All Old English texts have glossaries. This one is no exception because I’ve had to imagine what Anglo-Saxons might have called some of the things written about on this blog. It will grow over time.
| addor-ifige | poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans |
|---|---|
| eorð-æppel | potato |
| glær-cræft | electric power (a calque of “amber”) |
| grene æsc-boriende | emerald ash-borer |
| græf-heawere | brush chipper |
| isen-oxa | tractor. “iron-ox” |
| mæd-mæwere | lawn mower (not much of a stretch) |
| Westlanda Ingefeohta | American Civil War |
| win-wæstm | tomato (because so many) |