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@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 17, 2026, 7:01 AM

adesa, m.n: adze. (AH-deh-za / ˈa-dɛ-za)
Image: Book of Hours; France (Paris), c. 1420-1425; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1004, f. 173r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

In a margin of a medieval manuscript, a hybrid man, his lower half resembling that of a cat, raises an adze behind his back with both hands, looking toward an overturned pitcher before him.
@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 7:01 AM

a-īdlian, wk.v: to make useless, vain, to empty, annul, profane. (ah-EED-li-ahn / a-ˈiːd-lɪ-an)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 7:02 AM

heard-līcness, f.n: hardness, severity, strictness. (HEH-ard-leek-ness / ˈhɛard-liːk-nɛs)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 7:02 AM

be-tragan, wk.v: to betray. (beh-TRAH-ghan / bɛ-ˈtrax-an)
Image: Betrayal of Christ, from a Royal Psalter; England, c. 1270; Metropolitan Museum of Art, manuscript leaf, object 22.24.4.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Medieval manuscript illustration of Judas drawing his lips close to a haloed Christ; around them are armed men, one of whom grabs Christ’s collar and prepares to hit him with a cudgel.
@engfac.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 12:42 PM

We're delighted to announce the launch of a series of short films of readings of works by Ælfric of Cerne, read in the original Old English with subtitles and filmed on location in Cerne. Bruc ealles wel (Make good use of it!)

#OldEnglish #Aelfric

english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/aelf...

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 7:02 AM

hindema, adj: last (in time). (HIN-deh-ma / ˈhɪn-dɛ-ma)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@toebi.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:26 AM

Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
📜The #OldEnglish Resource of the Week
📖 Constructing the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
✍️ Daniel Anlezark
📲 Boydell and Brewer: boydellandbrewer.com/book/constru...

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@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:02 AM

rīpness, f.n: ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest. (REEP-ness / ˈriːp-nɛs)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:00 AM

sealt, n.n: salt (literally and figuratively). (SEH-alt / ˈsɛalt)
Image: Lot’s wife is turned into a pillar of salt in the Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Cotton Claudius B IV, f. 33r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man with his hands out in a gesture of dismay as he looks at a blurry figure to the left; on the right two women sit in a building, one doing a face palm.
@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:01 AM

un-getogen, adj: uneducated. (UN-yeh-TAW-yen / ˌʌn-jɛ-ˈtɔ-jɛn)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:01 AM

brēost-gehygd, f/n.n: thought of the breast, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-yeh-HUEGD / ˈbreːɔst-jɛ-ˌhygd)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 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.
@toebi.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 3:24 PM

⏰Reminder: Registration is open‼️
📜 #TOEBI Conference 2026: All Kinds of People
📅 Saturday, 24th October 2026
🏫 Host: University of Nottingham
📲 Register here: bit.ly/4z3g3Bf
#️⃣ #medievalsky #OldEnglish

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@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 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

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:01 AM

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

@ligne-claire.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 2:50 PM

@grahamscheper.bsky.social I bought this after watching your video, and I wondered if you felt it was best for the first time reader to just jump straight into reading the poem itself, or should one read the extensive introduction and translator's notes first? What do you think? #Beowulf #OldEnglish

A picture of the book Beowulf, translated by Tom Shippey
@toebi.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 11:15 AM

📢Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
📜The #OldEnglish Resource of the Week
📖 Old English Biblical Prose: Translation, Adaptation, Interpretation
✍️ Francis Leneghan
📲 Boydell and Brewer: boydellandbrewer.com/book/old-eng...

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@sibealmccoy.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 9:54 AM

#Europe #USA #UK #OldEnglish

@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 7:00 AM

wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)
Image: Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Medieval T-O map surrounded by a wide outer ring with 12 profile faces blowing towards it; dialogue in Latin also comes from the blowing mouths.
@oewordhord.bsky.socialOct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM

spēd, f.n: speed, success, means; prosperous issue, abundance, wealth; power, opportunity; progeny. (SPADE / ˈspeːd)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

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