Thin Hands Coven
02.05.202514:19
“In 2015 a team of medievalists from the University of Nottingham and scientists from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences center published a paper on an Old English remedy for an eye infection or a sty from Bald’s Leechbook. The 1,000-year-old recipe was for an ēag-sealf (eye salve) that combined garlic and other herbs from the genus Allium (like leek or onion) with wine and ox bile in an ār-fæt [brass or copper vessel]. The individual ingredients were already known to have beneficial effects, although none of them particularly robust. Garlic, leeks and onions produce a ‘range of anti-microbial compounds,’ and bile may also be antibacterial. Wine may also be another source of antimicrobials, or simply a solvent for the other ingredients. The copper of the ār-fæt can prevent the growth of bacteria. But the researchers learned through experimentation that the ēag-sealf was highly effective when the ingredients were combined according to the leechbook’s precise instructions, which allowed the various ingredients to interact with each other in a brass vessel for nine days……..the ēag-sealf from Bald’s Leechbook not only prevented further growth of MRSA bacteria, it killed those already present in artificial wounds….”
- Hana Videen, The Wordhord
Nine days in a vessel, eh? 🧐
- 🦉
- Hana Videen, The Wordhord
Nine days in a vessel, eh? 🧐
- 🦉
29.04.202519:53
A little bit 🦉 about 🦉the 🦉word “owl”🦉
Some words it seems, begin through what is called “imitative origin.” In the case of “owl,” our ancestors named them after the sounds they heard them make.
It seems the Germanics evolved their words mostly from the *who* sound; while Italo-Celts did it from *caw* and *who*
Celtic: ☘️🇮🇪🏴🇮🇲
PIE: *kaw 🦉
Proto-Celtic: *kawannos (see Latin cavannus)
Gaulish: *cauannos
Scottish: comhachag [kõ.exag]
You also have comhachag-ruan, and comachag-donn (tawny owl or brown owl)
Comhachag-adharach and comhachag-chluasacg (long eared owl and short eared owl)
Welsh: cuan
Cornish: kowan
Old Breton: couann
Modern Breton: kaouenn
These seem to be the Celtic *caw* names, while others seemed to derive from *who:*
Irish: ulchabhán (ul-ha-wan)
Ulchabhán donn (tawny or brown owl)
Ulchabhán réisc (short-eared owl)
Old Irish: Ulchobcán
Scottish: Ullaid
Ullaid-sgrech (barn owl)
Manx: hullad (and various iterations of this for different species, ex. hullad eairkagh or long-eared owl)
hullad vane or hullad soailt (barn owl
hullad ghoan (tawny/brown owl)
Cornish: oula or ula
ula gwynn (barn owl)
ula kernek (long-eared owl)
ula gwenn (short-eared owl)
Fascinatingly enough, it seems that the Gaels must have associated The Callieach, the goddess of storms and winter, the Hag of Herbs, with owls—as barn owls are also known as callieach oíche, and tawny owls Callieach-oidhche, while the Manx called barn owls calliagh oie (all of which mean “night crone” or “night witch.”)
Identification with other animals also happens with Irish ceann cait and Manx, kione kyit
(Both translate roughly to “cat head”) 🐈⬛🐱
Germanic: 🇩🇪🇫🇴🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭🇳🇱
(Apparently from imitative origin *who-who, I am unable to find a PIE root)
Proto-Germanic: *uwwô
*uwwalō, *uwwalon
Proto-West-Germanic: *hūwuk
Old English: *hū, ūle, *hūle
Old Saxon: hūwo, hūo
Middle Low German: hûk, hûke
Old High German: hūwo, hūwila (☝️🤓) hûke
German: Eule
Schleiereule (barn owl), Schneeeule (snowy owl), Uhu (eagle owl), Sumpfohreule (short-eared owl)
Dutch: uil
kerkuil (barn owl)
Frisian: ûle
Old Norse: ugla
Icelandic: ugla
Faroese: ugla, ugli, úla
Norwegian and Danish: ugle
Swedish: uggla
I do not claim this list to be by any means exhaustive or free from inaccuracies—if you know of any local/regional names for owls or specific owl species in a Celtic/Germanic language, let me know! If you speak a language that is something other than a Celtic or Germanic language and you know your language’s “owl etymology,” please do share, I love learning new words.
1. An Callieach (John Duncan - Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend)
2.Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
3. Barred owl (an American cousin of the European tawny owl, Strix varia)
4. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
5. Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
6. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
7. Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
- Huwila 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
Some words it seems, begin through what is called “imitative origin.” In the case of “owl,” our ancestors named them after the sounds they heard them make.
