biblioklept
noun
A book-thief.
Language
A to Z Challenge: A
abcedarian
noun
A person or book that teaches the alphabet.
Day one of the blogging challenge and what could be more fitting than this word? I’m planning on having a language theme this month, with each word relating to books, language or the like – here’s hoping you will enjoy my little ‘abcedarian’ this month.
I’ve had a long day and I’m knackered, so that’s all the commentary you’ll get today.
Word of the Week
sandilllion
noun
Numbering as many as the grains of sand on the seashore.
Word of the Week
raddlings
noun
Money used for bribery in elections [probably from raddle; to interweave, to twist]
Word of the Week
quafftide
noun
Time for drinking.
Word of the Week
burgess
noun
A citizen
Word of the Week
sweven
noun
A vision seen in sleep, a dream.
Word of the Week
mulierosity
noun
The lust for, or addiction to the love of, married or otherwise spoken for women [From mulier, a woman who has the company of a man ]
Word of the Week
hoined
adjective
Fatigued, oppressed.
Edit:
also: Ill-used, maltreated, half-starved.
(thanks to Thomas Cagley for pointing this out!)