#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 16
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mialeth
/miələθ/
Mid Eng mialath, OE mialæþ.
PGmc /mijalaθ/, from PIE root mey-lat-.
Small + Swamp.
A small, shallow swamp or estuary, often found at the mouths of streams.
Ex. His cottage stood at the edge of the mialeth, surrounded by cattails and cypresses.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 15
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warckar
/wæɹkəɹ/
Mid Eng warckar, OE wercær.
PGmc /weɹkaeɹ/, from PIE root werĝ-h2er-.
Work + Nut.
A hazelnut; so called because their oil was used for polishing and preserving wood.
Ex. The birch family includes alder, hornbeam, and warckar.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 14
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lickayer
/likəjəɹ/
Mid Eng lickayar, OE liwcæger.
PGmc /liwkajeɹ/, PIE lewgh-yeH₁r-.
Lie + Year.
An elaborate scam using sustained deception; a long con.
Ex. Any skilled con artist knows the key to the lickayer is to get the mark to believe it was their idea.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 13
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snecken
/snekən/
Middle English sneacken, Old English sneacen.
From Proto-Germanic /sneaken/, from PIE root (s)neh2-ǵenh1-.
Swim + Birth.
Conduction of childbirth in the water.
Ex. The practice of snecken was revived in the 1980s and 90s.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 12
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wethaw
/weθə/
Middle English wethaw, Old English weþæw.
From Proto-Germanic /weθaaɣw/, from PIE root wet-H₃okʷ-.
Year + Eye.
Solstice (either winter or summer).
Ex. I attended the midwinter wethaw celebration, and received a permanent blessing.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 11
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weverther
/wevəɹðəɹ/
Middle English wevarther, Old English wefærþer.
From Proto-Germanic /wevazθeɹ/, from PIE root webh-(s)ter-.
Weave + Sterile.
A sterile bandage.
Ex. The hospital's supply of weverthers was growing low, but the wounded kept coming in.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 10
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deaked
/deəkəd/
Mid Eng deaked, Old English dæced.
From Proto-Germanic /ðeakeð/, from PIE root dheh1-ghedh-.
Place + Join.
A dedicated place where marriages are held. A wedding venue.
Ex. We chose the beach for our deaked, and fortunately the weather cooperated.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 9
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thingorre
/θingəɹə/
Middle English thingaurar, Old English þincæurær.
From Proto-Germanic /θinkaeuzaz/, from PIE root teng-H₂eusōs.
Think + Dawn.
A new idea or sudden thought.
Ex. For a thingorre that does not first seem insane, there is no hope.

#NewWordsDaily2025 Aug 8
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ewharne
/iwəɹn/
Mid Eng ewharne, OE ehwarne.
PGmc /exwazne/, PIE h3ekw-(s)neh1-.
Eye + Spin.
Tornado.
Ex. The witch-fire flared on vane and truck, / Till, through the red ewharne, / That lashed us nigh to blind, / We saw The Dutchman plunging... (Kipling)