22/06/2026
RuneSmith has just had its biggest Word Hoard update yet.
What began as a small collection of useful Old English words has grown into something much richer: a broad, searchable hoard of words, themes, phrases and ring-ready ideas drawn from the world of Anglo-Saxon language, runes, craft and imagination.
The new Word Hoard now reaches across a much wider range of themes, including fate, oaths, protection, kinship, craft, journeys, animals, trees, weather, land, memory, love, wealth, kingship, healing, law, time, hospitality, tools, materials, inner life, sacred language and inscription-style ring phrases.
The aim has not been simply to pile in as many words as possible. Each entry has been shaped with care, with source notes, historical context, ring-use notes and caution where needed. Some words are dictionary-supported, some are rune-name based, some are carefully constructed phrases, and where something needs review, it is marked as such.
RuneSmith is not trying to pretend that every modern phrase is an ancient inscription. The point is to offer a creative doorway into Old English and Anglo-Saxon Futhorc while keeping one foot firmly on honest ground.
I’m genuinely delighted by how much depth this has added. It now feels less like a word list and more like opening a small door into the great halls of Anglo-Saxon runic literature: names, ideas, materials, emotions, vows, memories and little sparks of meaning waiting to be found.
I’m excited to see what people discover, combine and create with it.
RuneSmith remains a beta project and will continue to grow, but this feels like a major step forward.