A weed with tiny purple flowers, against a backdrop of green grass and vetch.

“…seo reade netele ðe þurh ærn inwyxð…” This field was fallow last summer, so it’s got all kinds of flowers now. This is purple deadnettle, invading the field just as the old guy said. It’s an important ingredient of the charm to cure elf-shot. #OldEnglish #bloomscrolling

Medieval manuscript image of a Jesus holding a cross, bleeding from his five wounds, leading naked people out of a gaping hell-mouth; further inside the mouth an angel puts a chain around the devil’s neck.

ge-nerenes, f.n: a taking away, deliverance. (yeh-NEH-reh-ness / jɛ-ˈnɛ-rɛ-nɛs)
Image: Harrowing of Hell in Miroir Historial; France, 14th century; @labnf.bsky.social Département des Manuscrits, Français 312, f. 317v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

The Dream of the Rood: An Alliterative Verse Translation from the Old English ... Of old I was formed for fiercest torture, / most foul to folk, before I fetched them, / heroes in hall, the highway to life ...

In honor of Good Friday: William G. Carpenter's translation of the famous Old English poem, "The Dream of the Rood".

alliteration.net/poetry/the-d... #alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #Christ #GoodFriday #crucifixion #OldEnglish #Anglo-Saxon #poem #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #poetrysky

drēorig, adj: suffering from or causing anguish, grief, horror or misery. (DRAY-oh-rih / ˈdreːɔ-rɪj)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

inlīce, adv: inwardly; earnestly, sincerely. (in-LEE-chuh / ɪn-ˈliː-tʃə)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Best translations of 'The Wife'e Lament', please? #oldenglish #literature

Medieval manuscript image of a fox disguised in a blue habit preaching to chickens and a goose.

ge-dwol-þing, n.n: an erroneous thing, deceit. (yeh-DWOLL-thing / jɛ-ˈdwɔl-θɪŋ)
Image: Maastricht Hours; Netherlands (Maastricht), 1300-1325; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Stowe MS 17, f. 84r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Paying for multiple MANSIONS & YACHTS trumps feeding the Hungry&Medicading the poor.
#READINGcomprehension?NO1READStheCONSTITUTION
#PROVIDEwelfareTOitsCITIZENS
#OldEnglish
#ExcusesExcuses

Good to know double down to your XENOPHOBIC&GREEDY Altars&Confederate bronze statues.
#REVELATIONS

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frēogan, wk.v: to free, liberate (someone/something); to rescue, release; to love (mainly in poetry); to caress, embrace (someone) lovingly. (FRAY-o-gahn / ˈfreːɔ-gan)
#OldEnglish #WOTD #HugAMedievalistDay

📢 Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
📜 Here is our #OldEnglish Resource of the Week
📖 An overview of Playing with Old English: A Playful Pedagogy Resource
✍️ Megan Cavell and Renée R. Trilling
📝 TOEBI Newsletter 2025, vol. 41
📲 www.toebi.org.uk/wp-content/u...

ge-glengan, wk.v: to adorn, embellish, set in order, compose. (yeh-GLENG-gahn / jɛ-ˈglɛŋ-gan)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

The Swan's Song: An Alliterative Translation of the Old English Poem ... White fingers bring me · for breakfast Mont Blanc, / and I develop · on earth's negative / the prints proving · a presence absent ...

"The Swan's Song" -- translated from the Old English by Osage poet and Old English scholar Carter Revard

alliteration.net/poetry/swans...
#alliterative #poetry #alliterativeverse #OldEnglish #Anglo-Saxon #riddle #poem #poetrysky #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #CarterRevard #osage #poet

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ astride a donkey, followed by a group of people with golden palm branches; two youths at a city gate spread mantles under the donkey’s feet and above them other people lean out from the city walls or are up a tree throwing flowers.

palm-trēow, m.n: a palm-tree. (PALM-TRAY-oh / ˈpalm-ˌtreːɔw)
Image: Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England (Winchester), mid to late 10th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 49598, f. 45v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

The ship shall be nailed, the shield be bound: An Anglo-Saxon style riddle by Cassidy McFadzean One summer I ‧ spoke Old English / in my professor’s house ‧ as he healed weeks / after a septuple bypass, his stitches showing / out the top of his shirt...

