lyft-floga

lyft-floga, m.n: flier in the air (dragon). (LUEFT-FLO-ga / ˈlyft-ˌflɔ-ga)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on lyftfloga, the scary ‘sky-winger’ in Beowulf. Hear me read from the poem on the Wordhord Patreon page.

fugel

fugel, m.n: bird, fowl. (FUH-yell / ˈfʌ-jɛl)

lyft-wynn, f.n: the pleasantness of the air (air-joy). (LUEFT-WUN / ˈlyft-ˌwyn)

līg-draca, m.n: ‘flame-dragon’, fire-breathing dragon. (LEE-DRAH-ka / ˈliːj-ˌdra-ka)

end-wærc, n.n: a pain in the buttocks. (END-WAERK / ˈɛnd-ˌwærk)

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.

scyte-finger, m.n: index finger (shooting-finger or arrow-finger). (SHUE-tuh-FING-ger / ˈʃy-tə-ˌfɪŋ-gər)

wīd-wegas, m.n (plural): ‘wide-ways’, distant regions, regions far and wide. (WEED-WEH-gahs / ˈwiːd-ˌwɛ-gas)

lencten, m.n: spring, Lent. (LENK-ten / ˈlɛnk-tɛn)

February 7th is the first day of spring in early medieval England.

gafol-fisc, m.n: fish paid as toll or tribute. (GA-voll-FISH / ˈga-vɔl-ˌfɪʃ)