beadu-scearp

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

beadu-scearp, adj: sharp in or for battle. (BEH-ah-duh-SHEH-arp / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌʃɛarp)

Medieval manuscript image of a hairy creature with a long tail, two large feet, a long neck and two sharp horns. — Cornutis (a ‘horned serpent’) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 123r. [bestiary.ca]

and-lang

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

and-lang, adj: (indicating duration, of a period of time) entire, continuous; (indicating position, of a person) being or standing at (someone’s) side. (AHND-lahng / ˈand-laŋg)

ge-tinge

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-tinge, adj: skilful with the tongue, eloquent. (yeh-TING-guh / jɛ-ˈtɪŋ-gə)

wind-bland

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)

Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

spēd

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

spēd, f.n: speed, success, means; prosperous issue, abundance, wealth; power, opportunity; progeny. (SPADE / ˈspeːd)

a-lǣnan

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

a-lǣnan, wk.v: to lend; to lease (land). (ah-LAN-ahn / a-ˈlæː-nan)

ancor-setl

Posted on October 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

ancor-setl, n.n: hermitage. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˌsɛ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man in a monk’s habit and a nun inside a hermitage, outside of which is a fountain and tree. — Timothy the Hermit in Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 85v. [ica.themorgan.org]

heaþu-grimm

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

heaþu-grimm, adj: battle-grim, fierce (as the fray of battle). (HEH-ah-thuh-GRIM / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌgrɪm)

sōþ-sagu

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

sōþ-sagu, f.n: true speech, truth; a true saying, history. (SOATH-SAH-guh / ˈsoːθ-ˌsa-gʌ)

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æcse

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Hana Videen

æcse, f.n: an axe. (ACK-suh / ˈæk-sə)

A medieval manuscript page with the letter C inhabited by a bird, a bear and two hunters, one of whom is shooting a with a bow, the other wielding an axe. — Augustinus; France (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux), first quarter of 12th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 2012, f. 1v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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