archaicism

English, with a sub-flavour of the Mabinogionic archaicism, is admirable; and his style gives life and light to the nine volumes whose matter is frequently heavy enough.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Mavors is, as far as I know, only attested in later classical poetry and so does not necessarily suggest an archaicism.

Getting the origins of Mars and Vulcan right 2008

This is why many IEists bow to common sense and recognize that the r-mediopassive is the true archaicism here, hence 1ps mediopassive *-h₂ór.

Archive 2008-03-01 2008

This is why many IEists bow to common sense and recognize that the r-mediopassive is the true archaicism here, hence 1ps mediopassive *-h₂ór.

Lehmann's dismissal of PIE *swe 2008

Nowadays, "stevedore" is essentially an archaicism; the men in the longshoremens union run those giant cranes and are paid very well.

Archive 2007-11-01 James Killus 2007

It's always tempting to assume that everything in an older branch such as Anatolian is an archaicism but naturally that can't logically be the case.

Thoughts on the early Indo-European subjunctive 1ps ending 2007

This, I feel, is in itself an indication that we're dealing with an archaicism.

The Great Pre-IE Centralization 2007

Nowadays, "stevedore" is essentially an archaicism; the men in the longshoremens union run those giant cranes and are paid very well.

Detcord James Killus 2007

"Thinking full well" makes no sense to me, not even as an archaicism.

languagehat.com: THINKING FULL WELL. 2004

Wolzek pronounced the archaicism with studied care.

This Crowded Earth Robert Bloch 1955