The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English

“do you love learning about the history of words? do you enjoy medieval weirdness? is beowulf in your top ancient works? this is the book for you. this is where i learned of 'kennings' which are essentially compound words. some favorites: hron-rād - "whale's road" - the sea flæ̅sc-hord - "flesh-hoard" - the human body dæg-candel - "day candle" - the sun”