hundtwentig-wintre, adj: 120 years old (lit. 120 winters). [HUND-TWEN-teeγ-WIN-treh]
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bēor-sele
bēor-sele, m.n: hall where (alcoholic) drink is served. (BAY-or-SEH-luh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌsɛ-lə)
ofer-ceald
ofer-ceald, adj: excessively cold. [OH-ver-CHAY-ald]
Three sinners standing in a hell-mouth, being tormented by devils throwing ice and snow. Breviari d’Amor, by Matfré Ermengau of Béziers. E. Spain (Catalonia, Girona?), last quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Yates Thompson 31, fol. 170v. [bl.uk]
cetel
cetel, m.n: a kettle. [CHEH-tel]
hī-gedryht
hī-gedryht, f.n: a band of household retainers. [HEE-yeh-DRIHT]
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on swān-steorra, the evening star, and its peculiar name. Read it on Patreon.
cū-meoluc
cū-meoluc, f.n: cow’s milk. (KOO-MEH-o-luk / ˈkuː-ˌmɛɔ-lʌk)
un-arodscipe
un-arodscipe, m.n: inactivity, spiritlessness. [oon-AH-road-ship-eh]
swān-steorra
swān-steorra, m.n: the herd’s star, the evening star. [SWAN-STAY-or-rah]
chor-glēow
chor-glēow, n.n: a musical dance, dance. [KHOR-GLAY-oh]
Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. France (Paris), c. 1320-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 19 B XIII, f. 10v. [bl.uk]
wōlness
wōlness, f.n: pest, pestilence, plague. [WOL-ness]
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