I’m always referring to hearts in my allegorical stories, so I enjoy collecting those kinds of words. Here’s a list of some interesting words related to the heart (many of which came from the English Dialect Dictionary). Cazzon-hearted – out of heart, dispirited, sick on the subject Duck-hearted – cowardly Cordiform – heart-shaped Cordolium – […]
The English Dialect Dictionary, written in 1898 by Joseph Wright, is a massive collection of obscure, colloquial, oddball words that people used to use around England and beyond. The dictionary contains six volumes, which can be found online. (Volume I: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.13022 ) I began reading the EDD to find unique words for my allegorical stories,
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