þēod-wīga

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

þēod-wīga, m.n: a mighty warrior. (THAY-odd-WEE-ga / ˈθeːɔd-ˌwiː-ga)

gold-gifa

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

gold-gifa, m.n: a gold-giver, giver of gold or wealth, a generous lord or king. (GOLD-YIV-ah / ˈgɔld-ˌjɪ-va)

I’ve filled the Wordhord with 1000+ words for over 2.5 years, and I want to try something new to help me keep it going. If you’d like to be a Wordhord Gold-gifa, here’s the link to my Patreon page. Every month will have a gold-gifa week when you have the chance to pick the Old English words of the day.

wīf

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

wīf, n.n: woman, female; married woman, wife. (WEEF / ˈwiːf)

mary — The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, from a French Book of Hours. Bibliotheque Renaissance de Nancy, MS 1874. Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.

diācon

Posted on August 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

diācon, m.n: a deacon. (DIH-ah-kon / ˈdɪ-aː-kɔn)

St Lawrence, from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, a Book of Hours produced in the Netherlands c. 1440.

dȳrling

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

dȳrling, m.n: a darling. (DUER-ling / ˈdyːr-lɪŋ)

ān-stapa

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

ān-stapa, m.n: lone wanderer. (AHN-STAH-pa / ˈaːn-ˌsta-pa)

cempa

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

cempa, m.n: a soldier, warrior. (CHEM-pa / ˈtʃɛm-pa)

Today is the feast day of St George.

george — St George. Missel romain. Northern Italy (Bologna), 1373. Avignon, BM, MS. 136, f. 236. Image of Institut de recherche et d’histoire des textes – CNRS.

hearding

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

hearding, m.n: a brave man, warrior, hero. (HEH-ar-ding / ˈhɛaɹ-dɪŋ)

irþling

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

irþling, m.n: ploughman, farmer. (IRTH-ling / ˈɪɾθ-lɪŋ)

þegen

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

þegen, m.n: thane, servant, retainer, follower. (THEH-yuhn / ˈθɛ-jən)

Today is the Feast of St Matthew, the “Saviour’s thane” (nergendes þegen).

matthew — From The Getty Iris: St Matthew, about 1120-1140, Helmarshausen, Germany, from Gospel Book. The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig II 3, fols 9v-10.