cū-bȳre

cū-bȳre, m.n: a cow-byre, cow-shed. (KOO-BUE-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbyː-rə)

heoru-swealwe

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

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!

scrīc, n: a kind of thrush, screech, fieldfare, strike. (SHREECH / ˈʃriːtʃ)

crabba, m.n: a crab, crayfish; a sign of the zodiac, cancer. (KRA-ba / ˈkra-ba)

bula, m.n: a bull. (BUH-la / ˈbʌ-la)

ramm, m.n: a ram (Aries); an instrument for pounding or battering. (RAHM / ˈram)

fisc, m.n: fish; any animal that lives exclusively in the water. (FISH / ˈfɪʃ)

stān-bucca, m.n: a mountain goat. (STAHN-BUH-ka / ˈstaːn-ˌbʌ-ka)

þrowend, m.n: scorpion; martyr; Thrond (member of a people in northern Norway). (THRO-wend / ˈθrɔ-wɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the double meaning of þrowend. Read it on Patreon.