lyft-floga

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

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)

ūle, f.n: an owl. (OO-luh / ˈuː-lə)

swīn-hirde, m.n: a swine-herd. (SWEEN-HIR-duh / ˈswiːn-ˌhɪɹ-də)

cræte-hors, n.n: a cart-horse. (KRAE-tuh-HORS / ˈkræ-tə-ˌhɔrs)

īs-earn, m.n: a kingfisher, literally “ice-eagle”. (EES-EH-arn / ˈiːs-ˌɛarn)