eornostlīce

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

eornostlīce, adv/conjunction: therefore, but. (EH-or-nost-LEE-chuh / ˈɛɔr-nɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)

brim-hlæst

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (sea-cargo). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)

Medieval manuscript depiction of Pisces, with two fish facing opposite directions within two circles, their mouths connected by a curving red line. — 11th century calendar, from SE England (Canterbury?); British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 4r. [bl.uk]

rand-bēah

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

rand-bēah, m.n: the boss of a shield or the shield itself. (RAND-BAY-ah / ˈrand-ˌbeːax)

dȳr

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dȳr, n.n: door. (DUER / ˈdyːr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman ascending a flight of stairs toward a door in a building with crenellated towers; a face in a golden sun looks down on her. — Rothschild Canticles; Flanders/Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 48r. [collections.library.yale.edu]

lēoþ-word

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-word, n.n: a word in a poem. (LAY-oth-WORD / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwɔrd)

huntigestre

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

huntigestre, f.n: huntress. (HUN-ti-yes-truh / ˈhʌn-tɪ-jɛs-trə)

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Medieval manuscript image of a woman in a long purple gown shooting an arrow from a bow towards a large rabbit. — Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 68v. [bl.uk]

wōde-wistle

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōde-wistle, f.n: hemlock. (WO-duh-WIST-luh / ˈwoː-də-ˌwɪst-lə)

tīma

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

tīma, m.n: time, hour. (TEE-ma / ˈtiː-ma)

ge-sweorc

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-sweorc, n.n: cloud, mist, smoke. (yeh-SWEH-ork / jɛ-ˈswɛɔrk)

Medieval manuscript image of an angel descending from a cloud with hands outstretched. — Getty Apocalypse; England (probably London), c. 1255-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig III 1, f. 21r. [getty.edu]

ǣwisc-fireniend

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣwisc-fireniend, m.n: gloss for Latin ‘publicanus’ (publican, tax-collector), literally ‘one who commits shameful sin, shameless sinner’. (AE-wish-FIR-eh-ni-yend / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌfɪ-rɛ-nɪ-ɛnd)

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