buys and sell rare books.

This is simply to describe authorship, or used as a compliment of how good an author is.

A kite that flies in the 3rd depths of the hells (nah just kidding.) Hellkite is used to describe someone as cruel.

This is an old term for describing someone as joyful.

Basically an archaic plural term of eyes.

Another old term to describe something large.

Older archaic version of the word "help".

An older word for a male servant. It is also used as a fancier word for a male lover.

An archaic word for "do"

An older word for the verb wake up. It also means to make a sudden movement.