spell, n.n: a story, narrative, account, relation; an instructive talk, discourse, a philosophical argument; a saying, remark; speech, language of prose. [SPELL]
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on “life-treasure”. Read it on Patreon.
Monthly Archives: February 2018
ened
ened, m/f.n: a duck. [AY-ned]
Duck from the Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, fol. 46v. [bestiary.ca]
wermōd
wermōd, m.n: wormwood. [WAYRM-ohd]
feorh-hord
feorh-hord, n.n: ‘life-treasure’, ‘life-hoard’, the soul or spirit. (FEH-or’h-HORD / ˈfɛɔɹh-ˌhɔɹd)
plegere
plegere, m.n: a player, athlete, wrestler. [PLAY-yeh-reh]
The letter E with a knight on horseback with a lance, about 1290-1310. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 229. [blogs.getty.edu]
dwǣs
dwǣs, adj: dull, foolish, stupid. [DWASS]
cōf-scipe
cōf-scipe, m.n: quickness. [KOV-ship-eh]
mere-hūs
mere-hūs, n.n: a sea-house (Noah’s ark). (MEH-ruh-HOOS / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌhuːs)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about wer-genga, a stranger in a strange land. Read it on Patreon.
wer-genga
wer-genga, m.n: stranger who seeks protection in the land to which they have come. (WER-GENG-ga / ˈwɛr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)
butere
butere, f.n: butter. (BUH-teh-ruh / ˈbʌ-tɛ-rə)
Old English Wordhord 