It seems the Germanics evolved their words mostly from the *who* sound; while Italo-Celts did it from *caw* and *who*
Celtic: ☘️🇮🇪🏴🇮🇲
PIE: *kaw 🦉
Proto-Celtic: *kawannos (see Latin cavannus)
Gaulish: *cauannos
Scottish: comhachag [kõ.exag]
You also have comhachag-ruan, and comachag-donn (tawny owl or brown owl)
Comhachag-adharach and comhachag-chluasacg (long eared owl and short eared owl)
Welsh: cuan
Cornish: kowan
Old Breton: couann
Modern Breton: kaouenn
These seem to be the Celtic *caw* names, while others seemed to derive from *who:*
Irish: ulchabhán (ul-ha-wan)
Ulchabhán donn (tawny or brown owl)
Ulchabhán réisc (short-eared owl)
Old Irish: Ulchobcán
Scottish: Ullaid
Ullaid-sgrech (barn owl)
Manx: hullad (and various iterations of this for different species, ex. hullad eairkagh or long-eared owl)
hullad vane or hullad soailt (barn owl
hullad ghoan (tawny/brown owl)
Cornish: oula or ula
ula gwynn (barn owl)
ula kernek (long-eared owl)
ula gwenn (short-eared owl)
Fascinatingly enough, it seems that the Gaels must have associated The Callieach, the goddess of storms and winter, the Hag of Herbs, with owls—as barn owls are also known as callieach oíche, and tawny owls Callieach-oidhche, while the Manx called barn owls calliagh oie (all of which mean “night crone” or “night witch.”)
Identification with other animals also happens with Irish ceann cait and Manx, kione kyit
(Both translate roughly to “cat head”) 🐈⬛🐱
Germanic: 🇩🇪🇫🇴🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭🇳🇱
(Apparently from imitative origin *who-who, I am unable to find a PIE root)
Proto-Germanic: *uwwô
*uwwalō, *uwwalon
Proto-West-Germanic: *hūwuk
Old English: *hū, ūle, *hūle
Old Saxon: hūwo, hūo
Middle Low German: hûk, hûke
Old High German: hūwo, hūwila (☝️🤓) hûke
German: Eule
Schleiereule (barn owl), Schneeeule (snowy owl), Uhu (eagle owl), Sumpfohreule (short-eared owl)
Dutch: uil
kerkuil (barn owl)
Frisian: ûle
Old Norse: ugla
Icelandic: ugla
Faroese: ugla, ugli, úla
Norwegian and Danish: ugle
Swedish: uggla
I do not claim this list to be by any means exhaustive or free from inaccuracies—if you know of any local/regional names for owls or specific owl species in a Celtic/Germanic language, let me know! If you speak a language that is something other than a Celtic or Germanic language and you know your language’s “owl etymology,” please do share, I love learning new words.
1. An Callieach (John Duncan - Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend)
2.Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
3. Barred owl (an American cousin of the European tawny owl, Strix varia)
4. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
5. Long-eared owl (Asio otus)
6. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
7. Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
- Huwila 🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉
28.04.202503:26
WOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Thanks for 200 guys, I think we'll try to organize another livestream here shortly! Bless!
-Hrafna <3
-Hrafna <3
转发自:
IRE
22.04.202519:17
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ire-ethereal/gaelic-pantheon-art-of-the-gods
It's launched! 🙏⚡️
Any support is greatly appreciated, even just a share. Thank you
It's launched! 🙏⚡️
Any support is greatly appreciated, even just a share. Thank you
01.05.202503:30
Making my cat pray at the altar to atone for his Hexennacht crimes.
Happy May Day Eve!
- Huwila
Happy May Day Eve!
