panþer

panþer, m.n: panther. (PAHN-ther / ˈpan-θɛr)

Learn about how the panþer was imagined in the Middle Ages (and see a modern artist’s rendition of him) at Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary.

corn-wurma

corn-wurma, m.n: ‘corn-worm’, a weevil. (KORN-WUR-ma / ˈkɔrn-ˌwʌr-ma)

fugel-timber, n.n: bird material (which forms the fledgling), the young bird which develops. (FUH-yell-TIM-ber / ˈfʌ-jɛl-ˌtɪm-bɛr)

haswig-feðera, adj: having grey feathers, grey-feathered. (HAZ-wee-FEH-theh-ra / ˈhaz-wɪj-ˌfɛ-θɛ-ra)

āttor-sceaða, m.n: a poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent. (AH-tor-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈaːt-tɔɹ-ˌʃɛa-θa)

draca, m.n: a dragon; a serpent (can sometimes indicate the Devil). (DRAH-ka / ˈdra-ka)

wulf, m.n: wolf. (WULF / ˈwʌlf)

ēa-fisc, m.n: a river-fish. (AY-ah-FISH / ˈeːa-ˌfɪʃ)

nædre, f.n: serpent, adder. (NADD-ruh / ˈnæd-dɹə)

St Patrick supposedly drove the snakes out of Ireland. Happy St Patrick’s Day!

eh, n.n: horse; name of the E-rune ᛖ. (EH / ˈɛh)