It has been a long time since we used the word teas for the bird duck pig, and in the Swedish press there is an egg yolk on a thousand eggplants. Flies are out, now we spell like the English: flyer.

Each time the Swedish Academy prints a new edition of its dictionary, approximately 5000 outdated words are deleted. Anders Svensson at Språktidningen has studied the criteria for exclusion and has come up with a list of 1001 words that are in the risk zone for going out.

What does it mean for a word to be included in the Swedish Academy Glossary?

- It actually gives a certain status. One should definitely not regard the glossary as a kind of fact about the Swedish language or as a list of "approved" words. But still, it is a bit like the glossary is often treated.

Fashion words go out

Among other things, our time's pursuit of gender-neutral titles can be seen in the listed words. Temple dancer and accompanist matrix are two examples. Other words are relatively new but short-lived fashion words: blogging, wiki leaks, meat paste, fresh-cut jobs and financial meltdown.

But many are simply too old-fashioned, such as limb listening (mutilated), eclatant (striking), horrified (condemning), bardalek (fighting) and politeness (courtesy).

What to do if a beloved word goes away?

- If you feel that you have a word that you are very fond of and that you think is in decline, the only recipe is to start using it. Spread it among people you talk to, but also make sure to use it in writing. You might be able to sneak it in to submitters to magazines, what do I know, everything like that can help.

See the full list of 1001 endangered words here.