mǣw, m.n: a sea-mew, gull. (MA-ew)
Category Archives: animals
sund-hengest
sund-hengest, m.n: a ship (lit. ‘sea-horse’). (SUND-HENG-est)
cū-horn
cū-horn, m.n: a cow’s horn. (KOO-horn)
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mūs
mūs, f.n: a mouse. (MOOS)
scēap-heord
scēap-heord, f.n: a flock of sheep. (SHAY-op-HAY-ord)
wǣg-bora
wǣg-bora, m.n: a wave-bearer, a creature that lives beneath the waves. (WAγ-BO-ra)
here-fugol
here-fugol, m.n: a bird which attends an army, eagle, vulture, raven. (HEH-reh-FUH-goll)
gūþ-floga
gūþ-floga, m.n: one that flies to battle, a dragon. (GOOTH-FLO-ga)
Alexander the Great battling winged dragons with emeralds in their foreheads. Le livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre. France (Paris), c. 1420-c. 1425. British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 73r. [blogs.bl.uk]
gūþ-fugel
gūþ-fugel, m.n: a bird of war, eagle. (GOOTH-fuh-yell)
To find out more about medieval eagles, visit my blog Dēor-hord: a medieval and modern bestiary.
Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 57v. [bestiary.ca]
scolu
scolu, f.n: a school; a band or troop of people, a shoal, school (in school of fishes). (SHOLL-uh)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post concerns a sea-ready funeral ship. Listen and read on Patreon.
