searu-nīþ

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

searu-nīþ, m.n: hostility to which effect is given by treachery, crafty enmity; martial strife, the strife of armed men, battle. (SEH-ah-ruh-NEETH / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌniːθ)

gif-stōl

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

gif-stōl, m.n: ‘gift-seat’, the seat from which gifts are distributed, the throne. (YIF-STOAL / ˈjɪf-ˌstoːl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man in a robe with crosses on it sitting on a bench on a dais in a fancy building; a haloed bird appears to whisper something in his ear and two men kiss his feet. — Regularis Concordia, St Dunstan enthroned; England (Canterbury?), c. 1120; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius A. iii, f. 8r. [blogs.bl.uk]

mēting

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

mēting, f.n: a painting, picture. (MAY-ting / ˈmeː-tɪŋ)

friþ-georn

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

friþ-georn, adj: eager for peace; peaceable, peace-making. (FRITH-YEH-orn / ˈfrɪθ-ˌjɛɔrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on loaves, baskets and watery places. Read it on Patreon.

sib-gedryht

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

sib-gedryht, f.n: a band of kinsmen. (SIB-yeh-DRUE’HT / ˈsɪb-jɛ-ˌdryxt)

healdend

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

healdend, m.n: protector, guardian, ruler. (HEH-all-dend / ˈhɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a a bearded king wearing a large crown and fancy robes, holding a branch in one hand and gesturing with the other, a scroll stretched in front of him. — Regularis Concordia; England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A. iii, f. 2v. [bl.uk]

wæterig

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

wæterig, adj: watery. (WAE-teh-rih / ˈwæ-tɛ-rɪj)

stund

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

stund, f.n: time, hour; the time appointed for a particular action. (STUND / ˈstʌnd)

a-rēosan

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

a-rēosan, str.v: to fall down, perish. (ah-RAY-oh-zahn / a-ˈreːɔ-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of a man tumbling head-first out of a rather abstract-looking tree. — Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 63v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]

lǣrnes

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣrnes, f.n: emptiness (of the stomach). (LAER-ness / ˈlæːr-nɛs)

Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day