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.

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.
æf-þanca, m.n: spite, disdain; insult, offence; envy, cause of envy. (AFF-THON-ka / ˈæf-ˌθɔn-ka)
cyrtel, m.n: garment, tunic, coat, gown. (KUER-tell / ˈkyr-tɛl)
ge-tǣse, n.n: advantage. (yeh-TAZ-uh / jɛ-ˈtæː-zə)
lācniendlic, adj: medical, surgical. (LAHK-ni-end-litch / ˈlaːk-nɪ-ɛnd-lɪtʃ)
sotscipe, m.n: folly, stupidity. (SOT-ship-uh / ˈsɔt-ʃɪ-pə)
cusc, adj: virtuous, chaste. (KUSH / ˈkʌʃ)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on how to treat a ‘penetrating worm’. Read it on Patreon.
sām-bærned, adj: half-burnt. (SAHM-BAER-ned / ˈsaːm-ˌbær-nɛd)
ebba, m.n: an ebbing or receding of water. (EB-ba / ˈɛb-ba)
gangan, str.v: to go, walk. (GAHNG-gahn / ˈgaŋ-gan)
hrēoh-ness, f.n: roughness of the weather, of the sea, storm, tempest. (HRAY-o’h-ness / ˈhreːɔx-nɛs)