here-word, n.n: praise, acclaim, approbation. (HEH-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌwɔrd)
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heoru-word
heoru-word, n.n: hostile or cutting word (‘sword-word’). (HEH-oh-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌwɔrd)
The Menologium begins in this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Hear and read it on Patreon.
wamb
wamb, f.n: belly, stomach; womb. (WAHMB / ˈwamb)
lēac-weard
lēac-weard, m.n: gardener. (LAY-ock-WEH-ard / ˈleːak-ˌwɛard)
wuldor-cyning
wuldor-cyning, m.n: glory-king, God. (WUL-dor-KUE-ning / ˈwʌl-dɔr-ˌky-niŋ)
mearc-hof
mearc-hof, n.n: ‘mark-dwelling’, dwelling in the borderlands. (MEH-ark-HOFF / ˈmɛark-ˌhɔf)
þræc-hwīl
þræc-hwīl, f.n: time of suffering, hard time. (THRACK-HWEEL / ˈθræk-ˌhwiːl)
gafol-tȳning
gafol-tȳning, f.n: fence materials paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-TUE-ning / ˈga-vɔl-ˌtyː-nɪŋ)
sundor
sundor, adv: apart, aloof, by one’s self; in a manner different from others. (SUN-dor / ˈsʌn-dɔr)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on domne, dryhten and hlaford, the lords and ladies of Old English. Read it on Patreon.
āþ-loga
āþ-loga, m.n: perjurer. (ATH-LOG-ah / ˈaːθ-ˌlɔ-ga)