ge-þyrst

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-þyrst, adj: thirsty. (yeh-THUERST / jɛ-ˈθyrst)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sipping from a large goblet while sitting on a bench. — Bible; NE France, late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.969, f. 305r. [ica.themorgan.org]

pytted

Posted on July 24, 2026 by Hana Videen

pytted, adj: marked with hollows. (PUET-ted / ˈpyt-tɛd)

þolebyrdness

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Hana Videen

þolebyrdness, f.n: patience, long-suffering, endurance. (THOLL-eh-buerd-ness / ˈθɔ-lɛ-byrd-nɛs)

spanu

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Hana Videen

spanu, f.n: teat. (SPA-nuh / ˈspa-nʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding out her breast from an opening in her dress; a noblewoman reaches out to feel it. — A noblewoman tests the exposed breast of a prospective nurse in Li Livres dou Santé; France, late 13th century; British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 28v. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]

tācor

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

tācor, m.n: a husband’s brother, brother-in-law. (TAH-kor / ˈtaː-kɔr)

ge-win

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-win, n.n: tumult, hostility, strife. (yeh-WIN / jɛ-ˈwɪn)

or-mǣte

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

or-mǣte, adj: immense. (OR-MAT-uh / ˈɔr-ˌmæː-tə)

A fairly accurate drawing of an elephant in a medieval manuscript, only its tail is far too long. — Physiologus; France, c. 1240; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 101, f. 195v. [arca.irht.cnrs.fr]

hnitu

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

hnitu, f.n: nit. (H’NIT-uh / ˈhnɪ-tʌ)

ge-hnǣgan

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-hnǣgan, wk.v: to bend down, humble, cast down, subdue. (yeh-H’NAG-on / jɛ-ˈhnæː-gan)

brȳd-būr

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

brȳd-būr, m.n: marriage chamber, bridal chamber; the Virgin’s womb (referring to Christ’s advent); (mystically) the heavenly marriage, the nuptial union of the bridegroom Christ and his bride (an individual or the Church). (BRUED-BOOR / ˈbryːd-ˌbuːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man embracing and holding the hand of a crowned and haloed woman. — Christ and Ecclesia as bride and bridegroom; Germany (Eberbach), 1190-1200; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 150, f. 3r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]