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Dictionary Entries
2 April 2008
Here is a list of the words submitted by HFP to the Oxford English Dictionary - please note they include a few general pagan terms such as Handfasting and Moot.
Ac, Aeftera Geol, Aeftera Litha, Aerra Geola, Aerra Litha, Aegishjalmr, Aesc, Aesir, Aesiric, Aethem, Aett, Alf, Alfar, Alfablot, Alfheim, All-mighty, Allmother, Alu, Ancestors Night, Anglo-Saxon Futhorc, As, Asa, Asafolk, Asatru, Asatruar, Asesgarth, Asgard, Aetheling, Asyniur, Barrow Wight, Bede, Beorc, Bind Rune, Black Elf, Blessing Bowl, Blessing Twig, Blot, Blot (verb), Blotmonath, Boast, Book Hoard, Bride Price, Brownie, By-name, Calc, Casting Cloth, Cen, Charming the Plough, Coming of Age, Cweorth, Daeg, Dark Elf, Dis, Disir, Disirblot, Disting, Dokkalf, Draugr, Drighten, Drinking Horn, Duerg, Dwarf, Ear, Earth (goddess), Earth Mother, Easter, Ecre, Eh, Elder, Elder Futharc, Elderkin, Elfhome, Elf-shot, Eoh, Eolhx, Eostre, Eostre (goddess), Eostremonath, Ethel, Etin, Etinhome, Etin-kind, Ewemeoluc, Fairy (alf), Fallowmoon, Father Yule, Fenhall, Feoh, Fire Giant, Fogmoon, Freya's Aett, Freyblot, Frige, Frigg's Distaff, Frith, Frithgarth, Frithstead, Frithweaver, Fro, Frost Giant, Frowe, Futhark, Fylfot, Fylgjar, Galdr, Gandr, Gar, Garthr, Geol, Ger/Jer, Ghost (wight), Goblin, Godman, Godwoman, Glodker, Gnome, Godfolk, Gothi, Gothar, Grith, Grithstead, Gyfu, Gythja, Hagal's Aett, Hagl, Hailsa, Haligmonath, Hallows, Hammer Hallowing, Hamr, Handfasting, Harrow, Harvest, Harvestmoon, Haymoon, Hearth, Heathen, Heathendom, Heathenism, Heathenry, Heaven, Heiti, Hel, Helheim, Helm of Awe, Hex Sign, High Seat, High Seat Pillars, Hlaefmass, Hof, Horg, Hornbearer, Horningmoon, House-ghost, House-spirit, House-wight, Howe, Hrethmonath, Hreth, Hugr, Huldre-folk, Huntingmoon, Idis, Ing (god), Ing (rune), Ior, Irminsul, Is, Jotun, Jotunheim, Kenning, Kindred, Kin Fylgia, Lagu, Hamingja, Lammas, Land Spirit, Landtaking, Landvaettir, Land Wight, Law-Speaker, Leech, Leechcraft, Lengtingmoon, Lich, Light Elf, Litha, Ljosalfar, Ljossalfheim, Loaf-fest, Lot, Main, Man (rune), Matron (goddess), May Day, May Eve, Meginn, Merrymoon, Middangeard, Middle-Earth, Middle-Garth, Midgard, Midgard Serpent, Midsummer, Minni, Minnehorn, Mod, Moon (god), Moot, Mother Earth, Mother Night, Muspell, Muspellheim, Muspell-home, Mynd, Naming, Needfire, Nicor, Nithing, Niflheim, Night (goddess), Nine Herbs Charm, Nine Noble Virtues, Nine Worlds, Nisse, Nixie, Norns, Norse Tradition, Northern Tradition, Nyd, Oath Ring, Odhr, Offering Bowl, Ond, Orlog, Os, Ostara, Ostaramoon, Otherworld, Path (pagan faith), Peaceweaver, Peorth, Pixie, Rad, Rainbow Bridge, Recels, Redbeard (Thor), Rede, Rime Thurse, Risar, Rist, Rister, Rune-bag, Runecard, Runecast, Runecaster, Rune Casting, Rune Magic, Rune Mistress, Rune-poem, Rune Reading, Rune Row, Rune Set, Rune Staff, Rune Stave, Runester, Rune Stones (divination), Sax, Saxnot, Scop, Seax Wica, Seithkona, Seithmadhr, Seithr, Seithrhjallr, Seithrmagic, Seithrman, Seithrwoman, Seithrworker, Sheddingmoon, Shield-knot, Shield-maiden, Shild, Sigel, Sitting Out, Skald, Skladcraft, Skaldic, Skyfather, Snowmoon, Solmonath, Soul, Spae, Spae-craft, Spakona, Spaemadr, Spaeman, Spae wife, Stadha, Stadrgaldr, Stall, Stan, Stave, Stead, Sumble, Summer Finding, Sun (goddess), Sunna, Sunwheel, Svartalf, Svartalfheim, Swanmaiden, Symbel, Taufr, Thew, Thing, Thingstead, Thingtide, Thorn, Thor's Beard, Thorsblot, Thorshammer, Thor's Salvation, Thunor, Tide (festival), Tide (time period), Tine, Tiw, Tir (star), Tir's Aett, Trefot, Trickster, Thrimilce, Thunder (as god name), Thurs, Tir (rune), Triskelon, Troll, Trollwife, Troth, Troll-woman, Underworld, Ur, Utiseta, Volva, Waelcyrge, Waes thu Hael, Wain, Valknut, Valkyrie, Walpurgisnacht, Wan, Water Elves, Wassail, Way, Van, Vanadis, Vanaheim, Vanatru, Vanic, Vanir, Ve, Weal, Weodmonath, Wergild, Weyland, Wicca (heathen wizard), Wicce (heathen witch), Wiccecraeft, Wight, Wild Hunt, Will, Winter Finding, Winterfylleth, Winter Nights, Wishfather, Wod, Woden, Wolfmoon, Wood elf, Wood wife, Word Hoard, World Ash, World Serpent, Wortcraft, Wynn, Wyrd (fate), Wyrd (blank rune), Wyrd (goddess), Wyrm, Yewdales, Younger Futharc, Yr, Yule Tree, Yule, Yule Wreath.
30 September 2007
PEBBLE is starting a project to ensure that the next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) includes Pagan terminology.
The project has been started by Thorskegga Thorn, a Heathen active in PEBBLE, who has already submitted over 100 terms to the OED for consideration, and is looking at a further 250.
The Druid Network, as a partner organisation to PEBBLE, is looking to put together Druid terms for this project, and I'm looking for people with the time, skill and eagerness to get involved.
We can't simply send a list of words. Each word needs clear published evidence, in books or journals (not websties), to back up its validity as an ENGLISH word in current usage with the relevant definition that we give it.
Would you like to get involved? Send suggestions to The Druid Network, or let us know if you'd like to be part of a dedicated team putting together our submission. The sooner we do this, we more we can get into the dictionary.