lēo

lēo, m.n: a lion, lioness. (LAY-oh / ˈleːɔ)

pyttel

pyttel, m.n: a mouse-hawk. (PUE-tell / ˈpy-tɛl)

apa, m.n: an ape. (AH-pa / ˈa-pa)

hrōc, m.n: a rook, a raven, a jackdaw. (HROAK / ˈhroːk)

lyft-floga, m.n: flier in the air (dragon). (LUEFT-FLO-ga / ˈlyft-ˌflɔ-ga)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on lyftfloga, the scary ‘sky-winger’ in Beowulf. Hear me read from the poem on the Wordhord Patreon page.

þēotan, str.v: to howl like a wolf. (THAY-oh=tahn / ˈθeːɔ-tan)

fugel, m.n: bird, fowl. (FUH-yell / ˈfʌ-jɛl)

līg-draca, m.n: ‘flame-dragon’, fire-breathing dragon. (LEE-DRAH-ka / ˈliːj-ˌdra-ka)

hara, m.n: a hare. (HA-ra / ˈha-ra)

Happy Easter!

hrīðer, n.n: horned cattle, ox, cow, heifer. (HREE-ther / ˈhriː-θɛr)