un-nīþing

un-nīþing, m.n: not a rascal, an honest man. (UN-NEE-thing / ˈʌn-ˌniː-θɪŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post includes some book news and personal news. Read it on Patreon.

ceorl

ceorl, m.n: man (general term without reference to a particular social class); peasant; member of the lowest class of free men. (CHEH-orl / ˈtʃɛɔrl)

cnafa, m.n: boy or youth. (K’NAH-va / ˈkna-va)

frum-bearn, n.n: a firstborn. (FRUM-BEH-arn / ˈfrʌm-ˌbɛarn)

sot-mann, m.n: a foolish person. (SOT-mahn / ˈsɔt-man)

eorl, m.n: nobleman, warrior. (EH-orl / ˈɛɔrl)

heofon-waru, f.n: the community of heaven, heavenly host, inhabitants of heaven, heaven-dwellers. (HEH-ov-on-WA-ruh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwa-rʌ)

gold-smiþ, m.n: goldsmith. (GOLD-SMITH / ˈgɔld-ˌsmɪθ)

nefene, f.n: niece. (NEH-ven-uh / ˈnɛ-vɛ-nə)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: Beowulf vs. Grendel’s mother. Read/hear it on Patreon.

lēasere, m.n: liar, deceitful person; buffoon, jester; a member of a bodyguard or retinue; guard, officer. (LAY-ah-zeh-ruh / ˈleːa-zɛ-rə)