an-weald

bord-hrēoþa, n: cover or protection of the shield, used as a general term for shield or phalanx; perhaps a shield ornament. (BORD-H’RAY-o-tha / ˈbɔrd-ˌhreːɔ-θa)

hægel

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

hægel, m.n: hail (ice pellets); name of the H-rune ᚻ. (HAE-yell / ˈhæ-jɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of man wearing a crown, raising an arm into the air and watching as pellets of hail fall down upon damaged trees and crops. — Weltchronik; Germany (Regensburg), c. 1360; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.769, f. 81v. [ica.themorgan.org]

gēol-mōnaþ

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēol-mōnaþ, m.n: December (‘Yule-month’). (YAY-ol-MO-nath / ˈjeːɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

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wīd-floga

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīd-floga, m.n: wide-flier, one that takes wide flights. (WEED-FLOH-ga / ˈwiːd-ˌflɔ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of five yellowish birds flying towards another bird walking on the ground and looking up at them; another bird in the air flies the opposite direction. — Bestiary; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 18v. [ica.themorgan.org]

heofon

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon, m.n: heaven. (HEH-oh-von / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn)

cēol

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of king and his men in a ship on a stormy, fish-filled sea; the prow is shaped like an animal head, and a two hairy faces in the sky blow air towards the ship. — John of Worcester’s Chronicle; England (Worcester), 1128-1140; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College MS 157, f. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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