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gongel-wæfre

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

gongel-wæfre, f.n: spider (walker-weaver). (GONG-gell-WAV-ruh / ˈgɔŋ-gɛl-ˌwæv-rə)

ēalā

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēalā, interjection: Oh! (AY-ah-la / ˈeːa-laː)

dūru-weard

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūru-weard, m.n: a door-keeper. (DOO-ruh-WEH-ard / ˈduː-rʌ-ˌwɛard)

un-āsecgendlīc

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

un-āsecgendlīc, adj: beyond the powers of language to describe, unspeakable, ineffable; not proper to tell, not to be told. (UN-ah-SEDGE-end-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌsɛdʒ-ɛnd-liːtʃ)

æsc

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

æsc, m.n: ash, ash tree; name of the Æ-rune ᚫ; a light, swift ship. (ASH / ˈæʃ)

word-snotor

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

word-snotor, adj: ‘word-wise’, wise in speech. (WORD-SNOT-or / ˈwɔrd-ˌsnɔ-tɔr)

wyrd-writere

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyrd-writere, m.n: one who writes an account of events, historian, historiographer. (WUERD-WRI-teh-ruh / ˈwyrd-ˌwrɪ-tɛ-rə)

grǣg-hama

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

grǣg-hama, n/adj: ‘grey-covering’ or ‘grey-cloaked’, possibly a wolf, bird, spear or chain mail. (GRAIE-HA-ma / ˈgræːj-ˌha-ma)

hālga

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

hālga, m.n: saint. (HALL-ga / ˈhaːl-ga)

Happy St Patrick’s Day — wear medieval blue today!

druncen-lǣwe

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

druncen-lǣwe, adj: drunk (drink-weakened). (DRUNK-en-LAE-wuh / ˈdrʌnk-ɛn-ˌlæː-wə)