plegere

plegere, m.n: a player, athlete, wrestler. [PLAY-yeh-reh]

The letter E with a knight on horseback with a lance, about 1290-1310. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 229. [blogs.getty.edu]

dwǣs

dwǣs, adj: dull, foolish, stupid. [DWASS]

cōf-scipe, m.n: quickness. [KOV-ship-eh]

mere-hūs, n.n: a sea-house (Noah’s ark). (MEH-ruh-HOOS / ˈmɛ-ɹə-ˌhuːs)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about wer-genga, a stranger in a strange land. Read it on Patreon.

wer-genga, m.n: stranger who seeks protection in the land to which they have come. (WER-GENG-ga / ˈwɛr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

butere, f.n: butter. (BUH-teh-ruh / ˈbʌ-tɛ-rə)

cristenest, adj: the most Christian, pious, holy. [KRIS-ten-est]

gliw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (‘glee-wood’), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel, or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

sceand-lufiende, adj: loving shamelessly. [SHAY-and-LUV-ee-en-deh]

drēam-swinsung, f.n: mirth-harmony, harmony. [DRAY-ahm-SWIN-zung]

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