wela, m.n: wealth, riches; prosperity, happy estate. (WELL-ah)

hrēþ-ēadig, adj: glorious. (HRAITH-AY-ah-dee)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about Waldere and Hildegyth, lovers on the run. Read it on Patreon.

wrēon, str.v: to cover; to put a covering on something; to conceal, hide; to serve as a covering to something, be spread over. (WRAY-on)

a-delfan, str.v: to dig, delve. (ah-DELL-vahn)

on-hyrian, wk.v: to imitate, emulate. (on-HUR-ee-ahn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a reading from Beowulf: curve-prowed ships and foamy-necked floaters. Listen on Patreon.

a-cēosan, str.v: to choose, select. (ah-CHAY-oh-zahn)

frōfor, m.n: comfort, solace, consolation, help, benefit, profit, refuge. (FRO-vor)

blōt, n.n: a sacrifice. (BLOAT)

Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac. Sherbrooke Missal. England (East Anglia), 1310-1320. Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, MS. 15536E, f. 230r. [viewer.library.wales]

gristbātian, wk.v: to gnash the teeth. (GRIST-BAH-tee-ahn)

weol-dēaþ, m.n: a violent death. (WAY-ol-DAY-ath)

Evil Merodach cutting his father’s body into 300 pieces. Speculum humanae salvationis. France, 1462. Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 245, f. 145r. [numelyo.bm-lyon.fr]