mold-wyrm

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

mold-wyrm, m.n: an earthworm, a worm in the grave. [MOLD-WURM]

Two worms rising out of the soil in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 136r. [bestiary.ca]

Grēna-wīc

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

Grēna-wīc, n.n: a place name, Greenwich (near London); lit. ‘green dwelling-place’. [GRAY-na-weech]

hord-weorþung

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

hord-weorþung, f.n: honouring a person by bestowing treasure; treasure given to honour a person. [HORD-WAY-orth-ung]

fearh

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

fearh, m.n: a little pig, a farrow, litter. [FÆ-arh]

Livre de la chasse. France (Paris), c. 1406-1407. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.1044, f. 1v. [ica.themorgan.org] / via [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

mǣgsib-līc

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

mǣgsib-līc, adj: of kin, related. [MÆγ-sib-leech]

un-sceamig

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

un-sceamig, adj: not to be confounded, unabashed. [un-SHÆ-ah-meeγ]

mere-grota

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

mere-grota, m.n: a pearl. (MEH-ruh-GROT-ah / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌgrɔ-ta)

It’s Wordhord Wednesday #50 and in honour of the occasion, I’ve decided to make this particular post free for everyone to read. See ‘pearls, margaritas and giant grapes’ on Patreon.