wōþ-bora, m.n: a (good) speaker, orator, poet, prophet, philosopher. (“WOTH-BO-rah”)
For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I’m reading from The Phoenix. Hear it on my Patreon page.
anxsumnes
anxsumnes, f.n: anxiety. (“ANKS-soom-ness”)
wracnian
wracnian, wk.v: to be or travel in a foreign country, be a pilgrim or stranger. (“WRACK-nee-on”)
Codex Calixtinus, Santiago de Compostela, Archivo de la Catedral. [blogs.reuters.com]
wōs
wōs, n.n: moisture, juice. (“wohs”)
wīntrēowig
wīntrēowig, adj: of a vine. (“WEEN-TRAY-oh-wee”)
A woman harvesting grapes. France (Paris), c. 1410. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig IX 5, fol. 9. [getty.edu]
hriddel
hriddel, n.n: a riddle, sieve. (“HREED-dell”)
fæger
fæger, f.n/adj: fair, beautiful, joyous, pleasant, pleasing, sweet. (“FA-yair”)
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ap-flōd
ap-flōd, m.n: the low tide. (“op-flohd”)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on malscrung, or ‘vile enchantments’, in the Nine Herbs Charm. Read it on Patreon.
dim-scūa
dim-scūa, m.n: dimness, darkness. (“deem-shoo-ah”)
feoh-hūs
feoh-hūs, n.n: a treasure-house. (“FAY-oh-HOOS”)
