þēod-loga

þēod-loga, m.n: an arch-impostor, a great liar. (THAY-od-LOG-ah / ˈθeːɔd-ˌlɔ-ga)

benc-sittend

benc-sittend, m.n: ‘bench-sitter’, someone who sits on a bench (perhaps a guest or retainer). (BENCH-SIT-tend / ˈbɛntʃ-ˌsɪt-tɛnd)

fugelere, m.n: a fowler. (FUH-yeh-leh-ruh / ˈfʌ-jɛ-lɛ-rə)

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.

umbor, n.n: a child. (UM-bor / ˈʌm-bɔr)

costnigend, m.n: a tempter. (KOST-ni-yend / ˈkɔst-nɪ-jɛnd)

līf-getwinnan, pl.m.n: twins. (LEEV-yeh-TWIN-on / ˈliːv-jɛ-ˌtwɪ-nan)

Hear about horn-fish in this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Listen to me read from the Old English poem Andreas on Patreon.

wæter-berend, m.n: a water-bearer. (WAE-ter-BEH-rend / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

strǣl-bora, m.n: an archer. (STRAEL-BOR-ah / ˈstɹæːl-ˌbɔ-ɹa)

þrowend, m.n: scorpion; martyr; Thrond (member of a people in northern Norway). (THRO-wend / ˈθrɔ-wɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the double meaning of þrowend. Read it on Patreon.