lār-spell

lār-spell, n.n: instructive discourse. (LAR-spell / ˈlaːr-spɛl)

ge-cneordnys

ge-cneordnys, f.n: diligence, study. (yeh-K’NEH-ord-nues / jɛ-ˈknɛɔrd-nys)

under-standing, f.n: intelligence. (UN-der-STAHN-ding / ˈʌn-dɛr-ˌstan-dɪŋ)

lārþēow-dōm, m.n: office of a teacher. (LAHR-thay-oh-DOAM / ˈlaːr-θeːɔw-ˌdoːm)

lār-bȳsen, f.n: example, model. (LAHR-BUE-zen / ˈlaːr-ˌbyː-zɛn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on flicker. Read it on Patreon.

bōc-cynn, n.n: a kind of book. (BOAK-KUEN / ˈboːk-ˌkyn)

Today I’m excited to announce my next bōc… The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary. Coming this November!

bōc-lēden, n.n: book-language, Latin (since most books were written in Latin). (BOAK-LAY-den / ˈboːk-ˌleː-dɛn)

fyrhþ-glēaw, adj: wise-minded, prudent. (FUER’HTH-GLAY-aw / ˈfyrxθ-ˌgleːaw)

wīs-bōc, f.n: a book in which the state of things is described, a record. (WEEZ-BOAK / ˈwiːz-ˌboːk)

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I’m reading from Beowulf: the Grendel problem. Read/hear it on Patreon.

getæl-cræft, m.n: arithmetic (literally ‘number-craft’ or ‘computation-craft’). (yeh-TAL-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌkræft)