ides

ides, f.n: woman; young woman, virgin; wife; woman of high standing, noblewoman. (IH-dess / ˈɪ-dɛs)

It’s International Women’s Day.

For today’s Wordhord Wednesday post I’m reading from The Rune Poem — the ‘ice’ rune. Listen on my Patreon page.

swīn-hirde

swīn-hirde, m.n: a swine-herd. (SWEEN-HIR-duh / ˈswiːn-ˌhɪɹ-də)

ǣ-lādtēow, n: a legislator. (AE-LAHD-tay-oh / ˈæː-ˌlaːd-teːɔw)

cræt-wīsa, m.n: a charioteer. (KRAET-WEE-za / ˈkræt-ˌwiː-za)

mōdor, f.n: mother. (MOH-dor / ˈmoː-dɔr)

here-numa, m.n: a captive, prisoner of war. (HEH-ruh-NUH-ma / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌnʌ-ma)

Peohtas, pl.m.n: the Picts. (PEH-o’h-tas / ˈpɛɔx-tas)

wīn-tæppere, m.n: a wine-seller, tavern-keeper. (WEEN-TAE-peh-ruh / ˈwiːn-ˌtæ-pɛ-rə)

eges-grime, n: a witch, sorceress; a creature that has assumed a horrible form, a spectre. (EH-yes-GRIM-uh / ˈɛ-jɛs-ˌgɹɪ-mə)

Happy Halloween!

swēor, m.n: a father-in-law; sometimes used to translate the word “cousin”. (SWAY-or / ˈsweːɔr)