nafel-sceaft

nafel-sceaft, f.n: the navel. (NA-vell-SHEH-aft / ˈna-vɛl-ˌʃɛaft)

efen-gemæcca

efen-gemæcca, m.n: a companion, husband; an equal, fellow, consort. (EH-ven-yeh-MACK-kah / ˈɛ-vɛn-jɛ-ˌmæk-ka)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on foul stenches. Read it on Patreon.

fūl-stincende, adj: foul-smelling, stinking. (FOOL-STIN-chen-duh / ˈfuːl-ˌstɪn-tʃɛn-də)

ȳþ-lāf, f.n: the shore left bare by the waves. (UETH-LAHF / ˈyːθ-ˌlaːf)

brȳd-ealo, n.n: a bride-ale, bride or marriage feast. (BRUED-EH-ah-loh / ˈbryːd-ˌɛa-lɔ)

ūht-sceaþa, m.n: one who robs in the time just before dawn. (OO’HT-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈuːxt-ˌʃɛa-θa)

lyft-floga, m.n: flier in the air (dragon). (LUEFT-FLO-ga / ˈlyft-ˌflɔ-ga)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on lyftfloga, the scary ‘sky-winger’ in Beowulf. Hear me read from the poem on the Wordhord Patreon page.

cracettan, wk.v: to croak. (KRA-cheh-tahn / ˈkra-tʃɛ-tan)

lyft-wynn, f.n: the pleasantness of the air (air-joy). (LUEFT-WUN / ˈlyft-ˌwyn)

ungemet-hleahtor, m.n: immoderate laughter. (UN-yeh-met-H’LEH-ah-tor / ˈʌn-jɛ-mɛt-ˌhlɛax-tɔr)