cilic

cilic, m.n: garment made of hair, hair-shirt. (CHILL-itch / ˈtʃɪl-ɪtʃ)

ellen-axe

ellen-axe, f.n: elder ash(es), ash(es) of burnt elder-wood. (EL-len-AHK-suh / ˈɛl-lɛn-ˌak-sə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 3rd instalment of Judith: The Beheading. Read and hear it on Patreon.

gnornian, wk.v: to feel grief, regret; to feel or express discontent, murmur. (G’NOR-ni-yahn / ˈgnɔɹ-nɪ-an)

gaderung, f.n: a gathering, congregation, joining, council, assembly, crowd. (GAH-deh-rung / ˈga-dɛ-ɹʌŋ)

wārig, adj: stained with seaweed, dirty. (WAH-rih / ˈwaː-ɹɪj)

þignen, f.n: a female servant, female attendant, handmaid. (THIH-nen / ˈθɪj-nɛn)

ge-rȳman, wk.v: to extend, enlarge, make room, open, manifest, expand. (yeh-RUH-mahn / jɛ-ˈɹɝː-man)

lēhtan, v: to alleviate. (LAY-h’tahn / ˈleːh-tan)

æt-lǣdan, wk.v: to lead out, drive away. (at-LAD-ahn / æt-ˈlæː-dan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 2nd instalment of Judith: The Bedchamber. Read and hear it on Patreon.

rād, f.n: riding, going on horseback or in a carriage; an expedition on horseback; a road; name of the R-rune ᚱ. (RAHD / ˈɹaːd)