tusc

tusc, m.n: canine or molar tooth; tusk. (TUSK / ˈtʌsk)

Henry III’s elephant in the Liber Additamentorum; England (St Albans), 1250s; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D I, f. 169v. [bl.uk]

up-feax

up-feax, adj: having hair at the top, bald in front. (UP-FEH-ahks / ˈʌp-ˌfɛaks)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: a triumphant return. Read/hear it on Patreon.

ēar-finger, m.n: little finger (‘ear-finger’). (AY-ar-FING-ger / ˈeːar-ˌfɪŋ-gɛr)

smearcian, wk.v: to smirk, smile. (SMEH-ark-i-ahn / ˈsmɛar-kɪ-an)

feorh-hūs, n.n: ‘life-house’, a kenning for the body. (FEH-or’h-HOOS / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌhuːs)

hāl-bǣre, adj: wholesome, salutary. (HALL-BAER-uh / ˈhaːl-ˌbæː-rə)

lācniendlic, adj: medical, surgical. (LAHK-ni-end-litch / ˈlaːk-nɪ-ɛnd-lɪtʃ)

ears-endu, m.n: buttocks. (AY-arz-EN-duh / ˈɛarz-ˌɛn-dʌ)

clæppetung, f.n: the pulse. (KLAP-peh-tung / ˈklæp-pe-tʌŋ)

gēotend-ǣder, f.n: vein, artery. (YAY-oh-tend-ADD-er / ˈjeːɔ-tɛnd-ˌæː-dɛr)