Category:Old English terms by usage

Old English terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old English terms with archaic senses: Old English terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Old English dialectal terms: Old English terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Old English ecclesiastical terms: Old English terms used only by religious figures.
• Category:Old English hapax legomena: Old English terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old English higher register terms: Old English terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old English nonstandard terms: Old English terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Old English terms with obsolete senses: Old English terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Old English obsolete terms: Old English terms that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Old English poetic terms: Old English terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Old English terms with rare senses: Old English terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old English rare terms: Old English terms that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old English terms with historical senses: Old English terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Old English terms with uncertain meaning: Old English terms whose meaning is unknown or disputed.
• Category:Old English terms with uncommon senses: Old English terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Old English uncommon terms: Old English terms that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Old English vulgarities: Old English terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.