I discovered via twitter (@OEWordhord) a new book on Old English, “The word hord: daily life in Old English” by Hana Videen. Naturally I was tempted to buy it, but it would sit in a pile of previous temptations I haven’t gotten around to actually reading, so I’m resisting. But even reading the preface via Amazon preview is interesting. On p. 15 is “ūht-cearu” (pronounced ‘oot-key-are-oo‘ I think), “pre-dawn anxiety”. This seems to me a very contemporary syndrome, how could this have fallen into disuse?
There’s an app too, @OEWordhordApp, with the word of the day.