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#newwordsdaily2025

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Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 13<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>yunave<br>/junəv/<br>Mid Eng iunave, OE iunæfe.<br>From Proto-Germanic /junave/, from PIE root H₂yuHn̥-peH₃-.<br>Young + Drink.<br>An elixir of youth; a healthy or rejuvenating drink.<br>Ex. The wise did brew of honey and mint a yunave for the king’s failing bones.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 12<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>seneuter<br>/senəutɹ/<br>Middle English senauter, Old English senawæter.<br>From Proto-Germanic /senawatɹ/, from PIE root sen-wódr̥.<br>Old + Water.<br>A still, often murky or brackish body of water.<br>Ex. Beware the seneuter, where reeds whisper secrets to the dead.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 11<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>thressary<br>/θɹesəɹi/<br>Mid Eng thresareu, OE þresærew.<br>PGmc /θɹesazeɣw/, PIE roots tres-sekw-.<br>Shake + Follow.<br>A device to throw off pursuit; a ploy to divert attention or blame.<br>Ex. This whole confession is but a thressary to spare her brother the gallows.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 10<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>quinawet<br>/kwinəwət/<br>Mid Eng quinnarwet, OE cwinærwit.<br>From Proto-Germanic /kwinazwijt/, from PIE root gʷʰen-sweyd-.<br>Strike + Sweat.<br>To beat or wring something dry.<br>Ex. The people in the village would quinawet the rugs, scouring out the water from each thread.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 9<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>skannamilk<br>/skænəməlk/<br>Mid Eng scantamelck, OE scantæmelc.<br>PGmc /skantamelk/, PIE roots skand-h2melǵ-.<br>Leap + Milk.<br>The portion of milk remaining when the cream is separated and removed. Skim milk.<br>Ex. Skannamilk is water that's lying about being milk.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 8<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>sniwrude<br>/sniɹud/<br>Middle English sniwareud, Old English sniwæreud.<br>From Proto-Germanic /sniawaɹewð/, from PIE root sneigʷʰ-h1rewdh-.<br>Snow + Red.<br>A hunt carried out at the Winter Solstice, the outcome of which foretells the fortunes of the year.<br>1/2</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 7<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>swarker<br>/swæɹkəɹ/<br>Mid Eng swarkar, OE swercær.<br>PGmc /sweɹkaeɹ/, PIE roots swergh-h1er-.<br>Sicken + Goat.<br>A curer who transfers sickness from a human to an animal.<br>Ex. Let a swarker take the babe to the black goat, and whisper the ailment to its ear thrice over.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 6<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>thresleeve<br>/θɹesliv/<br>Middle English thressleve, Old English þresælef.<br>From Proto-Germanic /θɹesalev/, from PIE root tres-ḱlep-.<br>Shake + Steal.<br>Robbery, ie theft by use of force.<br>Ex. You are accused, sir, of aggravated thresleeve with intent to murder.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 5<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>whitollen<br>/witələn/<br>Middle English whittellen, Old English hwitalen.<br>From Proto-Germanic /xwitaelen/, from PIE root kʷid,H₁elH₁ēn.<br>What + Deer.<br>An unknown animal. <br>Ex. Some whitollen went through the garbage last night and left wrappers scattered everywhere.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 4<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>furroll<br>/fʌɹjəl/<br>Mid Eng furaruel, OE furārewæl.<br>From Proto-Germanic /fuɹazewal/, from PIE root puHr-seH₂wol-,.<br>Wheat + Sun.<br>Spring wheat, ie wheat that may be planted in the spring for an autumn harvest.<br>Ex. The furroll fields turned gold as August waned.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 3<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>puaryel<br>/pjuəɹjəl/<br>Mid Eng pewareual, OE pewārewæl.<br>From Proto-Germanic /pewazewal/, from PIE root bew-seH₂wol-,.<br>Kiss + Sun.<br>A sunburn, especially on the top of the nose or head.<br>Ex. His puaryel gleamed red and raw, proof of spring’s return to the moor.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 2<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>wauret<br>/waɹət/<br>Mid Eng weawret, OE wecswæret.<br>From Proto-Germanic /wexwazet/, from PIE root wekʷ-sed-.<br>Say + Sit.<br>To visit for a short time (one to two hours), usually for conversation and a meal.<br>Ex. They would wauret each Sunday for jam and kind complaint.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> July 1<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>steckavark<br>/stekəvəɹk/<br>Middle English steckavark, Old English stecæfearc.<br>From Proto-Germanic /stekaveɹk/, from PIE root (s)teg-bherǵh-.<br>Cover + Hide.<br>Camouflage.<br>Ex. The fox made his steckavark among the bramble and dead leaves.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 30<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>quellaqure<br>/kweləkjə/<br>Mid Eng quelaque, OE cwelacew.<br>PGmc /kwelakewz/, from PIE root ǵhwel-ǵews-.<br>Bend + Taste.<br>A spice, sauce or flavoring that hides unpleasant taste in food.<br>Ex. The broth was thin and bitter, but a spoon of quellaqure made it passable.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 29<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>feavret<br>/fevɹət/<br>Mid Eng feavret, OE feævret.<br>PGmc /feavɹet/, PIE roots peh3-bhred-.<br>Drink + Wade.<br>A shallow freshwater pool; esp. one formed in limestone, such as a karst or solution lake.<br>Ex. We found the feavret by moonrise — still as glass, ringed in moss.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 28<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>Kenwell, Kenwella<br>/kenwel/, /kenwelə/<br>Mid Eng Kenaual, Kenauala; OE Cenagæl, Cenegæla.<br>From Proto-Germanic /kenaɣalaz/, from PIE root ǵenh1-kal-.<br>Birth + Handsome.<br>A given name.<br>Ex. Kenwell walked into the marsh fog with naught but a lantern and a hunting horn.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 27<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>sparkfeather<br>/spæɹkfəðəɹ/<br>Mid Eng sparkavether, OE sperkæfreþer.<br>PGmc /speɹkavɹeθeɹ/, from PIE root sperg-bʰréH₂ter-.<br>Sparrow + Brother.<br>Small, often difficult-to-identify brown-colored birds. Cf. LBB or LBJ.</p><p>1/2</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 26<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>weadgea<br>/weidʒə/<br>Mid Eng weadeu, OE wædew.<br>From Proto-Germanic /weaðeɣw/, from PIE root h2weh1-dhegwh-.<br>Blow + Burn.<br>A forest fire or other wildfire whipped up and driven by winds.<br>Ex. Three parishes lost to weadgea, and the smoke not cleared till autumn.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 25<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>doomnadue<br>/dumnədju/<br>Middle English doomnadue, Old English dgemanædew.<br>From Proto-Germanic /ðɣemanaðewp/, from PIE root dʰĝʰemon-dhewb-.<br>Person + Deep.<br>Wizard; soothsayer; monastic.<br>Ex. He sought the counsel of a doomnadue who dwelt in the foothills of Tahoma.</p>
Jeff Lilly<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewWordsDaily2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewWordsDaily2025</span></a> June 24<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conlang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conlang</span></a><br>gansader<br>/ɡænzədəɹ/<br>Mid Eng gansadar, OE gansæder.<br>PGmc /ɣanzaðeɹz/, from PIE root ĝʰans-dhers-.<br>Goose + Dare.<br>One who is brave only in the face of lesser adversaries.<br>Ex. The nasty old gansader only stopped beating his dog when the shepherd raised her staff.</p>
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