oroþ, n.n: breath, breathing. (OR-oth / ˈɔ-rɔθ)
Category Archives: body + health
un-arodscipe
un-arodscipe, m.n: inactivity, spiritlessness. [oon-AH-road-ship-eh]
wōlness
wōlness, f.n: pest, pestilence, plague. [WOL-ness]
sealf
sealf, f.n: salve, ointment. [SAY-alf]
From an Anglo-Norman translation of the Chirurgia Practica of Roger of Salerno. Early 13th century. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS O.1.20, f. 272r. [trin.cam.ac.uk]
horheht
horheht, adj: full of phlegm, phlegmatic. [HOR-heht]
sceolh-īge
sceolh-īge, adj: cross-eyed, squinting. [SHEY-olh-EE-yeh]
wollen-tēar
wollen-tēar, adj: having hot tears, with hot tears. [WOL-len-TÆ-ar]
mōnaþ-blōd
mōnaþ-blōd, n.n: menstruation, ‘month-blood’. [MO-nath-BLOD]
mōd-wēn
mōd-wēn, f.n: hope entertained by the mind. (MOAD-WAIN / ˈmoːd-ˌweːn)
In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post I ponder prefixes, puzzling about ‘about’. Read it on Patreon.
wōp-dropa
wōp-dropa, f.n: a tear. (WOPE-DROP-ah / ˈwoːp-ˌdrɔ-pa)
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