Category Archives: hord highlights

hyge-gār

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

hyge-gār, m.n: wile, device (lit. ‘mind-arrow’ or ‘mind-dart’). (HUH-yeh-GAR)

ēar-gespeca

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēar-gespeca, m.n: an ear-speaker, a whisperer. (AY-ar-yeh-SPEH-ka)

mere-torht

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

mere-torht, adj: sea-bright (an epithet for morning). (MEH-reh-TOR-h’t)

sund-hengest

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

sund-hengest, m.n: ‘sea-horse’, i.e. a ship. (SUND-HENG-gest / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

frēond-lufu

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

frēond-lufu, f.n: friendship, love. (FRAY-ond-LUH-vuh / ˈfreːɔnd-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

hēaðu-sigel

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

hēaðu-sigel, m.n: the sun (lit. sea-sun, perhaps from seeing the sunrise or set over the sea). (HAY-ah-thuh-SI-yell)

ofer-gedrync

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

ofer-gedrync, n.n: excessive drinking or feasting. (OH-ver-yeh-DRUNCH / ˈɔ-vɛɹ-jɛ-ˌdɹɝntʃ)

þanc-word

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

þanc-word, n.n: a word of thanks. (THONK-word)

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, hear some of the Christmas story in Old English. Listen on Patreon.

tungol-gimm

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

tungol-gimm, m.n: a starry gem, a star. (TUNG-goll-YIM / ˈtʌŋ-gɔl-ˌjɪm)

sib-gesihþ

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

sib-gesihþ, f.n: a vision of peace (the literal translation of hierosolyma), the city of Jerusalem. (SIB-yeh-SIH’th)

The Hague Map of Jerusalem in a picture bible. France (St. Omer), c. 1190-1200. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 5, f. 1r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]