dēor

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dēor, n.n: animal. (DAY-or / ˈdeːɔr)

A red-haired, glasses-wearing, thirty-something woman with bird earrings and a big smile holds a green and gold book, "The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary" by Hana Videen; the background is a forest with autumn colours. — Today is publication day for The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary. The next week of words will include various animals from the hoard.

lēac-weard

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēac-weard, m.n: gardener. (LAY-ock-WEH-ard / ˈleːak-ˌwɛard)

ō-leccan

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

ō-leccan, wk.v: to treat gently, to soothe, caress; to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person’s good will by unworthy means; to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive. (oh-LETCH-ahn / oː-ˈlɛtʃ-an)

beadu-wǣpen

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

beadu-wǣpen, n.n: battle-weapon. (BEH-ah-duh-WAP-en / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌwæː-pɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman with Princess Leia hair and a long gown with her arm drawn back, having just released an arrow from the bow in her left hand; she carries more arrows on her back. — Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, MS Yates Thompson 13, f. 68v. [blogs.bl.uk]

norþ-lane

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

norþ-lane, n: a north lane. (NORTH-LAH-nuh / ˈnɔrθ-ˌla-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on a mystery plant. Read it on Patreon.

sǣ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-draca, m.n: sea-dragon. (SAE-DRAH-ka / ˈsæː-ˌdra-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a sea dragon swimming in the water, a creature with long ears, snout, long tail, and webbed feet. — Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 114r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

eorþ-grāp

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

eorþ-grāp, f.n: earth’s grip, grasp of the earth. (EH-orth-GRAWP / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌgraːp)

Medieval manuscript image of God creating the earth, with a compass and scales in one hand and two rods extending from his mouth; the earth is depicted as two concentric circles with waves and a haloed bird. — Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 7v. [blogs.bl.uk]

lēoht-fæt

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēoht-fæt, n.n: lamp, light, lantern. (LAY-o’ht-FAT / ˈleːɔxt-ˌfæt)

Medieval manuscript image of monks signalling to each other with torches across a body of water. — Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), late 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 74v. [blogs.bl.uk]

ealling

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ealling, adv: always. (EH-all-ling / ˈɛal-lɪŋ)

wuldor-cyning

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

wuldor-cyning, m.n: glory-king, God. (WUL-dor-KUE-ning / ˈwʌl-dɔr-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a curly-haired, haloed God creating the world which he cradles in one arm. — Sainte-Chapelle Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 11r. [blogs.bl.uk]

æferþe

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

æferþe, f.n: unidentified medicinal herb. (AE-ver-thuh / ˈæ-vɛr-θə)