wine-mǣg

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

wine-mǣg, m.n: a loving kinsman. [WIN-eh-MÆγ]

frowe

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Hana Videen

frowe, f.n: a lady. [FRO-weh]

Several of you asked if sele and “cellar” were related, so I made it the subject of this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Read it on Patreon.

gum-þegn

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

gum-þegn, m.n: a man. [GUM-THAYN]

symbel-wynn

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

symbel-wynn, f.n: ‘feast-joy’, pleasure or delight in feasting. (SUEM-bell-WUEN / ˈsym-bɛl-ˌwyn)

Illustration from Lancelot du Lac, or Prose Lancelot. Northeast France (Arras?), 1300-1380. British Library, Royal MS 20 D IV, fol. 1r. [bl.uk]

hundtwentig-wintre

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

hundtwentig-wintre, adj: 120 years old (lit. 120 winters). [HUND-TWEN-teeγ-WIN-treh]

bēor-sele

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēor-sele, m.n: hall where (alcoholic) drink is served. (BAY-or-SEH-luh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌsɛ-lə)

ofer-ceald

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

ofer-ceald, adj: excessively cold. [OH-ver-CHAY-ald]

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Three sinners standing in a hell-mouth, being tormented by devils throwing ice and snow. Breviari d’Amor, by Matfré Ermengau of Béziers. E. Spain (Catalonia, Girona?), last quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Yates Thompson 31, fol. 170v. [bl.uk]

cetel

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

cetel, m.n: a kettle. [CHEH-tel]