niht-nihstig

niht-nihstig, adj: fasting for a night. (NI’HT-NI’H-stih / ˈnɪxt-ˌnɪx-stɪj)

lēaden

lēaden, adj: made of lead, leaden. (LAY-ah-den / ˈleːa-dɛn)

twiccian, wk.v: to twitch, pluck. (TWIH-chi-an / ˈtwɪ-tʃɪ-an)

heofon-waru, f.n: the community of heaven, heavenly host, inhabitants of heaven, heaven-dwellers. (HEH-ov-on-WA-ruh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwa-rʌ)

ān-pæþ, m.n: single-file path, narrow path. (AHN-PATH / ˈaːn-ˌpæθ)

strǣt-lanu, f.n: a street. (STRAT-LA-nuh / ˈstræːt-ˌla-nʌ)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: the dragon problem. Read/hear it on Patreon.

riht-hand, f.n: right hand. (RI’HT-HOND / ˈrɪxt-ˌhand)

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

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)