āc, m/f.n: oak, oak tree; the name of the A-rune ᚪ. (AHK)
Category Archives: language + writing
stunt-wyrde
stunt-wyrde, adj: using foolish words, foolish in speech. (STUNT-wur-deh)
gramatisc-cræft
gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRAM-a-tish-KRAFT)
þanc-word
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.
hālgung-bōc
hālgung-bōc, f.n: a benedictional, a book containing a collection of benedictions or blessings. (HALL-gung-BOAK)
mis-cweðan
mis-cweðan, str.v: to speak amiss or incorrectly. (mis-KWETH-on)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ‘sowl’. Read it on Patreon.
Les grandes Chroniques de France. France, 15th century. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 2609, f. 137r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
folc-cwide
folc-cwide, m.n: a popular saying. (FOLK-kwid-eh)
word-cwide
word-cwide, m.n: a saying, words; speech, language. (WORD-cwid-eh)
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Cristes bōc
Cristes bōc, f.n: Christ’s book, the gospel (an account of Jesus’s life and teachings). [KRIST-ess BOAK]
Lindisfarne Gospels, the beginning of St Matthew’s Gospel. England (Lindisfarne), late 7th or early 8th century. British Library, Cotton Nero D. IV, f. 27r. [bl.uk]
