gomel-feax

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

gomel-feax, adj: hoary-locked, grey-haired. (GAW-mel-FEH-ahks / ˈgɔ-mɛl-ˌfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a grey-haired, bearded man studying a book written in Hebrew. — King Solomon reading the Scriptures; France, 1277-1286; British Library, MS Additional 11639, f. 116r. [sites.nd.edu]

lār-hlystend

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

lār-hlystend, m.n: candidate for baptism, catechumen, one receiving (or having received) religious instruction (before baptism); lit. ‘lore-listener’. (LAHR-HLUE-stend / ˈlaːr-ˌhly-stɛnd)

mearc-dīc

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

mearc-dīc, f.n: a ditch which serves as a boundary. (MEH-ark-DEECH / ˈmɛark-ˌdiːtʃ)

spātlian

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

spātlian, wk.v: to spit out. (SPAWT-li-ahn / ˈspaːt-lɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a big-eyed, small-eared creature with its big mouth open and a naked person emerging; a hairy demon passes by with an old man on his back. — Apocalypse; France (Liège?), 1312-1314; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 13096, f. 86v. [moleiro.com]

scūwa

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

scūwa, m.n: the shadow thrown by an object; shade, darkness; shadow, protection; shadow as opposed to substance. (SHOO-wa / ˈʃuː-wa)

smoca

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

smoca, m.n: smoke. (SMOCK-ah / ˈsmɔ-ka)

fægrian

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Hana Videen

fægrian, wk.v: to make (something) beautiful, beautify, adorn (something); to become beautiful. (FAE-gri-ahn / ˈfæ-grɪ-an)

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Medieval manuscript illustration in the midst of Old English and Latin writing showing an arc of red, blue, purple and red, below which is a group of people, a man on his knees labelled Noe and a haloed man gesturing with two fingers outstretched. — Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th/12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 16v. [imagesonline.bl.uk]

god-gyld

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

god-gyld, n.n: image of a (heathen) god, idol; heathen rite or ceremony. (GOD-YUELD / ˈgɔd-ˌgyld)

cǣggian

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

cǣggian, wk.v: to lock, shut fast. (KAG-gi-ahn / ˈkæːg-gɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a crowned figure with outstretched wings holding a large key to the chest of a young man who raises his hands out of the way. — God of Love locking the heart of a lover in Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), c. 1350; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.324, f. 15r. [ica.themorgan.org]

and-wīg

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

and-wīg, n.n: resistance. (OND-WEE / ˈand-ˌwiːj)

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