ilf, f.n: an elf. [ILF]
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wundrung
wundrung, f.n: wondering, wonder, admiration, astonishment; a wonderful sight, a spectacle. [WUN-drung]
Image of St Patrick – but where’s it from? Please comment if you know. Happy St Patrick’s Day!
sunn-bearu
sunn-bearu, m.n: a sunny grove. [SUN-BEH-ah-roo]
efen-esne
efen-esne, m.n: a fellow servant. [EH-ven-EZ-neh]
spell-bōc
spell-bōc, f.n: a book of homilies. [SPELL-BOK]
For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, take a closer look at this Old English manuscript. Read my post on Patreon.
A much damaged folio from a book of Old English homilies, including the first series of Ælfric’s Catholic Homilies. England (south-east? south-west?), fourth quarter of the 10th century to first half of the 11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C V, fol. 5v. [bl.uk]
cyrten
cyrten, adj: beautiful, elegant; comely in person; fair. [KUR-ten]
tōr-begete
tōr-begete, adj: hard to get. [TOR-BEH-yeh-teh]
sælmerige
sælmerige, f.n: brine. [SÆL-MEH-ri-yeh]
A container of olives in pickling brine. De materia medica. Turkey (Istanbul), mid-10th century. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.652, fol. 226r. [ica.themorgan.org]
firen-cræft
firen-cræft, m.n: a sinful craft, wickedness. [FIR-en-KRÆFT]
toren-īge
toren-īge, adj: blear-eyed. [TOR-en-EE-yeh]
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