friþ-candel, f.n: ‘peace-candle’, the sun. (FRITH-KAHN-dell / ˈfrɪθ-ˌkan-dɛl)
gūþ-floga
gūþ-floga, m.n: one that flies to battle, a dragon. (GOOTH-FLO-ga)
Alexander the Great battling winged dragons with emeralds in their foreheads. Le livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre. France (Paris), c. 1420-c. 1425. British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 73r. [blogs.bl.uk]
lēod-rūne
lēod-rūne, f.n: incantation, enchantment. (LAY-odd-ROO-nuh / ˈleːɔd-ˌruː-nə)
weol-dēaþ
weol-dēaþ, m.n: a violent death. (WAY-ol-DAY-ath)
Evil Merodach cutting his father’s body into 300 pieces. Speculum humanae salvationis. France, 1462. Lyon, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 245, f. 145r. [numelyo.bm-lyon.fr]
niht-scūa
niht-scūa, m.n: the darkness, shades of night. (NI’HT-SHOO-ah)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on”shelter-feathers” and an annoying story from Genesis. Read it on Patreon.
hlēow-feðer
hlēow-feðer, f.n: a sheltering wing. (HLAY-oh-FETH-er)
Turtledove from the Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 44r. [bestiary.ca]
pleg-stōw
pleg-stōw, f.n: a place for play, a gymnasium, wrestling-place, amphitheatre. (PLAY-stoh)
fēðe-gang
fēðe-gang, m.n: a foot-journey. (FAITH-eh-GAHNG)
Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni). Italy (Siena or Cortona), c. 1433–1435. Maitland F. Griggs Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]
wrenc
wrenc, m.n: a trick, artifice, wile, stratagem; a modulation of the voice. (WRENCH / ˈwɹɛntʃ)
cnucel
cnucel, m.n: a knuckle, joint. (K’NUCK’ell)
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