land-riht

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

land-riht, n.n: the law (or body of laws) associated with an estate or district; the (collective) rights and privileges due to the owner of an estate or land. (LOND-RI’HT / ˈland-ˌrɪxt)

anxsumnes

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

anxsumnes, f.n: anxiety. (ONKS-sum-ness / ˈanks-sʌm-nɛs)

cæppe

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

cæppe, f.n: cloak, cape, usually hooded, especially an ecclesiastic’s cloak; chasuble; hood, cap. (KAP-puh / ˈkæp-pə)

Medieval manuscript image of a bishop wearing mitre and chasuble gesturing with both hands and looking at an organ that hovers above steam rising from cauldron on a stand over a fire. — Sylvester II making an organ play by steam; France (Amiens?), 1300-1310; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 100r. [ica.themorgan.org]

for-dwīnan

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

for-dwīnan, str.v: to dwindle away, vanish. (for-DWEE-nahn / fɔr-ˈdwiː-nan)

hege

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

hege, m.n: hedge, fence; boundary wall. (HEH-yuh / ˈhɛ-jə)

samod-wyrcende

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

samod-wyrcende, adj: cooperating, working together. (SAH-mod-WUER-chen-duh / ˈsa-mɔd-ˌwyr-tʃɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of women working together to reap grain with sickles; two are on their knees at work while a third stands taking a break. — Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 172v. [artfund.org]

meagol

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

meagol, adj: earnest, strenuous, firm. (MEH-ah-goll / ˈmɛa-gɔl)

hēafod

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hēafod, n.n: head. (HAY-ah-vod / ˈheːa-vɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature with a bird body and legs and an enormous human female head. — Catoblepas (a beast famous for its heavy head) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Netherlands, 14th century; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 13440, f. 4r. [viewer.onb.ac.at]

ildcian

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

ildcian, wk.v: to delay. (ILD-chi-ahn / ˈɪld-tʃɪ-an)

lēoht-bēamede

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

lēoht-bēamede, adj: (of a comet) having beams or rays of light. (LAY-o’ht-BAY-ahm-uh-duh / ˈleːɔxt-ˌbeːam-ə-də)

Medieval tapestry depicting a group of men pointing up at a comet soaring brightly across the sky, with the Latin caption ‘Isti mirant stella’. — Bayeux Tapestry (scene 32); France (Bayeux), second half of 11th century; Bayeux, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Baron-Gérard. [bayeuxmuseum.com]

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