mægþ, f.n: a maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman (almost confined to poetry). (“mægth”)
lēo
lēo, m.n: a lion, lioness. (“LAY-oh”)
The Bedford Hours. France (Paris), c. 1410-1430. British Library, Add MS 18850, f. 7r. [bl.uk]
seonu-wealt
seonu-wealt, adj: round, circular, cylindrical; round, spherical, globular; domed. (“SAY-oh-noo-WÆ-alt”)
wǣðe-burne
wǣðe-burne, f.n: a fishing stream. (“WÆTH-eh-BOORN-eh”)
wǣðan
wǣðan, wk.v: to hunt. (“WÆTH-ahn”)
Micrography of a rider holding a falcon. Micrography, or microcalligraphy, is a Jewish art form developed in the 9th century that uses tiny Hebrew letters to form representational, geometric and abstract designs. Torah from Germany, 2nd half of 13th century. British Library, Add 21160, f. 181v. [bl.uk]
æt-wīndan
æt-wīndan, str.v: to wind off, turn away, escape, flee away. (“at-WEEN-dahn”)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is an Old English reading from a book-themed wedding. Read it on Patreon.
synderlīcness
synderlīcness, f.n: singularity, peculiarity. (“SUN-dair-LEECH-ness”)
rōwan
rōwan, str.v: to go by water, to row or sail. (“ROH-wahn”)
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. Avignon, before 1390. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 143, f. 77v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
ȳþ-lāf
ȳþ-lāf, f.n: the shore left bare by the waves. (“uth-lahf”)
brȳd-ealo
brȳd-ealo, n.n: a bride-ale, bride or marriage feast. (“BRUHD-Æ-ah-lo”)
The Romance of Alexander in French verse with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264, f. 163v. [bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk]
