Hi All, I'm working on a fantasy universe within a novel where the fantasy characters have a very specific way of speaking and I thought I'd share my phrase/word list for people to use as an example/add onto. The only qualifiers are that the word or phrase has a good mouth feel and it sounds archaic.
Doodad
Doohickey
Mayhaps
Gizmo
Infinitesimal
At your leisure
On the contraire
Hither to
Hither and thither
Acquiesce
Acoutramont
Ensconce
Whence
Bequeath
Husbandry
Postulate
Antiquated
Nonsense
Silence
Coagulate
Corporeal
Consecrate
Consequently
Recompense
Acclimate
Persimmon
Have -> Take
Inhale
Gander
Splendid
Henceforth
Jest
Jive
Mighty jaded
Very -> Mighty
But of course
Gargantuan
Discombobulated
Befuddled
Morose
Come to pass
Diddy
Diddle
Fiddle de dee
Ponder
I am succumbed
Much ado
A lot -> Much
Delightful
i love these !! :0 gonna add a few of them to my dictionary-
Particularities
Idiosyncratic
Entirely (I like this instead of 'completely')
Oddity
Obfuscate
Indeed
Certainly (specifically used at the beginning of a sentence)
Reduced (to describe a person)
Fallen
Put out (to describe a ticked off person)
Moderate
Most amused
No knowledge (rather than 'i dont know')
Marvelous
Shall endeavor
(ill drop more later :)
Insouciant(ly)
Whatever (specifically in front of a question)
Forthright
Forthcoming
Indeed
Nonetheless
Magnificent
Prostrate (as in "Prostrate thyself in front of the throne")
Thee
Thy
Thou
Thyself
(more later lol)
Kind of random, but the word "voluptuous" is fabulous…
i love these !! :0 gonna add a few of them to my dictionary-
A DICTIONARY THATS SO SMART HOW HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT-
Also, I present my favourite word- Sonder.
defenestrate is my favorite word
it means to throw someone or something out a window OR to remove someone from power (or both if you're Prague in 1618)
Frequent or Frequented (as a verb)
Engrossing (as an adjective)
Opportune moment
Vanquish
Unenviable
Lest
Dreadful
Obliged (as in required, not like old-timey western thanks)
Unwarranted
Accomplice
Whinge (for whine or complain)
Personage
Heretofore
Just found this word, dying to use it:
Curglaff - The shock you feel when suddenly entering cold water.
Perfect for my loud, rude, totally-not-pirate society!
oh good, one one's said defenestration yet.
