healf-eald, adj: half-grown, of middle age. (HEY-alf-EH-ald)
Category Archives: measuring
gelm
gelm, m.n: a handful. (YELM)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on yelms, centaury, and ocular mistiness. Read it on Patreon.
hwīlwend-līc
hwīlwend-līc, adj: temporary, lasting only for a time, not eternal. (H’WEEL-wend-LEECH)
tæl-mearc
tæl-mearc, f.n: date (in context of time/calendars). (TAL-MEH-ark)
For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, see the most popular Old English words for 2019. Read it on Patreon.
rīm
rīm, n.n: number; a sum or aggregate of units; a collection of persons or things; a reckoning or calculation. (REEM)
fela
fela, adj: many, much, very. (FELL-ah)
six
six, n/adj/num: six. (SIX)
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stæpe
stæpe, m.n: a step, pace (lit. and fig.); stepping, going; a step, that on which the foot may be placed; a degree. (STAP-eh)
worn
worn, m.n: a swarm, band, flock, crowd, multitude, many, a great number, a great quantity. (WORN)
endleofan
endleofan, n/adj/numeral: 11. (END-lay-ov-on)
Endleofan and the demogorgon from the medieval epic ‘Stranger þings’. Variation on the Welles Apocalypse, c. 1310. British Library, Royal MS. 15 D.ii, f. 156r. See the original on the British Library website.
