Entertaining as well as educational, Forgotten English is a fascinating addition to word lovers' books. Each selection is accompanied by literary excerpts demonstrating the word's usage, from sources such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Chaucer, and Benjamin Franklin.

Bibiana, a fact pertinent to the word bibulous. Readers learn that an ale connor sat in a puddle of ale to judge its quality, that a beemaster informed bees of any important household events, and that our ancestors had a saint for hangover sufferers, St. For readers of Bill Bryson, Henry Beard, and Richard Lederer, Forgotten English is an eye-opening trip down a delightful etymological path. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection of hundreds of archaic words, their definitions, and old-fashioned line drawings. Entertaining as well as educational, Forgotten English is a fascinating addition to word lovers' books.Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past.

As he puts it, his goal is to 'leave the reader with a sense of. For readers of Bill Bryson, Henry Beard, and Richard Lederer, Forgotten English is an eye-opening trip down a delightful etymological path. Author Jeffrey Kacirk, a man intrigued by words, has sifted through mountains of discarded meanings to arrive at almost 1,500 entries in this fascinating romp through the ever-changing world of lexicography. These words are alive and well, however, in Forgotten English, a charming collection of hundreds of archaic words, their definitions, and old-fashioned line drawings. Forgotten English Paperback Februby Jeffrey Kacirk (Author) 38 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback 18.63 49 Used from 1.50 8 New from 11.19 1 Collectible from 9.39 Mass Market Paperback 55.37 9 Used from 10.43 3 New from 55. Have you ever sent a message via scandaroon, needed a nimgimmer, or fallen victim to bowelhive? Never heard of these terms? That's because they are a thing of the past.

Forgotten English by Jeffrey Kacirk