Author: Lexico

Word of the Day: BLESILOQUENT

ETYMOLOGY
– from Latin blæsiloquentem,
from blæsus (lisping, stammering) + (loquentem speaking)

EXAMPLE
“…They might gracefully call gentlemen on the other side of the House either blesiloquent or superbiloquent, and they might accuse an opponent of morology with impunity, whereas if they were to say that he was “talking like a fool,” they might be called to order by the Speaker, who would consider them immorigerous (rude), and describe their behaviour as propudious (shameful)…”

From: The Saturday Review
Of Politics, Literature, Science, and Art
No. 1,834, Vol. 70, December 20, 1890
The New World of Words

Word of the Day: CONCORDIOUS

ETYMOLOGY
– from Old French concordieux, -euse,
from medieval Latin concordiōsus ,
from concordia,  
from concors, concord (of one mind) + -ous

EXAMPLE
“…the King found himself at more Leisure and Freedom, in the Absence of the Lord Marquess, to study the calling of a Comfortable and Concordious Parliament, wherein the Subject might reap Justice, and the Crown Honour…”

From: Scrinia Reserata: 
A Memorial Offer’d to the Great Deservings of John Williams.
By John Hacket, a1670
The Life of Arch-Bishop Williams

Word of the Day: ASSOPIATE

ETYMOLOGY
– irregular from French assopir, modern assoupir, or Italian assopire, 
from Latin as- = ad- to + sopīre (to lull asleep)

EXAMPLE
“…that it wes not intended as ane justificatione of the Band, for they did imagine that all of that kynd was already assopiat, bot that it was his Lordships owne privat thoughts, quhilk wes not to come without the bounds of his owne charter-kist…”

From: Memorials of Montrose and His Times
Edited by Mark Napier, 1848
XXIV. Montrose’s Declaration Before The Committee of Estates, August 1641

Word of the Day: DUNCIFY

ETYMOLOGY
from dunce (n.) + -fy

EXAMPLE
“…I would gladly rid my hands of it cleanly if I could tell how, for what with talking of coblers, & tinkers, & roapemakers, and botchers, and durt-daubers, the marke is cleane gone out of my muses mouth, and I am as it were more than dunsified twixt diuinitie and poetrie…”

From: The Vnfortvnate Traveller
Or, The Life of Iacke Wilton
Thomas Nashe, 1594

Word of the Day: GOOSECAP

ETYMOLOGY
– from goose (a foolish person) + cap (the head a1659)

EXAMPLE
“…And so will you Sonnes both, like a couple of goosecaps, (if you looke not to it) as your father did, with your own goose quil.…”

From: Martins Months Minde; that is, a certaine report, and true description of the death, and funeralls, of olde Martin Marreprelate, the great makebate of England 
– Thomas Nash, 1589

Word of the Day: INTERGERN

ETYMOLOGY
from inter- + gern variant of grin (vb. to show the teeth in rage, pain, disappointment, etc.; to snarl as a dog; to complain persistently)

EXAMPLE
“…The eager Dogs are cheer’d with claps and cryes,
The angry Beast to his best chamber flies,
And (angled there) sits grimly inter-gerning;
And all the Earth rings with the Terryers yearning…”

From: Du Bartas his deuine weekes and workes translated:
and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie
Translated by Iosuah Syluester (Joshua Sylvester)
Guillaume de Saluste Du Bartas, 1st edition 1605