firen-cræft, m.n: a sinful craft, wickedness. [FIR-en-KRÆFT]
Category Archives: arts + crafts
gliw-bēam
gliw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (‘glee-wood’), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel, or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)
chor-glēow
chor-glēow, n.n: a musical dance, dance. [KHOR-GLAY-oh]
Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. France (Paris), c. 1320-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 19 B XIII, f. 10v. [bl.uk]
hearpe
hearpe, f.n: a harp. (HEH-ar-puh / ˈhɛar-pə)
meter-cræft
meter-cræft, m.n: the art of making poetry or verses. (MEH-ter-KRAFT / ˈmɛ-tɛr-ˌkræft)
drēam-cræft
drēam-cræft, m.n: music (joy-craft). (DRAY-ahm-KRAFT / ˈdreːam-ˌkræft)
smiþ-cræft
smiþ-cræft, m.n: ‘smith-craft’, the craft of working in metals or wood. (SMITH-KRAFT / ˈsmɪθ-ˌkræft)
māl-sweord
māl-sweord, n.n: a sword with inlaid ornament. [MALL-SWEH-ord]
Viking sword, 800-900; pattern-welded iron inlaid with silver wire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Neil R (@IslesPunkFan), 2010: CC BY-NC 2.0. [flickr.com]
singan
singan, str.v: to sing, recite, relate musically or in verse; to compose verse, narrate; to sing about, recite or compose a poem about something. (SING-gahn / ˈsɪŋ-gan)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘the wonderful wave-roamer’. Read/hear it on Patreon.
ǣfen-scēop
ǣfen-scēop, m.n: an evening bard. [Æ-ven-SHAY-op]
