fierd, f.n: an army, force, expedition. (FYERD)
Category Archives: battle
esne-wyrhta
esne-wyrhta, m.n: a hireling, mercenary. (EZ-neh-WURH-ta)
Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to 1380). France (Paris), late 14th century (after 1380). British Library, Royal 20 C VII, f. 41v. [bl.uk]
sige-cwēn
sige-cwēn, f.n: a victorious queen. (SIH-yeh-KWAIN)
Penthesilia, queen of the Amazons, in an anonymous French translation of Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus. France (Rouen), c. 1440. British Library, Royal 16 G V, f. 35v. [bl.uk]
wiþer-breca
wiþer-breca, m.n: an adversary. (WITH-er-BREH-ka)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the gloomy word rēonig. Read it on Patreon.
gūþ-cræft
gūþ-cræft, m.n: warlike power or skill. (GOOTH-kraft)
The Welles Apocalypse. England, c. 1310. British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 143r. [bl.uk]
cēne
cēne, adj: keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike. [KAY-neh]
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Cuthbert, false fire and other miracles. Read it on Patreon.
wōl-gewinn
wōl-gewinn, n.n: a conflict where there is a great mortality. [WOL-yeh-WIN]
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]
strǣl-bora
strǣl-bora, m.n: an archer. (“STRÆL-boh-ra”)
Joseph Kara’s festival prayer book. Germany, S. (area of Lake Constance), c. 1322. British Library, MS Additional 22413, f. 141v. [bl.uk]
ge-wǣpnian
ge-wǣpnian, wk.v: to arm, furnish with weapons. (“yeh-WÆP-nee-ahn”)