- Huwila
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The Frithstead
29.04.202511:46
Uniformity & Aesthetics
Rodnovers in the Slavic nations are growing faster than almost every Western Heathen group. It’s not because they have more sources, but because they have unity and aesthetics. They cherish their collective identity & reject the notion of hyper-individualism. They have shared colors, shared symbols, have steadfast discipline, & a common vision. Meanwhile, Western Heathenry clings to the libertarian fantasy of a “completely unique tribal identity.” Everyone has to be different & everyone has to make their own mark. The result is a fragmented & weak presence that falls prey to the divide & conquer tactics of our enemies
Sedish Heathenry rejects that flaw. Identity must be visible. Cohesion must be cultivated. Culture is like a language - if everyone speaks different, then no one understands
I love our folk & believe that we can be strong again, but only if we work together
Freedom is belonging to something greater than self & shared aesthetics is a good first step
thefrithstead.com
Rodnovers in the Slavic nations are growing faster than almost every Western Heathen group. It’s not because they have more sources, but because they have unity and aesthetics. They cherish their collective identity & reject the notion of hyper-individualism. They have shared colors, shared symbols, have steadfast discipline, & a common vision. Meanwhile, Western Heathenry clings to the libertarian fantasy of a “completely unique tribal identity.” Everyone has to be different & everyone has to make their own mark. The result is a fragmented & weak presence that falls prey to the divide & conquer tactics of our enemies
Sedish Heathenry rejects that flaw. Identity must be visible. Cohesion must be cultivated. Culture is like a language - if everyone speaks different, then no one understands
I love our folk & believe that we can be strong again, but only if we work together
Freedom is belonging to something greater than self & shared aesthetics is a good first step
thefrithstead.com
28.04.202503:22
⚡️200 subscribers! ⚡️
We are so thankful for you all—gods be with you for the week ahead.
- 🐦⬛🦉🦢
We are so thankful for you all—gods be with you for the week ahead.
- 🐦⬛🦉🦢
24.04.202504:56
“Safe mayst thou go, safe come again,
And safe be the way thou wendest!
Father of men, let thy mind be keen
When speech with the giant thou seekest.”
~ Vafþrúðnismál 4, Bellows
Painting by Kara Malikova.
ᚬ
“Heill þú farir!
heill þú aftr komir!
heill þú á sinnum sér!
æði þér dugi, hvars þú skalt, Aldaföðr,
orðum mæla jötun.”
And safe be the way thou wendest!
Father of men, let thy mind be keen
When speech with the giant thou seekest.”
~ Vafþrúðnismál 4, Bellows
Painting by Kara Malikova.
ᚬ
“Heill þú farir!
heill þú aftr komir!
heill þú á sinnum sér!
æði þér dugi, hvars þú skalt, Aldaföðr,
orðum mæla jötun.”
01.05.202500:48
EXTREMELY EVIL and WICKED activities afoot on this Hexennacht
28.04.202518:49
“As it was a primitive and widespread custom at a banquet to set aside a part of the food for the household gods, and particularly to place a dish of broth before Berhta and Hulda, the gods were also invited to share the festive drink. The drinker, before taking any himself, would pour some out of his vessel for the god or house-sprite, as the Lithuanians, when they drank beer, spilt some of it on the ground for their earth-goddess Zemynele.”
~Jacob Grimm ᛉ
~Jacob Grimm ᛉ
26.04.202518:41
🐦⬛🎀🗣️The memetic idea of 'White Boy Summer' and 'White Woman Autumn' emerges from the collective consciousness as a clear and unambiguous sign that the average European-descendant young adult recognizes that the seasonal year is divided into male and female, summer and winter respectively. In this essay,
23.04.202501:46
Good night!
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🪻 Wheat & Sky 🌿
20.04.202521:08
And, we're live!! That was a lot of fun for me, I think it was a little shorter than my future episodes will turn out, but please do let me know what you think and if there's any topics you'd like me to consider in the future! Many blessings!
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Thin Hands Coven
01.05.202511:01
It’s May! It’s May!
The Germanic translations here are from the wonderful Germanic-Gregorian calendar made by the International Germanic Heathen Fellowship, which I use as a template for my own yearly holiday calendar.
May was known as—
Winni-mānod (Pasture month) in Old High German, and according to Grimm, also known as Phol-mânôt (Baldur’s Month).
Middle High German: Wonnemonat,
Dutch: Wonnemaand (Month of Joy), Bloeimaand and West Frisian Blommemoanne (both meaning “Flower month”) and also Dutch Mariamaand (Mary’s Month).
Old English: Þrimilce-mōnaþ (Month of Three Milkings) and Old Norse Gaukmánuðr (Cuckoo-month) and also Saðtið (Seed Time).
Tolkien rendered OE Þrimilce-mōnaþ into “Thrimidge,” “Thrimich,” or “Thrimilch.”
As for the Celtic languages, it might be no surprise that May in Irish is called Mi Bealtaine, named after one of the four most important holidays in the Celtic year, the Manx: Boaldyn Mi carries the same meaning.
