hēa-dēor

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

hēa-dēor, n.n: stag, deer (lofty animal). (HAY-ah-DAY-or / ˈheːa-ˌdeːɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed stag. — Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus; England, late 12th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1462, f. 49r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

ferhþ

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

ferhþ, m.n: mind, soul, spirit, heart, life. (FER-h’th / ˈfɛrxθ)

āmen

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

āmen, interjection: amen. (AH-men / ˈaː-mɛn)

Image of writing on parchment in a medieval hand, both Latin and Old English, in black and red inks; in the centre of the image is the word Amen. — Glossed hymnal; England (Canterbury), mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian D XII, f. 29v. [bl.uk]

hweoðerung

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

hweoðerung, f.n: murmuring. (HWEH-oth-eh-rung / ˈhwɛɔ-θɛ-rʌŋ)

webbestre

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

webbestre, f.n: weaver; (specifically) female weaver. (WEB-bes-truh / ˈwɛb-bɛs-trə)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, veiled woman sitting at a loom behind partially woven blue cloth that matches her dress; her hands hold four cards through which the warp threads pass, and to her right is a beater amid the warp threads. — Virgin Mary in Book of Hours; France (Paris), 1430-5; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.359, f. 26v. [ica.themorgan.org]

hyge-geōmor

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

hyge-geōmor, adj: sad in mind, sorrowful. (HUE-yuh-YEH-oh-mor / ˈhy-jə-ˌjɛoː-mɔr)

snel-scipe

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

snel-scipe, m.n: boldness, bravery. (SNELL-SHIP-uh / ˈsnɛl-ˌʃɪ-pə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on cheeks and jowls. Read it on Patreon.

eald-writere

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

eald-writere, m.n: an antiquarian, one who writes about old or ancient matters. (EH-ald-WRIH-teh-ruh / ˈɛald-ˌwrɪ-tɛ-rə)

cēace

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

cēace, f.n: jaw, jawbone or mandible (frequently in the plural); perhaps also the jaw and the lower part of the face; upper part of the throat, cavity between the jaws. (CHAY-ah-chuh / ˈtʃeːa-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript image of naked humans sitting in flames in the sharp-toothed open jaws of a dark beast with red eyes. — Psalter; England (London), c. 1180; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 10433, f. 9r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

un-wine

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-wine, m.n: enemy (‘un-friend’). (UN-WIN-uh / ˈʌn-ˌwɪ-nə)