wiþer

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

wiþer, preposition/adv: against; in opposition. (WITH-er / ˈwɪ-θɛr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on belching remedies. Read it on Patreon.

bōc-līc

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-līc, adj: book-like, biblical, bookish, relating to books. (BOAK-leech / ˈboːk-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting and looking off to his left, holding a pen in his right hand and an open book in his left hand. — Gospel Book; France (Reims), c. 860; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.728, f. 14v. [ica.themorgan.org]

heofon-drēam

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-drēam, m.n: joy of heaven. (HEH-ov-on-DRAY-ahm / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌdreːam)

on-þræc

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

on-þræc, adj: horrible, dreadful. (ON-THRACK / ˈɔn-ˌθræk)

ofen

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

ofen, m.n: oven. (OV-en / ˈɔ-vɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a long-handled baking tray in its forepaws, with the tray halfway into an oven. — Pontifical; England, early 15th century; British Library, Lansdowne 451, f. 6r. [bl.uk]

bealcettan

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

bealcettan, wk.v: to belch; (of speech or words) to utter. (BEH-al-chet-tahn / ˈbɛal-tʃɛt-tan)

ropp

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

ropp, m.n: an intestine, the colon. (ROP / ˈrɔp)

gilp-word

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

gilp-word, n.n: boast. (YILP-WORD / ˈjɪlp-ˌwɔrd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on boasts and yelps. Read it on Patreon.

fǣr

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

fǣr, m.n: sudden or unexpected danger; peril, calamity. (FAER / ˈfæːr)

Medieval manuscript image a two-legged blue and green creature with a dragon-like tail that instead of a head has a single human arm holding an ax. — Book of Hours; Flanders, c. 1300-1310; Walters Art Museum, W.37, f. 187v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

ge-witnes

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-witnes, f.n: witness, testimony, knowledge; person who can provide testimony from personal observation; the practice of having witnesses present at a transaction. (yeh-WIT-ness / jɛ-ˈwɪt-nɛs)