hræd

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

hræd, adj: quick, swift, speedy, sudden, alert, rapid, prompt, active. (HRAD)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on deadly jaws. Read it on Patreon.

feorh-gōma

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

feorh-gōma, m.n: fatal or deadly jaws. (FAY-orh-GO-ma)

Crocodile eating a human, then a fish. Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 24r. [bestiary.ca]

wyrtwalian

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrtwalian, wk.v: to plant; to root up, eradicate. (WURT-WALL-ee-on)

gærs-cīþ

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

gærs-cīþ, m.n: a blade of grass. (GARZ-cheeth)

Nebuchadnezzar and an ox eating grass. Bible historiale, Guyart des Moulins. Central France (Paris and Clairefontaine), 1411. British Library, Royal 19 D III, f. 402r. [bl.uk]

hord-mādmum

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

hord-mādmum, m.n: a valuable present, jewel. (HORD-MODD-mum)

sunn-hāt

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

sunn-hāt, adj: ‘sun-hot’, heated by the sun. (SUN-HAWT / ˈsʌn-ˌhaːt)

lēoht-bǣre

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēoht-bǣre, adj: luminous, brilliant, splendid. (LAY-oht-BÆR-eh)

sōþ-gid

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

sōþ-gid, n.n: a true tale. (SOATH-yid)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on lybb (curse or cure?). Read it on Patreon.

weoloc-rēad

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

weoloc-rēad, adj: of the red colour that is got from the weoloc (a kind of shellfish or whelk), scarlet, purple. (WEH-ol-ock-RAY-ahd / ˈwɛɔ-lɔk-ˌɹeːad)