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fore-mentioned (adj.)

also forementioned, 1580s; see fore- + mention (v.). A verb foremention is attested only from 1650s. Old English had foremearcod in this sense.

unmentionable (adj.)

"that may not be or should not be mentioned," 1833, from un- (1) "not" + mentionable (adj.). Humorous use of unmentionables "trousers" is attested by 1806 (see inexpressible); from 1910 as "underwear," both on notion of "articles of dress not to be mentioned in polite circles."

mentionable (adj.)

"that can be or is worthy to be mentioned," 1630s, from mention (v.) + -able.

larrup (v.)

"to beat, thrash," 1823, of unknown origin, possibly related to Dutch larpen "to thrash." First mentioned as a Suffolk dialect word.

snow-plow (n.)

also snowplow, snow-plough, 1792, first mentioned in a New Hampshire context, from snow (n.) + plow (n.).

Sudeten

from German, named for the Sudeten Mountains; mentioned by Ptolemy (2c.) but the name is of unknown origin, perhaps Illyrian.

aforesaid (adj.)

"mentioned before in a preceding part of the same writing or speech," a common legal word, late 14c., from afore + said.

said (adj.)

"named or mentioned before," c. 1300, past-participle adjective from say (v.). Expression all is said and done is from 1550s.

Ophir

name of a place mentioned in Old Testament as a source for fine gold; location still unknown. Hence Ophir-gold (1610s).

aforementioned (adj.)

"mentioned before," 1580s, from afore + past participle of mention (v.). Afore-written is from mid-15c.; aforenamed from c.1600.

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