bōc-cynn

bōc-cynn, n.n: a kind of book. (BOAK-KUEN / ˈboːk-ˌkyn)

Today I’m excited to announce my next bōc… The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary. Coming this November!

bōc-cist

bōc-cist, f.n: a repository for books, either for reading or for sale. (BOAK-CHIST / ˈboːk-ˌtʃɪst)

Look for The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English at your local bōc-cist – it’s out in the US & Canada today! Find out more.

A book, The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, by Hana Videen, against a background of woven textiles. The cover background is white with a gold and red border with decorative gold dots. The title and author’s name are written inside an arched window shape, with a border of Old English words surrounding it: wæfre-gange, gafol-fisc, hring-finger, on-lucan, cwen, æg, dust, beo-gang, lig-draca, wyrd, dream-cræft, hærfest, and druncen-georn. The area surrounding the Old English word border has wood-cut style illustrations in red and gold, each in its own compartment but overlapping slightly: a spider, a fish, the letter h in a calligraphic style, a hand with a ring, a key, a woman carrying a basket of eggs, a bee, a dragon, an ink pot and quill with scroll of paper, a man playing a harp, a bundle of wheat, and a goblet. — Published in the UK by Profile Books on 11 November 2021. Published in the US and Canada by Princeton University Press today.

un-gedēfe

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

un-gedēfe, adj: troublesome, disagreeable. (UN-yeh-DAY-vuh / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌdeː-və)

ge-speornan

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-speornan, wk.v: to tread upon, perch. (yeh-SPEH-or-nahn / jɛ-ˈspɛɔr-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of a long-necked bird, possibly a crane, perching on the end of a foliate bar. — Psalter; Netherlands (probably Utrecht), c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.34, f. 83r. [ica.themorgan.org]

word-loga

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

word-loga, m.n: one who is false to their word. (WORD-LOG-ah / ˈwɔrd-ˌlɔ-ga)

mōnaþ-gecynd

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-gecynd, f.n: menstruation, period. (MO-nath-yeh-KUEND / ˈmoː-naθ-jɛ-ˌkynd)

iren-smiþ

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

iren-smiþ, m.n: blacksmith (‘iron-smith’). (IH-ren-SMITH / ˈɪ-rɛn-ˌsmɪθ)

Iron stand or standard, consisting of a straight shaft tapering from bottom to top; the lower end of the shaft terminates in a point flanked by two spirals, and at the upper end is a cruciform iron plate, the arms of which fold back upon themselves and terminate in simple inward-facing animal heads, now much disintegrated, with an oblong open-work iron grille with similar animal heads below. — Sutton Hoo Standard; England (Suffolk), early 7th century; British Museum 1939,1010.161. [britishmuseum.org]

heofon-torht

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-torht, adj: bright as heaven, invested with a heavenly radiance. (HEH-ov-on-TOR’HT / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌtɔrxt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on terror and brōga. Read it on Patreon.

gīfernes

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gīfernes, f.n: gluttony. (YEE-ver-ness / ˈjiː-vɛr-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-faced Janus figure seated at a feast; one mouth eats and the other mouth drinks from a goblet. — Ruskin Hours; NE France, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 3, f. 2v. [getty.edu]

murcnian

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

murcnian, wk.v: to murmur, complain, repine, grieve. (MURK-ni-ahn / ˈmʌrk-nɪ-an)

dryhtenlīc gebēd

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

dryhtenlīc gebēd, adj and n: the Lord’s Prayer. (DRUE-h’ten-leech yeh-BAID / ˈdryx-tɛn-liːtʃ jɛ-ˈbeːd)

swift-ryne

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

swift-ryne, m.n: a swift course, rapid running of water. (SWIFT-RUE-nuh / ˈswɪft-ˌry-nə)

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