byldan

byldan, wk.v: to make bold, to animate, instigate, exhort, encourage, confirm. (BULL-dahn / ˈbɝl-dan)

gnagan

gnagan, str.v: to gnaw, bite. (G’NAH-gahn / ˈgna-gan)

blǣd, m.n: blowing, breath, breathing; glory, prosperity. (BLADD / ˈblæːd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 9th (and final!) instalment of Judith (The Victory). Listen to and read it on Patreon.

smēaþancolness, f.n: exactness, strictness. (SMAY-ah-THAN-koll-ness / ˈsmeːa-ˌθan-kɔl-nɛs)

mere-wīf, n.n: ‘mere-woman’, ‘water-woman’. (MEH-ruh-WEEF / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌwiːf)

heoru-wearg, m.n: savage felon or outlaw, fierce outcast. (HEH-or-uh-WEH-arg / ˈhɛɔ-ɹʌ-ˌwɛaɹg)

scip, n.n: ship. (SHIP / ˈʃɪp )

land-būness, f.n: a settlement, colony. (LAHND-BOO-ness / ˈland-ˌbuː-nɛs)

wyn-drēam, m.n: joyful sound, jubilation. (WUEN-DRAY-ahm / ˈwyn-ˌdreːam)

hrēþ, m.n: glory, victory. (HRAITH / ˈhreːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 8th instalment of Judith (The Victory). Listen to and read it on Patreon.