Tag Archives: P

Stanza 14: The Game

byþ symble         plega. and hlehter
wlancum         ðar wigan sittaþ
on beor sele         bliþe æt somne 
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It is a feast game and laughter
For proud          sitting to battle… More

Translating Peorð

Nobody knows what this is for certain. The only time we ever see the word peorð in Old English is in lists of rune names, so we only know what the Rune Poem riddle says, that it is what it isMore

P is for Poetry

Old English poetry was performed, probably sung, for purposes beyond mere entertainment. The Germanic tribes Tacitus visited at the end of the first century would prep for battle… More

Rune Casting: Peorþ

Something’s missing. It’s missing and what it is exactly is unclear. What is clear is that you will soon have time for fun and recreation  so lean into it. Gather together… More

Voiceless bilabial stop. Send air through your mouth, now stop it, now start. If you vibrate your vocal cords you make a B. This is not that, keep your larynx still and put a little extra… More

W is for Ƿ

Ƿhen a Ƿ’s not a P it’s a ƿyn and that’s ƿinning
But those P’s in my brain ƿhipping in is headspinning
Aƿ ƿack, It’s shoƿstopping, my floƿ takes a ƿalloping… More