Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Navigation

Skip to content
  • About
  • Linktree
  • Books
    • The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
    • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
    • Book Illustrations
  • App
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Merch
  • More content on Patreon
  • Goldgifa Page
  • Pronunciation
  • Not “Anglo-Saxon”
  • Medieval Resources

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

candel-trēow

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

candel-trēow, n.n: a candlestick with branches, candelabrum (lit. candle-tree). (KAHN-dell-TRAY-oh / ˈkan-dɛl-ˌtreːɔw)

Posted in etc Leave a comment

hran-fisc

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

hran-fisc, m.n: whale. (HRAWN-FISH / ˈhɹan-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a boat carrying three men on the back of a giant fish-eating whale.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 86v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
Posted in animals, water Leave a comment

lēan-gifa

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

lēan-gifa, m.n: one who gives recompense or reward. (LAY-ahn-YIH-va / ˈleːan-ˌjɪ-va)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a tale of two philosophers. Read it on Patreon.

Posted in people Leave a comment

hring-finger

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

hring-finger, m.n: ring finger. (H’RING-FING-ger / ˈhrɪŋ-ˌfiŋ-gər)

Gold ring, with runes inscribed around the outside.
Gold finger-ring, engraved with runes. England (Cumbria), 8th-10th century. British Museum OA.10262. [britishmuseum.org]
Posted in body + health, wordhord book Leave a comment

middel-finger

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

middel-finger, m.n: middle finger. (MID-dell-FING-ger / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌfiŋ-gər)

Posted in body + health, wordhord book Leave a comment

gryrran

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

gryrran, v: to gnash, chatter (of teeth). (GRUR-rahn / ˈgɹɝɹ-ɹan)

Posted in body + health, sounds + music Leave a comment

pott

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

pott, m.n: a pot. (POT / ˈpɔt)

Cooking pot with everted rim, made of brown clay with white flecks of shell mixed in.
Late Saxon cooking pot. England, 850-1000. British Museum 1854,1130.105. [britishmuseum.org]
Posted in arts + crafts, food + drink Leave a comment

ār-weorþ

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

ār-weorþ, adj: honourable, venerable. (AR-WEH-orth / ˈaːɹ-ˌwɛɔɹθ)

Posted in etc Leave a comment

ūþ-witigung

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

ūþ-witigung, f.n: the study of philosophy, philosophy. (OOTH-WIH-tih-gung / ˈuːθ-ˌwɪ-tɪ-gʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting in a wooden chair, holding a book open on the desk in front of him, while five other men hold their own books and listen to him attentively.
Boethius, On the Consolation of Philosophy. Italy(?), 1385. Glasgow University Library, MS Hunter 374 (V.1.11), f. 4r. [wikipedia.org]
Posted in education + knowledge Leave a comment

un-gnīðe

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-gnīðe, adj: not scanty, liberal, abundant. (un-G’NEE-theh / ʌn-ˈgniː-θɛ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on noble smells to live by. Read it on Patreon.

Posted in measuring Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Find Posts

Support

Become a Goldgifa to support my work and read additional content.

  • Patreon

Follow

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
Download on the App Store

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Old English Wordhord
      • Join 683 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...