Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Navigation

Skip to content
  • About
  • Linktree
  • Books
    • The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
    • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
    • Book Illustrations
  • App
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Merch
  • More content on Patreon
  • Goldgifa Page
  • Pronunciation
  • Not “Anglo-Saxon”
  • Medieval Resources

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

grāpigendlīc

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

grāpigendlīc, adj: tangible. (GRAH-pih-yend-leech / ˈgraː-pɪ-jɛnd-liːtʃ)

Posted in etc Leave a comment

cicen

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

cicen, n.n: a chicken, chick. (CHIH-chen / ˈtʃɪ-tʃɛn)

Tacuinum sanitatis. Italy, c. 1390. Vienna Austrian National Library, Cod. Vindob. P. 2644, fol. 65r. [brandenburg1260.de]
Posted in animals Leave a comment

cū-bȳre

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-bȳre, m.n: a cow-byre, cow-shed. (KOO-BUE-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbyː-rə)

Posted in animals, places, wordhord book Leave a comment

mōd-wēn

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

mōd-wēn, f.n: hope entertained by the mind. (MOAD-WAIN / ˈmoːd-ˌweːn)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post I ponder prefixes, puzzling about ‘about’. Read it on Patreon.

Posted in body + health, emotions Leave a comment

niht-nihstig

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

niht-nihstig, adj: fasting for a night. (NI’HT-NI’H-stih / ˈnɪxt-ˌnɪx-stɪj)

Posted in food + drink Leave a comment

wīn-tunne

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

wīn-tunne, f.n: a wine cask. (WEEN-TUN-nuh / ˈwiːn-ˌtʌn-nə)

Posted in food + drink Leave a comment

geohsa

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

geohsa, m.n: hiccup; sob, sobbing. (YEH-o-h’sa / ˈjɛɔh-sa)

Patrons, you have one week to send me your requests for Goldgifa Week! Find out more on Patreon.

Posted in emotions, sounds + music Leave a comment

ymb-spenning

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

ymb-spenning, f.n: allurement, enticement. (UMB-SPEN-ning / ˈɝmb-ˌspɛn-nɪŋ)

Posted in etc Leave a comment

snōd

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

snōd, f.n: snood, headdress. (SNOAD / ˈsnoːd)

Posted in deorhord book, things to wear Leave a comment

of-tredan

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

of-tredan, str.v: to tread down, trample upon, injure or destroy by treading. (off-TREH-dahn / ɔf-ˈtrɛ-dan)

Posted in etc Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Find Posts

Support

Become a Goldgifa to support my work and read additional content.

  • Patreon

Follow

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
Download on the App Store

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Join 683 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...