morgen-drenc, m.n: a drink or potion to be taken in the morning. [MOR-yen-DRENK]
Category Archives: body + health
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. [MODE-wain]
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”)
nafel-sceaft
nafel-sceaft, f.n: the navel. (“NA-vell-SHÆ-aft”)
mamor
mamor, m.n: deep sleep, unconsciousness. (“MAH-mor”)
Guyart des Moulins’s Bible historiale. France, Central (Paris and Clairefontaine), 1411. British Library, MS Royal 19 D III, f. 458. [bl.uk]
hrīfþo
hrīfþo, f.n: roughness of the skin, scurf. (“HREEV-thoh”)
