hēafod-ling

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

hēafod-ling, m.n: an equal, a fellow, mate. (HAY-ah-vod-ling / ˈheːa-vɔd-lɪŋ)

bēo-brēad

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

bēo-brēad, n.n: royal jelly (‘bee-food’), the glandular secretion of worker bees used to feed larvae; (in some contexts) honeycomb. (BAY-oh-BRAY-ad / ˈbeːɔ-ˌbreːad)

dūst-scēawung

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūst-scēawung, f.n: ‘dust-viewing’, observation or contemplation of dust (visiting a grave or considering one’s mortality). (DOOST-SHAY-ah-wung / ˈduːst-ˌʃeːa-wʌŋ)

lopystre

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

lopystre, f.n: a lobster, a locust. (LOP-uh-struh / ˈlɔ-pɝ-stɹə)

I never thought of those two creatures as interchangeable!

ūht

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūht, m.n: the time just before daybreak. (OO’HT / ˈuːxt)

ellen

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

ellen, m.n: strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude. (EL-len / ˈɛl-lɛn)

wit

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Hana Videen

wit, pronoun: we two, I and you, the two of us. (WIT / ˈwɪt)

lofgeornost

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

lofgeornost, adj: most eager for praise, most desirous of praise. (LOV-YEH-or-nost / ˈlɔv-ˌjɛɔɹ-nɔst)

ealra hālgena ǣfen

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

ealra hālgena ǣfen, n: All Hallows’ Eve. (EH-al-ra HALL-yeh-na AE-ven / ˈɛal-ɹa ˈhaːl-jɛ-na ˈæː-vɛn)

Happy Halloween!

dēofol

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

dēofol, m/n.n: devil, demon; Satan, the Devil. (DAY-oh-voll / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl)