god-spell

god-spell, n.n: gospel. (GOD-SPELL / ˈgɔd-ˌspɛl)

Today is the feast of St Matthew the Apostle, one of the writers of the gospels.

gramatisc-cræft

gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft)

wōþ-cræft, m.n: ‘song-craft’, the art of poetry or song. (WOATH-KRAFT / ˈwoːθ-ˌkræft)

martyr-racu, f.n: an account of martyrs. (MAR-tur-RA-kuh / ˈmaɹ-tɝɹ-ˌra-kʌ)

A bonus Word of the Day because I broke my tweet line-up…

mān-word, n.n: a wicked word. (MAHN-WORD / ˈmaːn-ˌwɔɹd)

teosu-sprǣc, f.n: hurtful, deceitful speech. (TEH-oh-zuh-SPRATCH / ˈtɛɔ-zʌ-ˌspɹæːtʃ)

word-sige, m.n: success in speaking, lit. word-victory. (WORD-SIH-yuh / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsɪ-jə)

word-bēot, n.n: a promise. (WORD-BAY-ot / ˈwɔɹd-ˌbeːɔt)

Have any for the New Year? Why not promise yourself the joy of learning more about a personal interest of yours?

(Maybe even Old English!)

hlēoðor-cwide, m.n: a saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse. (HLAY-oh-thor-KWIH-duh / ˈhleːɔ-θɔɹ-ˌkwɪ-də)

word-wīs, adj: ‘word-wise’, wise in speech. (WORD-WEES / ˈwɔrd-ˌwiːs)