scenc

scenc, m.n: a draught, cup. (SHENCH / ˈʃɛntʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on scenc and pronouncing c in Old English. Read it on Patreon.

hwæles ēðel

hwæles ēðel, compound: ‘whale’s home’, the ocean. (H’WAL-uz-AY-thell / ˈhwæ-ləz-ˌeː-θɛl)

For more on medieval whales, check out my other blog, Dēor-hord, the medieval and modern bestiary!

ȳþ-lida, m.n: ship (wave-traverser). (UETH-LI-da / ˈyːθ-ˌlɪ-da)

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

wolcen-faru, f.n: passing of clouds, moving clouds. (WOL-kun-FAH-ruh / ˈwɔl-kən-ˌfa-rʌ)

līf-wynn, f.n: pleasure or joy of life. (LEEV-WUEN / ˈliːv-ˌwyn)

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.

lēo, m.n: a lion, lioness. (LAY-oh / ˈleːɔ)

ranc-strǣt, f.n: ‘proud-road’, ‘bold-road’ (definition uncertain). (RAHNK-STRAT / ˈrank-ˌstræːt)

frēogan, wk.v: to free, make free; to honour, like, love. (FRAY-o-gahn / ˈfreːɔ-gan)