wæter-stoppa

wæter-stoppa, m.n: a bucket. (WAT-er-STOP-pa / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌstɔp-pa)

gliw

gliw, n.n: glee, joy, minstrelsy, mirth, jesting, drollery. (GLEE-ew / ˈgliːw)

scenc, m.n: a draught, cup. (SHENCH / ˈʃɛntʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on scenc and pronouncing c in Old English. Read it on Patreon.

worþ-apulder, f.n: (definition uncertain) an apple-tree growing by a homestead. (WORTH-AH-pull-der / ˈwɔɹθ-ˌa-pʌl-dɛɹ)

heoru-swealwe, f.n: falcon, hawk. (HEH-or-uh-SWEH-all-wuh / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌswɛal-wə)

feoh-spilling, f.n: wasting of money. (FEH-oh-SPIL-ling / ˈfɛɔx-ˌspɪl-lɪŋ)

þēod-loga, m.n: an arch-impostor, a great liar. (THAY-od-LOG-ah / ˈθeːɔd-ˌlɔ-ga)

hwæl-weg, m.n: the path of the whale, the ocean. (H’WAEL-WAY / ˈhwæl-ˌwɛj)

For more on medieval whales, see my other blog, Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary!

ȳþ-wōrigende, adj: wave-wandering. (UETH-WO-ri-yen-duh / ˈyːθ-ˌwoː-rɪ-jɛn-də)

gyte-strēam, m.n: a current, flowing stream. (YUE-tuh-STRAY-ahm / ˈjy-tə-ˌstreːam)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on watery words in Beowulf. Read it on Patreon.