lufung

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

lufung, f.n: loving, action of loving. (LUH-vung / ˈlʌ-vʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a couple embracing who, while human on top, have legs and tails like dragons and the tails have human heads attached to the ends. — Book of Hours; Flanders (Cambrai?), c. 1300-1310; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.88, f. 139v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

æsc-rōf

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

æsc-rōf, adj: valiant in war, of martial renown. (ASH-ROAF / ˈæʃ-ˌroːf)

grund

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of rain pouring down and deep water filled with the corpses of humans and animals that go all the way down to the ground. — Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]

stǣr-leornere

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

stǣr-leornere, m.n: one who learns history, a historical scholar. (STAER-LEH-or-neh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌlɛɔr-nɛ-rə)

stǣr

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

stǣr, n.n: a history. (STAER / ˈstæːr)

hrēol

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

hrēol, n: reel, spool. (H’RAY-ol / ˈhreːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman spinning using a freestanding distaff; her cat has pounced on her twirling spindle. — The Maastricht Hours; Liège, 14th century; British Library, Stowe 17, f. 34r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

for-gitan

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

for-gitan, str.v: to forget, neglect. (for-YIT-ahn / fɔr-ˈjɪt-an)

nīhsta

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

nīhsta, m.n: neighbour. (NEE’H-sta / ˈniːx-sta)

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)

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