ambyht-secg

ambyht-secg, m.n: an official man, a messenger, ambassador. [AHM-buht-SEDGE]

amel

amel, m.n: a vessel for holy water. [AH-mell]

Book of Hours, ram, with situla, sprinkling holy water with an aspergillum. Walters Art Museum, MS. W.102, f. 80r. [flickr.com]

undern, m.n: the time between sunrise and midday, morning. (UN-dern / ˈʌn-dɛrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dragon’s blood. Read it on Patreon.

mōnaþ-blōd, n.n: menstruation, ‘month-blood’. [MO-nath-BLOD]

sniring, n: a sharp rock. [SNIR-ing]

nāwiht-fremmend, m.n: one who does evil. [NAH-wiht-FREM-mend]

naca, m.n: a boat, ship. (NAH-ka / ˈna-ka)

glōmung, f.n: twilight, gloaming. [GLO-mung]

dracan blōd, n.n: dragon’s blood, a pigment obtained from the dragon’s blood-tree. [DRA-kahn BLOD]

un-wemme, adj: spotless, without blemish or defect, uninjured; (moral sense) undefiled, pure, immaculate. [un-WEM-meh]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ‘hoard-honouring’ in Beowulf. Read it (and hear it) on Patreon.