wuldor

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

wuldor, f.n: glory. (WUL-dor / ˈwʌl-dɔr)

māðum-gifu

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

māðum-gifu, f.n: a costly gift. [MAH-thum-YI-voo]

sweord-gifu

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

sweord-gifu, f.n: gift of a sword. [SWAY-ord-YI-voo]

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, discover the most popular Old English words of the day for 2017! Visit my page on Patreon.

0103 sweordgifu

Tours, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0008, fol. 283r. (Thanks to @Giovanni_Lido for identifying!) [enluminures.culture.fr]

wundor-gifu

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

wundor-gifu, f.n: wondrous gift. (WUN-dor-YIV-uh / ˈwʌn-dɔr-ˌjɪ-vʌ)

hyht-gifu

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

hyht-gifu, f.n: a gift which causes hope or joy. [HIHT-YI-voo]

bēah-gifu

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Hana Videen

bēah-gifu, f.n: a ring-gift, distribution of rings or bracelets. (BAY-ah-YIV-uh / ˈbeːax-ˌjɪ-vʌ)

Hoard gold rings found at Leeds, West Yorkshire. Photo by portableantiquities on Flickr, 19 July 2012 (CC BY 2.0). [commons.wikimedia.org]

ēad-gifu

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

ēad-gifu, f.n: blessed grace, gift of blessedness. [AY-ahd-YI-voo]

sundor-gifu

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

sundor-gifu, f.n: a special gift or grace, prerogative, privilege. (SUN-dor-YIV-uh / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌjɪ-vʌ)

wōþ-gifu

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

wōþ-gifu, f.n: the gift of song. [WOATH-YI-voo]

1228 wothgifu

Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis. France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny), late 12th to early 13th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 17716, f. 9r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

frēot-gifu

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

frēot-gifu, f.n: the gift of freedom, emancipation, manumission. [FRAY-ot-YI-voo]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ᚷ, the gift rune. See it on Patreon.