lēoflīce

lēoflīce, adv: gladly, willingly; with love or kindness, lovingly, graciously. (LAY-ov-LEE-chuh / ˈleːɔv-ˌliː-tʃə)

tusc

tusc, m.n: canine or molar tooth; tusk. (TUSK / ˈtʌsk)

Henry III’s elephant in the Liber Additamentorum; England (St Albans), 1250s; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D I, f. 169v. [bl.uk]

nātes-hwōn, adv: not at all, by no means. (NAH-tess-HWOAN / ˈnaː-tɛs-ˌhwoːn)

clūd, m.n: a stone, rock, hill. (KLOOD / ˈkluːd)

gold-smiþ, m.n: goldsmith. (GOLD-SMITH / ˈgɔld-ˌsmɪθ)

up-feax, adj: having hair at the top, bald in front. (UP-FEH-ahks / ˈʌp-ˌfɛaks)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: a triumphant return. Read/hear it on Patreon.

sprēawlian, wk.v: to sprawl, move convulsively. (SPRAY-a-wli-an / ˈspreːa-wlɪ-an)

ofer-flītan, str.v: to overcome in a contest. (OV-er-FLEE-tahn / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌfliː-tan)

ealu, n.n: ale. (EH-ah-luh / ˈɛa-lʌ)

bōcce, f.n: beech tree. (BO-chuh / ˈboː-tʃə)