winter-hūs, n.n: a winter-house, house to live in in winter. [WIN-ter-HOOS]
ymbren-dæg
ymbren-dæg, m.n: an Ember-day (the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday between the third and fourth Sundays of Advent). (UM-bren-DAIE)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the etymology of Ember-days. Read it on Patreon.
hop-steort
hop-steort, m.n: the train of a dress. [HOP-STEH-ort]
The Marriage. Nicolo da Bologna. Italy, 1350s. Washington (DC), National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, Miniatures 1975, no. 15. [nga.gov]
dæg-rēd
dæg-rēd, n.n: dawn, daybreak, early morning. (DAIE-RAID / ˈdæj-ˌreːd)
of-hrēosan
of-hrēosan, str.v: to overwhelm, cover, bury. [ov-HRAY-oh-zon]
rudduc
rudduc, m.n: a robin red-breast. [RUD-duck]
Marginal robin in the Sherbourne Missal. England (Sherbourne), c. 1400. British Library, Add. MS 59874, p. 382. [bl.uk] via [kateinneswriter.com]
winter-geweorp
winter-geweorp, n.n: a storm of snow or hail, wintry tempest. [WIN-ter-yeh-WEH-orp]
īs-ceald
īs-ceald, adj: ice-cold. [EEZ-CHEH-ald]
irþ-land
irþ-land, n.n: arable land. [IRTH-LOND]
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Tubalcain, master of smith-craft. Read it on Patreon.
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers. France, 1412-1416. Chantilly (France), Musée Condé, MS 65. R.M.N. / R.-G. Ojéda, Public Domain [commons.wikimedia.org]
morgen
morgen, m.n: morning. (MOR-gen / ˈmɔr-gɛn)
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