Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Navigation

Skip to content
  • About
  • Linktree
  • Books
    • The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
    • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
    • Book Illustrations
  • App
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Merch
  • More content on Patreon
  • Goldgifa Page
  • Pronunciation
  • Not “Anglo-Saxon”
  • Medieval Resources

Category Archives: wordhord book

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

ort-geard

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

ort-geard, m.n: orchard. (ORT-YEH-ard / ˈɔrt-ˌjɛard)

Posted in places, trees + plants, wordhord book 4 Comments

cild

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

cild, n.n: child, infant. (CHILLD / ˈtʃɪld)

Today’s word is from goldgifa Michelle L. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Children playing a board game in the margins of a breviary. France (Paris), c. 1320-1325. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 2, f. 142. [blogs.getty.edu]

Posted in goldgifa's choice, people, wordhord book Leave a comment

earfoþ-hwīl

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

earfoþ-hwīl, f.n: a time of hardship. (EH-ar-voth-HWEEL / ˈɛar-vɔθ-ˌhwiːl)

Posted in time + seasons, wordhord book Leave a comment

fyrwit-georn

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

fyrwit-georn, adj: curious, inquisitive, eager for knowledge. (FUER-wit-YEH-orn / ˈfyr-wɪt-ˌjɛɔrn)

Posted in education + knowledge, wordhord book Leave a comment

āc

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

āc, m/f.n: oak, oak tree; name of the A-rune ᚪ. (AHK / ˈaːk)

Posted in runes, trees + plants, wordhord book Leave a comment

gafol-heord

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

gafol-heord, f.n: rented swarm of bees that is paid for in honey. (GA-voll-HEH-ord / ˈga-vɔl-ˌhɛɔrd)

Marginal bees in the Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. London, British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 204r. [bl.uk]

Posted in animals, wordhord book Leave a comment

bæcestre

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

bæcestre, f.n: a baker; (specifically) female baker. (BACK-es-truh / ˈbæ-kɛs-trə)

Detail of bread baking in a psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]
Posted in people, wordhord book Leave a comment

cū-horn

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cū-horn, m.n: a cow’s horn. (KOO-HORN / ˈkuː-ˌhɔrn)

Patrons, you have one week to send me your requests for Goldgifa Week! Find out more on Patreon.

Posted in animals, wordhord book Leave a comment

mōna

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

mōna, m/f.n: moon. (MO-na / ˈmoː-na)

Diagrams of the eclipse of the moon in Nicholas of Lynn’s Kalendarium. England, between 1386 and c. 1400. London, British Library, Arundel 347, f. 34r. [bl.uk]

Posted in deorhord book, wordhord book Leave a comment

leahter

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

leahter, m.n: sin, crime, vice. (LEH-ah-h’ter / ˈlɛax-tɛr)

Posted in wordhord book Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Find Posts

Support

Become a Goldgifa to support my work and read additional content.

  • Patreon

Follow

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
Download on the App Store

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Join 675 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...