gēar

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

gēar, n.n: a year. (YAY-ar / ˈjeːaɹ)

It’s been 1 year since the start of @OEWordhord!

mōd-cræftig

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

mōd-cræftig, adj: possessing mental power, intelligent, skilled. (MOAD-KRAF-tih / ˈmoːd-ˌkɹæf-tɪj)

sceamol

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

sceamol, m.n: a bench, stool. (SHEH-ah-mol / ˈʃɛa-mɔl)

the-shambles-7[2] — The word remains in the form ‘shambles’, properly stalls or benches on which butchers expose meat for sale. When you find the word ‘shambles’ as a place-name, it was probably where the butchers were located in a medieval village.

hēafod-ling

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

hēafod-ling, m.n: an equal, a fellow, mate. (HAY-ah-vod-ling / ˈheːa-vɔd-lɪŋ)

bēo-brēad

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

bēo-brēad, n.n: royal jelly (‘bee-food’), the glandular secretion of worker bees used to feed larvae; (in some contexts) honeycomb. (BAY-oh-BRAY-ad / ˈbeːɔ-ˌbreːad)

bees — Bees in a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210. British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v. From the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

dūst-scēawung

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūst-scēawung, f.n: ‘dust-viewing’, observation or contemplation of dust (visiting a grave or considering one’s mortality). (DOOST-SHAY-ah-wung / ˈduːst-ˌʃeːa-wʌŋ)

lopystre

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

lopystre, f.n: a lobster, a locust. (LOP-uh-struh / ˈlɔ-pɝ-stɹə)

I never thought of those two creatures as interchangeable!

lobster — The Lobster Knight (@MorganLibrary, M. 1004, 15th c.)

ūht

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūht, m.n: the time just before daybreak. (OO’HT / ˈuːxt)

ellen

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

ellen, m.n: strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude. (EL-len / ˈɛl-lɛn)

wit

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

wit, pronoun: we two, I and you, the two of us. (WIT / ˈwɪt)