drēor

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

drēor, m.n: blood. (DRAY-or / ˈdreːɔr)

hell

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

hell, f.n: the abode of the dead, underworld in which the spirits of the departed dwell; the hell of the damned, place of eternal punishment for evil human beings and angels. (HELL / ˈhɛl)

Illustration in a circular frame: St Bartholomew hands a scourge to St Guthlac, who is being dragged into a monstrous hell mouth by winged and horned demons; other people are already being tortured by demons inside the hell mouth. — Guthlac Roll; England (Crowland, Lincolnshire), 1175-1215; British Library, Harley Y 6, f. 8r. [bl.uk]

lēas-bregd

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

lēas-bregd, m.n: deceit, fraud, trick, cheat, wile. (LAY-ahs-BREYD / ˈleːas-ˌbrɛjd)

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līðan

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

līðan, adj: to go (generally by sea), sail. (LEE-than / ˈliː-θan)

Medieval manuscript image of two men on a sailboat with a giant fish flying overhead. Both men are pointing at the fish: one man, seated, holds the rudder, while the other clutches the bow. — Worksop Bestiary; England (Lincoln? York?), c. 1185; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 69r. [ica.themorgan.org]

snǣd-mǣlum

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

snǣd-mǣlum, adv: by bits, a bit at a time. (SNAED-MAE-lum / ˈsnæːd-ˌmæː-lʌm)

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nacod

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

nacod, adj: naked, bare. (NA-kod / ˈna-kɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of two women clothed in long dresses observing a red-winged horse flying over nine women in an outdoor bath; the bathing women are naked except for the wimples on their heads. — Christine de Pizan’s ‘Le Livre du chemin de long estude’ in the Book of the Queen; France, c.1410-c.1414; British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 183r. [bl.uk]

micel-ǣte

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

micel-ǣte, adj: eating much, gluttonous. (MIH-chell-AE-tuh / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl-ˌæː-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a two faced man sitting at a table; one mouth is drinking from a goblet, while the other is eating. — Ruskin Hours; NE France, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 3, f. 2v. [getty.edu]

tō-gang

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

tō-gang, m.n: access, approach. (TOH-GAHNG / ˈtoː-ˌgaŋ)

scoppa

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

scoppa, m.n: a shop, a booth or shed for trade or work. (SHOP-pa / ˈʃɔp-pa)

Medieval manuscript image of two men conversing in a room with shelves stocked with various jars; one man points to a jar in his hand, while the other gestures with both hands. — Mattheus Platearius’ Circa instans; N France (Amiens), early 14th century; British Library, Sloane 1977, f. 49v. [bl.uk]

ōfostlīce

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

ōfostlīce, adv: hastily, speedily, in haste. (OH-vost-LEE-chuh / ˈoː-vɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)

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