"The ship shall be nailed, the shield be bound", by @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on Forgotten Ground Regained

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bāsnian, wk.v: to expect, await. (BAHZ-ni-ahn / ˈbaːz-nɪ-an)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

hādung-dæg, m.n: the anniversary of a person’s ordination. (HA-dung-DAIE / ˈhaː-dʌŋ-ˌdæj)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

March 26th: The outdated word for today is from Old English. It's "munuc," meaning "monk."

Pronunciation (I think): muh-NUK.

Bessinger, J. B. (1960.) A Short Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon Poetry. University of Toronto Press.

#OutdatedWords #OldEnglish

Medieval manuscript image of five people sleeping on the side of a hill with trees, grass and flowers.

rest, f.n: rest, repose, sleep; bed, couch; a place of rest. (REST / ˈrɛst)
Image: Sherborne Missal; England, early 15th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 74236, p. 66.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

burh-āgende, adj: holding a citadel or city; (if read as a noun) ruler of a citadel or city. (BUR’H-AH-yen-duh / ˈbʌrx-ˌaː-jɛn-də)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

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buoptalmon, n.n: ox-eye, chamomile. (BUH-op-tal-mon / ˈbʌ-ɔp-tal-mɔn)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

📢 Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
📜 Here is our #OldEnglish Resource of the Week
📖 An overview of ROEP: Resources for Old English Prose
✍️ Francis Leneghan and Niamh Kehoe
📝 TOEBI Newsletter 2025, vol. 41
📲 www.toebi.org.uk/wp-content/u...

March 23rd: The outdated word for today is "tǣlwierđlicnes," meaning "reprehensible conduct."

Pronunciation (I think): tail-WY-erth-LIKE-ness.

Source: Clark Hall, J.R. (1960). A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. University Of Toronto Press.

#OutdatedWords #OldEnglish

Medieval manuscript image of two rams, one brown and one white, butting heads against a strange looking tree.

ramm, m.n: a ram (animal); an instrument for pounding or battering. (RAHM / ˈram)
Image: Aries in a Psalter; England, 13th century; @trincolllibcam.bsky.social B.11.4, d. ii r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

Hit ġelamp ġeō þætte on Heofonlyfte wæs sum cnapa. Hē wæs hāten Hlenċe. Hlenċe wæs leornungcniht æt þām scōle on Heofonlyfte, and his leornung wæs eallmǣst fullfylled.

#englisc #oldenglish #legendofzelda #skywardsword #link

ge-wrid, n.n: a place where shrubs grow, thicket. (yeh-WRID / jɛ-ˈwrɪd)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

ende-mes, adv: equally, likewise, in like manner, together. (EN-deh-mess / ˈɛn-dɛ-mɛs)
#OldEnglish #WOTD

📢 #CfP #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📚 36th International Conference of SELIM (SELIM 36)
🏫 University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo
📅23rd-25th September 2026
‼️Abstract deadline: 30 March 2026
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Medieval manuscript image of one man digging the soil with a shovel and another carrying a bag and looking down at the hole.

wæstm-līc, adj: fruitful. (WASS-tum-leech / ˈwæs-təm-liːtʃ)
Image: The labours of March in a Psalter; England, 13th century; @trincolllibcam.bsky.social B.11.4, d. ii r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

March 19th: The outdated word for today is the Old English "hagu-steald," meaning "bachelor" or "celibacy."

Pronunciation (I think): HAY-oo-STEH-ald.

Bessinger, J. B. (1960.) A Short Dictionary of Anglo-Saxon Poetry. University of Toronto Press.

#OutdatedWords #OldEnglish