ge-spelia

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-spelia, m.n: a substitute, deputy, vicegerent (an administrative deputy of a king or magistrate). (yeh-SPEH-li-ah / jɛ-ˈspɛ-lɪ-a)

wæter-stefn

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

wæter-stefn, f.n: the voice or sound of water. (WAT-er-STEH-vun / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌstɛ-vən)

Medieval manuscript image of two fish swimming in waves of water. — Bestiary; Iran (Maragheh), c. 1297-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.500, f. 78v. [ica.themorgan.org]

mōt

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

mōt, n.n: a meeting, court. (MOAT / ˈmoːt)

nirwett

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

nirwett, m.n: narrowness; a narrow place, pass; oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing. (NIR-wet / ˈnɪr-wɛt)

dumb

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

dumb, adj: mute, unable to speak. (DUMB / ˈdʌmb)

Medieval manuscript page with two columns of hands making various gestures; a column of Latin text is in between them. — Reckoning gestures in computus collection; Italy (Piacenza?), 1018-1032; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M/925, f. 38r. [ica.themorgan.org]

frēfrend

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

frēfrend, m.n: comforter, consoler. (FRAY-frend / ˈfreː-frɛnd)

cyn-ren

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyn-ren, n.n: family course, family, generation, kind, nation, posterity. (KUEN-ren / ˈkyn-rɛn)

tama

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

tama, m.n: tameness. (TAH-ma / ˈta-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of a man training a dog with a stick. — Romance of Alexander; Belgium (Tournai), 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264, f. 108r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

ealdhrȳþer-flǣsc, n.n: meat of a mature or full-grown bullock, glossing Latin succidia (joint of pork, flitch of bacon). (EH-ald-hrue-ther-FLASH / ˈɛald-hryː-θɛr-ˌflæːʃ)

pull-spere

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

pull-spere, n.n: a ‘pool-spear’, reed (such as grows by pools). (PULL-SPEH-ruh / ˈpʌl-ˌspɛ-rə)