wōþ-bora, m.n: a (good) speaker, orator, poet, prophet, philosopher. (WOATH-BO-ra / ˈwoːθ-ˌbɔra)
For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I’m reading from The Phoenix. Hear it on my Patreon page.
Category Archives: communication
hēaf-sang
hēaf-sang, m.n: an elegy; a dirge or lament. (HAY-ahf-SAHNG / ˈheːaf-ˌsaŋ)
wæflian
wæflian, wk.v: to talk foolishly. (WAEF-li-ahn / ˈwæf-lɪ-an)
trahtung
trahtung, f.n: exposition, comment. (TRA’H-tung / ˈtrax-tʌŋ)
in-āwritting
in-āwritting, f.n: an inscription. (IN-ah-WRIT-ting / ˈɪn-aː-ˌwrɪ-tɪŋ)
bufan-cweden
bufan-cweden, adj: aforesaid, above-mentioned. (BUH-vahn-KWEH-den / ˈbʌ-van-ˌkwɛ-dɛn)
gegaf-sprǣce
gegaf-sprǣce, adj: given to buffoonery; scurrilous, vulgar in speech. (yeh-GOFF-SPRATCH-uh / jɛ-ˈgaf-ˌspɹæː-tʃə)
hræd-wyrd
hræd-wyrd, adj: quick, hasty of speech. (HRAED-WUERD / ˈhræd-ˌwyrd)
pistol
pistol, m.n: an epistle, letter. (PIH-stoll / ˈpɪ-stɔl)
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.
