bula

bula, m.n: a bull. (BUH-la / ˈbʌ-la)

ramm

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.

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

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.