Modern English is therefore a Germanic language, closely related to German, Dutch and Frisian. Many everyday English words such as "house", "water", "mother" and "friend" have Anglo-Saxon roots. #EnglishLanguage

Archaic word of the day:

mayhap - perhaps; possibly (First recorded in 1530; short for 'it may happen')

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Today’s Warehouse Word is crapulence — the rather unfortunate feeling of sickness or discomfort brought on by excessive eating or drinking.

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Archaic word of the day:

maugre - in spite of; notwithstanding (First recorded in 1225; from Middle French)

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Archaic word of the day:

marry - an expression of surprise, astonishment, indignation, or emphatic assertion (First recorded in 1325; Middle English 'marie'; euphemistic variant of (the Virgin) Mary)

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Archaic word of the day:

man-at-arms - a soldier; heavily armed soldier on horseback, especially in medieval times (First recorded in 1325)

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Archaic word of the day:

malison - a curse (First recorded in 1200; Latin 'maledictiōn-',stem of 'maledictiō')

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When I say "Fascist boot licker", how do I specify that I mean that the boot belong to a fascist and not that the licker is a fascist?

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Archaic word of the day:

malapert - presumptuous and impudent; unbecomingly bold or saucy (First recorded in 1375)

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Archaic word of the day:

maid - a girl or young unmarried woman; a female virgin (First recorded in 1225; Middle English 'maide')

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Archaic word of the day:

mage - a magician or learned person (First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin 'magus')

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Archaic word of the day:

lurdan - an idle or incompetent person; a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow (First recorded in 1250; vulgar Latin 'lurdus', for Latin 'lūridus' meaning lurid)

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Archaic word of the day:

lucifer - a friction match (originally a trade name for a match manufactured in England in the 19th century)

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