Author Archives: Hana Videen

bord-hrēoþa

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

bord-hrēoþa, n: cover or protection of the shield, used as a general term for shield or phalanx; perhaps a shield ornament. (BORD-H’RAY-o-tha / ˈbɔrd-ˌhreːɔ-θa)

hægel

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

hægel, m.n: hail (ice pellets); name of the H-rune ᚻ. (HAE-yell / ˈhæ-jɛl)

gēol-mōnaþ

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēol-mōnaþ, m.n: December (‘Yule-month’). (YAY-ol-MO-nath / ˈjeːɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the wide-flier. Read it on Patreon.

wīd-floga

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīd-floga, m.n: wide-flier, one that takes wide flights. (WEED-FLOH-ga / ˈwiːd-ˌflɔ-ga)

heofon

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon, m.n: heaven. (HEH-oh-von / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn)

cēol

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

stǣr-leornere

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

stǣr-leornere, m.n: one who learns history, a historical scholar. (STAER-LEH-or-neh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌlɛɔr-nɛ-rə)

hwēol-lāst

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

hwēol-lāst, m.n: the track left by a wheel; a completed cycle, a recurrent round, circuit or orbit. (HWAY-oll-LAHST / ˈhweːɔl-ˌlaːst)

þanc-word

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

þanc-word, n.n: word of thanks. (THONK-WORD / ˈθank-ˌwɔrd)

a-fēdan

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-fēdan, wk.v: to feed, nourish, rear, bring up. (ah-FAY-dahn / a-ˈfeː-dan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on battle-clashes. Read it on Patreon.