fela-fǣcne

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

fela-fǣcne, adj: very treacherous. (FELL-ah-FACK-nuh / ˈfɛ-la-ˌfæːk-nə)

spellian

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

spellian, wk.v: to talk, converse, discourse; to announce, proclaim, utter, tell. (SPEH-li-ahn / ˈspɛ-lɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a man and woman sitting and conversing on a bench, with a small dog sitting in the woman’s lap. — Morte Artu; France (St Omer or Tournai?), c. 1315-1325; British Library, Royal MS 14 E iii, f. 146r. [bl.uk]

hwyrfol

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

hwyrfol, adj: fickle, changeable. (H’WUER-voll / ˈhwyr-vɔl)

deorcian

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

deorcian, wk.v: to darken, to grow dark. (DEH-ork-ih-ahn / ˈdɛɔr-kɪ-an)

The Wordhord App’s Dark Mode is inspired by a medieval style ‘dark-mode’ where manuscripts were inscribed in gold on pages dyed a deep bluish-black. Download the app for iOS on the App Store.

Two facing pages of a medieval manuscript made of black-dyed parchment, with an illustration of saints on the left and Latin writing in gold and white on the right; the margins are decorated with a floral design in gold leaf on a field of blue. — The Black Hours; Belgium (Bruges), c. 1480; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.493, ff. 18v-19r. [themorgan.org]

bricg-geweorc

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

bricg-geweorc, n.n: bridge-work, the construction or reparation of a bridge. (BRIDGE-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈbrɪdʒ-jɛ-ˌwɛɔrk)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the consequences of monastic hoarding. Read it on Patreon.

rǣde-fæsting

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣde-fæsting, f.n: entertainment furnished to the king’s messengers when riding on the king’s business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king. (RAE-duh-VAE-sting / ˈræː-də-ˌvæ-stɪŋ)