Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Navigation

Skip to content
  • About
  • Linktree
  • Books
    • The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
    • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
    • Book Illustrations
  • App
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Merch
  • More content on Patreon
  • Goldgifa Page
  • Pronunciation
  • Not “Anglo-Saxon”
  • Medieval Resources

Category Archives: measuring

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

hundtwentig-wintre

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

hundtwentig-wintre, adj: 120 years old (lit. 120 winters). [HUND-TWEN-teeγ-WIN-treh]

Posted in measuring Leave a comment

winter-gerīm

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

winter-gerīm, n.n: numbering by years; a number of years. [WIN-ter-yeh-REEM]

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday: morning-terror, a cautionary tale about drinking. Read it on Patreon.

Posted in measuring, time + seasons Leave a comment

winter-getæl

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

winter-getæl, n.n: a number of years. [WIN-ter-yuh-TÆL]

Posted in measuring, time + seasons Leave a comment

heolor-bledu

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

heolor-bledu, f.n: the scale of a balance. (HEH-ol-or-BLEH-duh / ˈhɛɔ-lɔr-ˌblɛ-dʌ)

0725 heolorbledu
Libra as a man holding balancing scales in a 13th-century Psalter. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS B.11.4, f. v recto. [trin-sites-pub.trin.cam.ac.uk]
Posted in measuring Leave a comment

winter-stund

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-stund, f.n: a year’s space. (WIN-ter-STUND / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-ˌstʌnd)

Posted in measuring, time + seasons Leave a comment

scortlīce

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

scortlīce, adv: (of time) shortly, before long, soon; (of speech) shortly, briefly, compendiously. (SHORT-LEE-chuh / ˈʃɔrt-ˌliː-tʃə)

And for this week’s Wordhord Wednesday: paying your taxes…with fish. Read it on Patreon.

Posted in measuring, time + seasons Leave a comment

gǣr-getal

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

gǣr-getal, n.n: a tale of years, number of years. (GAER-yeh-TAHL / ˈgæːr-jɛ-ˌtal)

Posted in measuring, time + seasons Leave a comment

pening-weorþ

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

pening-weorþ, n.n: a penny-worth. (PEH-ning-WEH-orth / ˈpɛ-nɪŋ-ˌwɛɔrθ)

Posted in measuring Leave a comment

dæg-fæsten

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæg-fæsten, n.n: a day’s fast. (DAIE-FAE-sten / ˈdæj-ˌfæ-stɛn)

Posted in food + drink, measuring Leave a comment

em-niht

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

em-niht, n.n: equal day and night, equinox. (EM-NI’HT / ˈɛm-ˌnɪht)

Diagram of the solstices and equinoxes. England, late twelfth century. Walters MS W.73, Cosmography.
Posted in measuring, time + seasons 3 Comments

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Find Posts

Support

Become a Goldgifa to support my work and read additional content.

  • Patreon

Follow

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
Download on the App Store

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Join 690 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...