# Old English Wordhord — Medieval word of the day

> Daily Old English word learning app with medieval style and widgets. (iPhone/iPad app by Ryan Lintott.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/old-english-wordhord/id1535982564 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ryan Lintott](https://appshunter.io/developer/1206353521)
- Category: Entertainment, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.91/5 from 216 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 49 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2021-07-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/old-english-wordhord/id1535982564/reviews.md

## What is Old English Wordhord?

Learn an Old English word every day in an app with a unique medieval style.

Add Old English word-of-the-day widgets to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy mode and on macOS.

Search thousands of words in the archive using Modern or Old English.

Hear audio pronunciations or read them in simplified and IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) styles.

View medieval manuscript illustrations (with human-written Alt Text) and follow links back to the online archives that store them.

Save your favourite Old English words.

Share Old English words with your friends as customizable images.

Browse categories: animals, arts + crafts, battle, body + health, colours, education + knowledge, emotions, food + drink, kennings, language + writing, magic + supernatural, measuring, monsters, people, phrases, religion, runes, sounds + music, things to wear, time + seasons, travel + trade, trees + plants, water, and weather.

View the date written in Old English in the app and in widgets.

The design of the Wordhord is inspired by the lines and colours used in medieval manuscripts. Even dark mode is influenced by a medieval-style “dark mode” where manuscripts were inscribed in gold on pages dyed a deep bluish-black.

Gold shimmer! Many manuscripts would shimmer under the light due to their use of gold leaf. Gold elements in the Wordhord can shimmer in the same way when you move your device. (This feature can be turned on in settings.)

The Wordhord aims to be accessible to all with support for Dynamic Type, Reduced Motion, VoiceOver and Voice Control.

What is Old English?
Old English is the language you think you know until you actually hear or see it.  Used throughout much of Britain over a thousand years ago, it is rich with words that haven’t changed (like word), others that are unrecognizable (such as neorxnawang, or paradise) and some that are curious even in translation (gafol-fisc literally means tax-fish).

All words hoarded by Old English scholar and author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, Hana Videen.

Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Daily Old English word
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Searchable word archive
- Audio pronunciations (simplified & IPA)
- Medieval manuscript illustrations
- Word saving and sharing
- Categorized word browsing

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| simbel-gefēra | $0.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gifu | $3.99 | one-time |
| wundor-gifu | $19.99 | one-time |
| sundor-gifu | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Old English Wordhord?

Overall sentiment: overwhelmingly positive

**Pros**

- ✨ Beautiful design and aesthetics
- 📚 Excellent for learning Old English
- 🤩 Engaging and fun daily content
- 🖼️ Lovely illustrations and medieval style
- 📱 Great widget functionality
- 💡 Unique and inspiring concept
- 💯 High quality and attention to detail
- 🆓 Free to use and ad-free
- 📖 Inspires further learning and book purchases
- 🗣️ Appreciated pronunciation guides (IPA)
- 💾 Word hoarding feature is fun
- 🚀 Smooth and seamless user interface

**Cons**

- 🔍 Lack of search functionality
- 🗣️ AI voice pronunciation could be improved/more authentic
- 💬 Wish for sentence examples
- 🗣️ American accent in pronunciation

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Pronunciation bit not working for some users

**Most requested features**

- Search bar for specific words
- Build-in translator
- Sentence examples for word usage
- Inflection charts
- More etymological info (origins, roots, links to Wiktionary)
- 50s vocabulary section
- More authentic aural pronunciation

## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/old-english-wordhord/id1535982564/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The love of words

*2026-04-30, version 2.0.0*

Cerebral paradise

### 5/5 — Wow

*2026-04-24, version 2.0.0*

I cannot stress how amazing this is it literally changed my life

### 5/5 — This app is part of my life

*2026-04-15, version 2.0.0*

I wouldn't be without this app - or the accompanying books. I care about my language, culture and history.

