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@oewordhord.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 7:01 AM

beadu-scearp, adj: sharp in or for battle. (BEH-ah-duh-SHEH-arp / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌʃɛarp)
Image: Cornutis (a ‘horned serpent’) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 123r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Medieval manuscript image of a hairy creature with a long tail, two large feet, a long neck and two sharp horns.

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:01 AM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 8 October 2026: “sapphite”—“(LGBTQ) a homosexual woman; a lesbian” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Sapphites, or lesbians, at the 2019 Metro Manila Pride March in Manila, the Philippines. They are hugging and holding a rainbow Pride Flag. By Pandekate (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_Metro_Manila_Pride_1.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:47 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 7 October 2026: “scotopic”—“(physiology) denoting or relating to scotopia (‘vision of an eye under dim or low-light conditions’), believed to involve chiefly the rod cells of the retina; also, adapted to vision under low-light conditions” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A scanning electron micograph of rod and cone cells of the retina in a primate eye. By Helga Kolb (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rods_and_cones_of_the_primate_retina.jpg).

@authorgmacshane.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:21 PM

#WriteSky #Romancelandia #HistoricalFiction #TWR

#WIPSnips #WOTD = comparison

$As broad of shoulder as Daniel, Jake had exceptionally long arms and legs. His body seemed to consist of many angles, all at odds with one another. Where his brother stood with a silent compact grace, Jake was constantly in motion, and he moved like a fractious colt. The bright red hair he’d inherited from his mother was ruffled by the breeze. His eyes were light blue and ginger freckles dotted his face and hands. The boy was already tall, and was shooting up so rapidly Daniel was sure his own six-foot-two-inch height would be surpassed before the summer’s end. Yet their faces were alike―broad brow, strong straight nose, squared chin. Different as they were, they both looked remarkably like their father.$

@authorgmacshane.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 9:41 PM

#WriteSky #Romancelandia #HistoricalFiction

#WIPSnips #WOTD = comparison

Brian smiled a little at the thought of them together―born just four hours apart, but as different as... as a cat is from a bear, he decided. As a big, black cat is from an old, shaggy bear.

He was happy with his simile. Himself as a graceless, lumbering bear, his brother a cat with a voice that could purr or spit or sing. Broad powerful shoulders, long legs, uptilted eyes that narrowed to slits in anger or frustration. The sleek dark hair of a panther, the quiet way of moving. The long, pointed, mobile face. And the gun as quick and deadly as the slash of a mighty claw.

@amandaonwriting.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:12 PM

#wotd #introverts #solitude

@bluesman1103.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 1:37 PM

Happy Wednesday! My #wotd is the Q Timex 1975 Enigma Reissue!! I honestly do enjoy this watch and hate that I wear it so little. That being said, festive season is just around the corner, so more opportunities for it to shine! #watches #analogwatches #timex #Qwatch #horology #horologist

@christianslang.com Oct 7, 2026, 1:00 PM

Today's #WordOfTheDay is: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin. Is "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" part of your faith vocabulary?

Find out at: https://christianslang.com/term/love-the-sinner-hate-the-sin

#ChristianSlang #Christianese #ChristianPosts #WotD #TrendingFaith

"Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" — A phrase meaning "I disagree with what you're doing, but I care about you as a person" — meant as a formula for combining moral conviction with love, and often heard very differently by the person it's said to.

@oewordhord.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:01 AM

and-lang, adj: (indicating duration, of a period of time) entire, continuous; (indicating position, of a person) being or standing at (someone’s) side. (AHND-lahng / ˈand-laŋg)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@k-a-y-l-i-a.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:52 AM

#WOTD
obviate
verb
AHB-vee-ayt
To obviate something (usually a need for something, or a necessity) is to anticipate and prevent it.
A formal word, obviate can also mean "to make an action unnecessary."

@christianslang.com Oct 6, 2026, 1:00 PM

Today's #WordOfTheDay is: Sinner's Prayer. Ever wondered what "Sinner's Prayer" really means in the church?