Scottish Gaelic: An Cèitean (the Head of Summer)
The Cornish: mys Me derives from Maia – the Greek goddess who eventually gave her name to the Latin month Maius, (although some believe the month to have derived its name from maiores, or ancestors). Compare to Welsh: mis Mai and Breton: miz Mae.
Old Gaulish: According to our best reconstructions of the Coligny Calendar, modern May would correspond roughly with the month of Cantios, the month of singing (which ran from about mid-April to Mid-May) and Samonios (Samo- being the Gaulish word for summer), being the beginning of the calendar year
For my own Germanic-Celt household, in May we celebrate Germanic May Day and Celtic Bealtaine on May 1st.
We hold a blót on the full moon of every month and on suggestion of the IGHF, for this blót we we give thanks for, and pray for, the continuance of the Old Ways.
💐🪻🌺🌷🌻🪻🌸🌺🪻
- Huwila 🦉
The Germanic translations here are from the wonderful Germanic-Gregorian calendar made by the International Germanic Heathen Fellowship, which I use as a template for my own yearly holiday calendar.
May was known as—
Winni-mānod (Pasture month) in Old High German, and according to Grimm, also known as Phol-mânôt (Baldur’s Month).
Middle High German: Wonnemonat,
Dutch: Wonnemaand (Month of Joy), Bloeimaand and West Frisian Blommemoanne (both meaning “Flower month”) and also Dutch Mariamaand (Mary’s Month).
Old English: Þrimilce-mōnaþ (Month of Three Milkings) and Old Norse Gaukmánuðr (Cuckoo-month) and also Saðtið (Seed Time).
Tolkien rendered OE Þrimilce-mōnaþ into “Thrimidge,” “Thrimich,” or “Thrimilch.”
As for the Celtic languages, it might be no surprise that May in Irish is called Mi Bealtaine, named after one of the four most important holidays in the Celtic year, the Manx: Boaldyn Mi carries the same meaning.
Scottish Gaelic: An Cèitean (the Head of Summer)
The Cornish: mys Me derives from Maia – the Greek goddess who eventually gave her name to the Latin month Maius, (although some believe the month to have derived its name from maiores, or ancestors). Compare to Welsh: mis Mai and Breton: miz Mae.
Old Gaulish: According to our best reconstructions of the Coligny Calendar, modern May would correspond roughly with the month of Cantios, the month of singing (which ran from about mid-April to Mid-May) and Samonios (Samo- being the Gaulish word for summer), being the beginning of the calendar year
For my own Germanic-Celt household, in May we celebrate Germanic May Day and Celtic Bealtaine on May 1st.
We hold a blót on the full moon of every month and on suggestion of the IGHF, for this blót we we give thanks for, and pray for, the continuance of the Old Ways.
💐🪻🌺🌷🌻🪻🌸🌺🪻
- Huwila 🦉
30.04.202522:47
Carl-Herman Tillhagen recorded that a belief had persisted among the peasants of Småland well into the 18th Century, that it was forbidden to harm ravens, crows or magpies…because they are Odin’s birds.
Painting by Alessia H. Valastro. ᚬ
Painting by Alessia H. Valastro. ᚬ
25.04.202500:40
Another terrific Old English word for your breakfast and religious needs:
offrung-spic (OFF-frung-SPITCH) - bacon that is offered to the gods or land spirits
As you can see, a particularly determined landspirit has made its way inside my apartment and is demanding an offering.
A couple more breakfast related words for your enjoyment:
æg - egg butere - butter cyse - cheese cū-wearm - cow-warm, which describes something that is about the temperature of cow’s milk.
Hail the gods, and the bacon they provide.
- Huwila
offrung-spic (OFF-frung-SPITCH) - bacon that is offered to the gods or land spirits
As you can see, a particularly determined landspirit has made its way inside my apartment and is demanding an offering.
A couple more breakfast related words for your enjoyment:
æg - egg butere - butter cyse - cheese cū-wearm - cow-warm, which describes something that is about the temperature of cow’s milk.
Hail the gods, and the bacon they provide.
- Huwila
转发自:
EarthPorn
23.04.202501:46
Orion rising over a Florida beach | (2048 x 1243) [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/9FwZ5nP
20.04.202519:45
“Not far from the Meisner mountain in Hesse stands a high precipice with a cavern under it, which goes by the name of the hollow stone. Into this cavern every Easter Monday the youths and maidens of the neighbouring villages carry bouquets, and then draw some cooling water. No one will venture down unless he has flowers with him. The lands in some Hessian townships have to pay a bunch of flowers every year for rent.”
~Jacob Grimm
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~Jacob Grimm
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