### 3/5 — Very Cool

*2026-03-22, version 2.0.0*

I love this app and have 3 widgets of it, all telling different things, only thing Id like to make it a 5 star is a search bar. Looking for specific words is impossible in this app, and or a build in translator 🤍

### 5/5 — Top-style app for sure

*2026-03-21, version 2.0.0*

This is the most upper-style app I have ever gotten my fingers and joints around. Mad-style Hogtober

### 5/5 — there should be more apps like this

*2026-03-10, version 2.0.0*

this scratches a very particular itch in my brain to have semi-gamelike apps on my phone without them really being games. bonus points because i love learning fun things and history, so this is awesome :) lovely aesthetics and the attention to detail in the UI makes it just so fun!! 100/10 app, please continue to make awesome stuff!!! ive been looking for an app that just acts as a modern day wordhord, just to keep track of words id like to sprinkle into my own writing than arent in old english (as much as i would love to be able to write in it!), and i feel like the developers of this app are the only ones that could do the concept justice 🐉⚔️

### 5/5 — Best Old English App:

*2026-02-22, version 2.0.0*

This is the best Old English app I have ever used. It is very useful for studying the language, and is even better with all the pictures for the words and the Medieval style of the app.

### 5/5 — Wow how far we've acum.

*2026-01-17, version 2.0.0*

Feel’s visceral repeating these sounds the tongue gets so involved.

### 5/5 — Learn an olde language

*2025-11-22, version 2.0.0*

Entertaining and educational.  Word-of-the-day at its very finest!

### 5/5 — Huzzah!

*2025-11-07, version 2.0.0*

Very well designed app. The widget is great and I love the little pictures they have with it.

## Frequently asked questions about Old English Wordhord

### What does the Old English Wordhord app do?

The app provides users with a new Old English word each day, presented in a unique medieval style. It allows users to explore a large archive of words, hear pronunciations, view manuscript illustrations, and save their favorite words.

### What are the key features of the Old English Wordhord app?

Key features include daily word discoveries, customizable widgets for various screens (Home, Lock, StandBy, macOS), a searchable archive of thousands of words, audio pronunciations in simplified and IPA styles, and access to medieval manuscript illustrations with alt text.

### Is the Old English Wordhord app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a daily word and core features. There are in-app purchases available, likely for additional content or features beyond the daily offering.

### What kind of words can I learn with this app?

You can learn a wide variety of Old English words categorized into themes such as animals, battle, body and health, colors, emotions, food and drink, magic, monsters, religion, and more. The app also includes kennings and phrases.

### How does the app help me understand Old English?

The app aids understanding by providing daily words, audio pronunciations in different styles, and links to online archives for further study. It also offers categorized browsing and the ability to save words for later review.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.0 — 2025-05-27

Version 2.0 Features:
- Share any Wordhord word as a customizable image with ALT text. (iOS 16+)
- Old English date widgets. Show the time of day (morgen, middæg, niht…), weekday (monandæg, tiwesdæg, wodnesdæg…) day, month, and year with medieval manuscript marginalia. (iOS 17+)
- Dark Mode and tinted icons (iOS 18+)
- Old English dates in the Wordhord (Enabled in settings).
- Old English dates spoken (long press on date).
- Full word classes instead of abbreviations (eg. "weak verb" instead of "wk.v.". Enabled in settings.).
- Tooltips for word class abbreviations. (long press on word class or description)
- Open word on the oldenglishwordhord.com blog or copy the blog link. (long press the word or share bow and arrow).
- New buttons to rate and share the app.

Updates:
- Widgets have better support of the Tinted Home Screen mode.
- Search field wider on iPads.
- Links to Twitter removed.
- Links to Old English Wordhord on BlueSky added.
- Medieval marginalia “banner ad” showing ways to support the Wordhord can now be disabled in settings.

Bugfixes:
- Old English searches with "ae" will now match “æ”.
- Old English searches will ignore hyphens and spaces to improve matching.

### 1.4.1 — 2024-03-01

- Search the Wordhord using Modern English or Old English.
- Support the Wordhord by becoming a Constant Companion or toss a coin with a one-time tip.

### 1.4.0 — 2024-02-29

- Search the Wordhord using Modern English or Old English.
- Support the Wordhord by becoming a Constant Companion or toss a coin with a one-time tip.

### 1.3.2 — 2023-09-28

Fixed an issue where words sometimes wouldn't appear in the list.

### 1.3.1 — 2023-09-24

Added support for macOS widgets.

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