- archaisms
- архаизмыsuch special literary words asa) historical words - denoting historical phenomena which are no more in use
"yeoman", "vassal", "falconet"
b) poetic words and highly literary words - used in poetry in the 17 - 19 cc."steed" - horse", "quoth" - said, "woe" - sorrow, "eftsoons" - again, soon after, "rondure" - roundness
c) archaic words proper - in the course of language history ousted by newer synonymous words or forms;"to deem" = to think, "repast" = meal, - for "horse", "quoth" for "said", "woe" for "sorrow"; "maketh" = makes, "thou wilt" = you will, "brethren" = brothers, whereof, aforesaid, hereby, therewith, hereinafternamed
If manners maketh man, then manner and grooming maketh poodle. (J.Steinbeck)
Source: V.A.K.
English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) . 2014.