bōc-lār, f.n: book-learning. (BOAK-LAHR / ˈboːk-ˌlaːr)
Category Archives: education + knowledge
ge-acsian
ge-acsian, wk.v: to find out by asking, discover, learn, hear. (yeh-AHK-si-ahn / jɛ-ˈak-sɪ-an)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on soot. Read it on Patreon.
leornung-cild
leornung-cild, n.n: child engaged in study, pupil. (LEH-or-nung-CHILLD / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌtʃɪld)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on makers of homilies and of poisons. Read it on Patreon.
bōc-līc
bōc-līc, adj: book-like, biblical, bookish, relating to books. (BOAK-leech / ˈboːk-liːtʃ)
ge-witnes
ge-witnes, f.n: witness, testimony, knowledge; person who can provide testimony from personal observation; the practice of having witnesses present at a transaction. (yeh-WIT-ness / jɛ-ˈwɪt-nɛs)
wit-word
wit-word, n.n: testament, covenant, statement that bears witness to something. (WIT-WORD / ˈwɪt-ˌwɔrd)
wit
wit, n.n: wit, intelligence, understanding. (WIT / ˈwɪt)
ge-þōht
ge-þōht, m.n: a thought, what a person thinks, an idea. (yeh-THO’HT / jɛ-ˈθoːxt)
Today I’m speaking at Eoforwīces Ge-þōhtas or #YorkIdeas. Find out more.
eald-writere
eald-writere, m.n: an antiquarian, one who writes about old or ancient matters. (EH-ald-WRIH-teh-ruh / ˈɛald-ˌwrɪ-tɛ-rə)
ge-wrītere
ge-wrītere, m.n: a writer. (yeh-WREE-teh-ruh / jɛ-ˈwriː-tɛ-rə)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the third day. Read and hear it on Patreon.
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