wyn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; the name of the w-rune (ᚹ). (WUN)
Category Archives: Emotions
frēo
frēo, adj: free, having liberty or immunity, noble, glad, joyful. Also, m.n: a lord, master. Also, f.n: a lady, woman. (FRAY-oh)
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lēod-wynn
lēod-wynn, f.n: joy that comes from being among one’s own people. (LAY-odd-wun)
dōm-hwæt
dōm-hwæt, adj: eager for glory; also interpreted as “strenuous in judgement”. [DOM-HWÆT]
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on “head-guilt”. Read it on Patreon.
wundrung
wundrung, f.n: wondering, wonder, admiration, astonishment; a wonderful sight, a spectacle. [WUN-drung]
Image of St Patrick – but where’s it from? Please comment if you know. Happy St Patrick’s Day!
sceand-lufiende
sceand-lufiende, adj: loving shamelessly. [SHAY-and-LUV-ee-en-deh]
drēam-swinsung
drēam-swinsung, f.n: mirth-harmony, harmony. [DRAY-ahm-SWIN-zung]
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ofer-lufu
mann-lufu
mann-lufu, f.n: love of men. [MAHN-luv-oo]
The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library,
wīf-lufu
wīf-lufu, f.n: love for a woman. [WEEV-luv-oo]
Epître d’Othea by Christine de Pisan. France, c. 1460. Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49, fol. 20v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
