heofon-flēogende

heofon-flēogende, adj: (of birds) flying around or across the sky. (HEH-oh-von-FLAY-oh-yen-duh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfleːɔ-jɛn-də)

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folgian

folgian, wk.v: to follow. (FOL-yih-ahn / ˈfɔl-jɪ-an)

cyric-sceatt, m.n: tax or rent due to the church (frequently paid in grain). (CHUE-rich-SHEH-aht / ˈtʃy-rɪtʃ-ˌʃɛat)

tīgan, wk.v: to tie. (TEE-gahn / ˈtiː-gan)

medume, adj: middling, moderate, common; occupying the middle or mean position. (MEH-duh-muh / ˈmɛ-dʌ-mə)

bēor, m.n: alcoholic drink brewed from various fruits and honey. (BAY-or / ˈbeːɔr)

hām-cūþ, adj: familiar, literally ‘home-known’. (HAHM-KOOTH / ˈhaːm-ˌkuːθ)

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palent, m/f.n: a palace. (PA-lent / ˈpa-lɛnt)

wīc-sele, m.n: a hall of a settlement. (WEECH-SEH-luh / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌsɛ-lə)

Learn more about this previously unidentified word from Old English Poetry in Facsimile / Digital Mappa. (It’s not every day a ‘new’ old word is added to the dictionary!)

Read the Twitter thread on wīc-sele here.

scūr-boga, m.n: rainbow. (SHOOR-BO-gha / ˈʃuːr-ˌbɔ-xa)