teagor

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

teagor, n.n: the water from the eyes, tears. (TEH-ah-gor / ˈtɛa-gɔɹ)

wesend

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

wesend, m.n: a bison, buffalo, wild ox. (WEH-zend / ˈwɛ-zɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a buffalo with large horns showing his teeth and flaring his nostrils. — Jacob van Maerlant’s Der naturen bloeme. Utrecht, c. 1340-c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB KA 16, f. 47r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

lēaþor

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

lēaþor, n.n: lather; washing soda (glossing Latin nitrum). (LAY-ah-thor / ˈleːa-θɔɹ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the sounds we make (with a short digression on cat sneezes). Read it on Patreon.

fēle-lēas

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēle-lēas, adj: without feeling. (FAY-luh-LAY-ahs / ˈfeː-lə-ˌleːas)

blencan

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

blencan, wk.v: to deceive, cheat. (BLEN-kahn / ˈblɛn-kan)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fox playing dead with birds flying down around it, followed by a second panel with the fox on its feet with a bird in its mouth. — Fox playing dead in the Rochester Bestiary. England, 13th century. British Library, MS Royal 12 F XIII, f. 26v. [bl.uk]

fnēosung

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

fnēosung, f.n: sneeze. (F’NAY-oh-zung / ˈfneːɔ-zʌŋ)

Today’s word is from Allison K. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

ealh

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

ealh, m.n: temple. (EH-al’h / ˈɛalh)

Today’s word is from Þórbeorht L. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript letter S, inside which is illustrated the presentation of Christ at the temple. — Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo. Italy, c. 1278. Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]

ā-dwellan

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

ā-dwellan, wk.v: to lead astray, seduce; to impede, obstruct, hinder. (ah-DWELL-ahn / a-ˈdwɛl-lan)

stæf

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæf, m.n: written character, letter. (STAFF / ˈstæf)

Medieval manuscript image of a monk writing in a manuscript with a quill and penknife, with a hooded monstrous creature forming part of the large letter F in which he sits. — Biblia sacra. Zurich(?), 1260-1280. Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettF 1, f. 1r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

folc-lār

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

folc-lār, f.n: homily, lit. ‘people-instruction’ (despite the similarity, modern English ‘folklore’ developed independently with a different meaning). (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːɹ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ‘new-farers’. Read it on Patreon.