cor-snǣd, f.n: trial morsel (‘decision-bite’); consecrated piece of bread or cheese to be swallowed in trial by ordeal. (KOR-SNAD / ˈkɔr-ˌsnæːd)
Category Archives: food + drink
panic
panic, n.n: a sort of millet. (PAH-nitch / ˈpa-nɪtʃ)
pan-mete
pan-mete, m.n: cooked food. (PAHN-MEH-tuh / ˈpan-ˌmɛ-tə)
æg
æg, n.n: egg. (AIE / ˈæj)
coliandre
coliandre, f.n: the herb coriander. (KOLL-li-ahn-druh / ˈkɔ-lɪ-an-dɹə)
corn-gesǣlig
corn-gesǣlig, adj: wealthy in corn or grain. (KORN-yeh-SAE-lih / ˈkɔrn-jɛ-ˌsæː-lɪj)
heal-stān
heal-stān, m.n: a flat cake with a hard crust, so called because of the hardness of its crust (lit. corner-stone); a crust. (HEH-all-STAHN / ˈhɛal-ˌstaːn)
gyte-sǣl
gyte-sǣl, m.n: joy at the pouring out of wine. (YUH-tuh-SAEL / ˈjɝ-tə-ˌsæːl)
morgen-drenc
morgen-drenc, m.n: ‘morning-drink’, some sort of healing drink or potion. (MOR-gen-DRENCH / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌdrɛntʃ)
hwer-hwette
hwer-hwette, f.n: a cucumber. (HWER-HWEH-tuh / ˈhwɛɹ-ˌhwɛ-tə)
Hwerhwettan gesihþ on swefnum untrumnysse getācnaþ – Leechbook III
(If a man sees in dreams a cucumber it betokens illness)
Old English Wordhord 