el-þēodignes

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

el-þēodignes, f.n: the state of being or living abroad, a pilgrimage. (el-THAY-oh-dee-ness / ɛl-ˈθeːɔ-dɪj-nɛs)

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Medieval manuscript page with two columns, each with drawings of cities and churches in sequence with labels. — Itinerary from London to Beauvais. England (St Albans), 1250s. British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]

gēotan

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

gēotan, str.v: to pour (water, wine, grain, etc.) from a container; pour into / over / onto / on every side of something. (YAH-oh-tahn / ˈjeːɔ-tan)

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hǣrihte

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣrihte, adj: hairy. (HA-ri-h’teh / ˈhæː-ɹih-tɛ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman clothed in her own hair, which drapes over her arms and even covers her feet. She hands some fruit to a monkey who sits in a tree. — Mary of Egypt in the Smithfield Decretals. S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 275r. [bl.uk]

candel-twist

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

candel-twist, m.n: an instrument used for trimming candles, perhaps candle-snuffer. (KAN-del-TWIST / ˈkan-dɛl-ˌtwɪst)

ge-hūsscype

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-hūsscype, m.n: a house, household, family. (yeh-HOOS-SHUH-peh / jɛ-ˈhuːs-ˌʃɝ-pɛ)

Medieval manuscript image of three men and a young boy sitting around a table with plates of fish and a jug. — Crusader Bible. France (Paris), c. 1244-1254. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 31v. [themorgan.org]

wic-dæg

Posted on November 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

wic-dæg, m.n: a day of the week; a week-day, a day on which business may be done. (WICK-DAEY / ˈwɪk-ˌdæj)

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titelung

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

titelung, f.n: a giving of the titles or headings. (TI-teh-lung / ˈtɪ-tɛ-lʌŋ)

Latin writing in a medieval manuscript; the heading at the top reads "Incipit liber tertius" in colourful capitals and is followed by the letter B shaped from a fish and two birds. — Gregory the Great’s *Moralia in Iob*. N France (Laon), 2nd half of 8th century. British Library, Add MS 31031, f. 55v. [bl.uk]

hetelic

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

hetelic, adj: (of animate beings) full of hate, malicious, malevolent; (of lust, fornication) hateful, odious, repulsive; (of inanimate/immaterial things) severe, fierce, harsh, violent; (of winter) severe, bitter. (HEH-teh-litch / ˈhɛ-tɛ-lɪtʃ)

þǣr-under

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

þǣr-under, adv: beneath. (THAER-UN-der / ˈθæːɹ-ˌʌn-dɛɹ)⁠

Medieval manuscript image of eight hedgehogs collecting round, red-and-white fruits on their backs underneath a colourful tree. — Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 36r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

heort-lufe

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

heort-lufe, f.n: love which comes from the heart, heartfelt love (lit. heart-love). (HEH-ort-LUH-veh / ˈhɛɔɹt-ˌlʌ-vɛ)

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