ūht-sceaþa

ūht-sceaþa, m.n: one who robs in the time just before dawn. (OO’HT-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈuːxt-ˌʃɛa-θa)

lyft-floga

lyft-floga, m.n: flier in the air (dragon). (LUEFT-FLO-ga / ˈlyft-ˌflɔ-ga)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on lyftfloga, the scary ‘sky-winger’ in Beowulf. Hear me read from the poem on the Wordhord Patreon page.

nā-hwǣrn, adv: nowhere. (NA-hwaern / ˈnaː-hwæːrn)

þēotan, str.v: to howl like a wolf. (THAY-oh=tahn / ˈθeːɔ-tan)

un-samwrǣde, adj: not united, opposed, contrary. (UN-SAHM-wrae-duh / ˈʌn-ˌsam-wræː-də)

worþ, m/f.n: an enclosed place; an enclosed homestead, a habitation with surrounding land. (WORTH / ˈwɔrθ)

of-hyngrod, adj: very hungry. (OFF-HUENG-grod / ˈɔf-ˌhyŋ-grɔd)

snoffa, m.n: nausea. (SNOFF-ah / ˈsnɔ-fa)

wōþ-bora, m.n: a (good) speaker, orator, poet, prophet, philosopher. (WOATH-BO-ra / ˈwoːθ-ˌbɔra)

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I’m reading from The Phoenix. Hear it on my Patreon page.

anxsumnes, f.n: anxiety. (AHNK-sum-ness / ˈank-sʌm-nɛs)