lēaf-helmig

lēaf-helmig, adj: having a leafy top. [LAY-ahv-HEL-miγ]

Historia plantarum. Italy (Milan), c. 1395-1400. Rome, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 459, p. 212, via World Digital Library. [wdl.org]

hām-sīþ

hām-sīþ, m.n: a journey home. [HAHM-seeth]

flǣsc-hord, n.n: ‘flesh-hoard’, the body. (FLASH-HORD / ˈflæːʃ-ˌhɔrd)

cræft-glēaw, adj: sage-minded, science-learned. [KRÆFT-glay-aw]

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I read excerpts from Beowulf in a voice I hope is hādor. Read and listen on Patreon.

hādor, n/adj: the clear, serene sky; clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. (HA-dor / ˈhaː-dɔɹ)

wyrt-stenc, m.n: scent from a plant. (WUERT-STENCH / ˈwyrt-ˌstɛntʃ)

gærs-stapa, m.n: locust (grass-stepper). (GARZ-STAH-pa / ˈgærz-ˌsta-pa)

mere-candel, f.n: ‘sea-candle’, the sun. (MEH-ruh-KAHN-dell / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌkan-dɛl)

sunn-beorht, adj: ‘sun-bright’, bright with sunshine. (SUN-BEH-orh’t / ˈsʌn-ˌbɛɔrxt)

ȳþ-mearh, m.n: ship (wave-steed). (UETH-MEH-ar’h / ˈyːθ-ˌmɛarx)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on these “wave-horses”. See it on Patreon.