Ic ēow þancung, everyone who shared their favourite Old English word(s) for Old English Wordhord’s 12th birthday. May your hoards of words grow ever more wondrous. For my personal favourites, see the "hord highlights" category on https://oldenglishwordhord.com or on the Old English Wordhord App.
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Today is publication day for @princetonupress's paperback edition of THE WORDHORD: DAILY LIFE IN OLD ENGLISH! Here I am signing some copies at Type Books in Toronto.
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@floweringmind @OEWordhord well, wordhord for one… a hoard of words. I have a lot of favourite animal words: wæfer-gange (“weaver-walker” or spider), beo-gang (swarm of bees), hreaðe-mus (“adorned mouse” or bat)… And then there’s wynn (joy, and also the w rune), dream-cræft (“joy-craft” or music), uht-cearu (predawn anxiety)… You can see all my favs on oldenglishwordhord.com in the “hord highlights” category. #words #OldEnglish #wordhord