wīn-lēaf

Posted on November 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

wīn-lēaf, n.n: a vine-leaf. (WEEN-LAY-ahf / ˈwiːn-ˌleːaf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a grape vine with leaves and bunches of fruit. — De materia medica; Constantinople, mid 10th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.652, f. 270v. [themorgan.org]

mōdigian

Posted on November 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

mōdigian, wk.v: to be or become proud, to glory, exult; to take offence through pride; to bear one’s self proudly, impetuously. (MOH-di-gi-ahn / ˈmoː-dɪ-gɪ-an)

wyn-candel

Posted on November 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

wyn-candel, f.n: a lamp that gives delight (an epithet of the sun). (WUEN-KAHN-dell / ˈwyn-ˌcan-dɛl)

hālig-wæter

Posted on November 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

hālig-wæter, n.n: holy water. (HA-lih-WAT-er / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌwæ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a ram with a bucket, holding aloft an aspergillum, which is a kind of brush used to sprinkle holy water. — Book of Hours; England, c. 1300; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, f. 80r. [thedigitalwalters.org]

eorþ-hūs

Posted on November 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

eorþ-hūs, n.n: earth-house, underground chamber, possibly a cave. (EH-orth-HOOS / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌhuːs)

sopp-cuppe

Posted on November 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

sopp-cuppe, f.n: a sop-cup, a cup into which sops were put. (SOP-KUP-puh / ˈsɔp-ˌkʌp-pə)

tīdre

Posted on November 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

tīdre, adj: fragile, weak, easily broken. (TEE-druh / ˈtiː-drə)

Medieval manuscript image of a ten-legged spider hanging by a thread below a web. — Rothschild Canticles; Flander of the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, 130r. [bestiary.ca]

būtā

Posted on November 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

būtā, pronoun: both. (BOO-tah / ˈbuː-taː)

sēarian

Posted on November 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

sēarian, wk.v: to wither. (SAY-ah-ri-ahn / ˈseːa-rɪ-an)

ān

Posted on November 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

ān, adj/noun/numeral: one. (AHN / ˈaːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a bull with one eye in the centre of its forehead. — Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum; France, c. 1290; Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, f. 82r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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