snīwan

snīwan, wk.v: to snow. (SNEE-wahn / ˈsniː-wan)

wæfer-hūs

wæfer-hūs, n.n: a theatre, amphitheatre. (WAE-ver-HOOS / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌhuːs)

wīd-wegas, m.n (plural): ‘wide-ways’, distant regions, regions far and wide. (WEED-WEH-gahs / ˈwiːd-ˌwɛ-gas)

ge-lǣstan, wk.v: to do, perform, accomplish; to accompany, follow, serve; to continue, remain, endure. (yeh-LAE-stahn / jɛ-ˈlæː-stan)

a-hebban, str/wk.v: to heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment. (ah-HEH-bahn / a-ˈhɛ-ban)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on a springtime feast day for the Virgin Mary. Read it on Patreon.

lencten, m.n: spring, Lent. (LENK-ten / ˈlɛnk-tɛn)

February 7th is the first day of spring in early medieval England.

a-calan, str.v: to become cold. (ah-KA-lahn / a-ˈka-lan)

wæflian, wk.v: to talk foolishly. (WAEF-li-ahn / ˈwæf-lɪ-an)

ge-tenge, adj: near to, close to, pressing upon, oppressing. (yeh-TENG-guh / jɛ-ˈtɛŋ-gə)

swift-ryne, m.n: a swift course, rapid running of water. (SWIFT-RUE-nuh / ˈswɪft-ˌry-nə)