Find out at: https://christianslang.com/term/sinners-prayer

#ChristianSlang #Christianese #ChristianPosts #WotD #TrendingFaith

"Sinner's Prayer" — A short prayer some Christians say to mark the moment they commit to Jesus — admitting sin, asking forgiveness, and asking Him to take charge of their life. Often led line by line by a pastor or friend.

@bluesman1103.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:52 PM

Happy Tuesday! My #wotd is the TPW model #K7006 Air Force Field Watch w/the grey and charcoal (Bond) NATO strap & button compass. I missed this strap and it looks great with this watch. #Chinesewatches #fieldwatches #analogwatches #horology #horologist

@t3dpg.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:00 PM

🗺️ Griangbrane — the Sundered Realm

5th Age · 5 realms · 2,310,000 souls. Zalistdroanzoust loosed the Burning Years; Quausttune cast it down.

Forge & consult your own → https://aetheria-r7cky8927-t3dpg.vercel.app/#WOTD-2026-10-06

#TTRPG #worldbuilding #dnd

Antique-style fantasy map of Griangbrane (the Sundered Realm): 61% land across 5 realms, with Peaks of Rixreis and The Doullsaul Deep, post-roads linking the capitals and a sea-serpent in the open water.

@oewordhord.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:01 AM

ge-tinge, adj: skilful with the tongue, eloquent. (yeh-TING-guh / jɛ-ˈtɪŋ-gə)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@k-a-y-l-i-a.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 1:55 AM

#WOTD

tribadism
American

[trib-uh-diz-uhm]
/ ˈtrɪb əˌdɪz əm /
noun
lesbianism.

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:39 PM

“Nothingburger” was #Wiktionary #WOTD for 6 August 2024: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion... “Word salad” has been nominated but has yet to appear!

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:31 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 6 October 2026: “simples”—“(UK, humorous, informal) used to indicate that something is easy to do or to understand; easy!, simple!” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Undated postcard of a young boy wearing a sailor suit and holding a slate with the letters “a b c” written on it in chalk. Artist unknown, from the collection of the Nasjonalbiblioteket (National Library of Norway) (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gutt_i_matrosdress_med_tavle_med_abc_(25758344348).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:21 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 5 October 2026: “exegesis”—“(chiefly religion; uncountable) explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text; also, the academic study of this; (countable) an instance of this; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Papyrus 63, a 4th- or 5th-century fragment of a papyrus containing parts of the Gospel of John (chapter 3, verses 14–18 on the left, and 4:9–10 on the right) in Greek with exegesis or commentary. From the collection of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museums) in Berlin, Germany (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin,_Staatliche_Museen_zu_Berlin_%E2%80%93_%C3%84gyptisches_Museum_und_Papyrussammlung_P._11914_(Papyrus_63)_fragment_1_verso_John_3,_14-15;_4,_10.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 PM

#Wiktionary #WOTD for 4 October 2026: “Orwellian”—“Of or relating to the English writer George Orwell, or (especially) his ideas and writings (particularly his 1949 novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four)” [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A photograph of the English writer George Orwell at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) in 1940. He is seated at a table in front of a microphone with a “BBC” sign on it. Photographer unknown, from the BBC (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George-orwell-BBC.jpg).

@alliterative.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:28 PM

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is CLITORIS/CLIMAX #wotd #clitoris #climax #ladder

I hope everyone knows by now that clitoris and climax go together—and perhaps etymologically too! Clitoris comes from the Late Greek diminutive kleitoris of the same meaning but the root of this is uncertain. It might come from the verb kleiein “to sheath” in reference to its being covered by the labia minora or because the related word kleis has the secondary meaning “key”. Or it might come from Greek klitys “side of a hill” from the Proto-Indo-European root *klei- “to lean” thus meaning “little hill”. This root also leads to English ladder (from Old English hlæder) and Greek klimax, literally “ladder”, which came into English as climax with the figurative rhetorical sense of the climax of an argument. Climax gained the sense “sexual orgasm” in the 1880s and is said to have been promoted in the 20th century by birth-control pioneer Marie Stopes.