rǣde

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣde, f.n: a reading, lesson. (RAE-duh / ˈræː-də)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on strong cities, clews and the world’s end. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit reading from a book with a fox crouched on its back. — Arthurian Romances; France, c. 1275-1300; Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 133v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

ȳr

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

ȳr, m.n: name of the Y-rune ᚣ; possibly a bow or a horn. (UER / ˈyːr)

wyrhta

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyrhta, m.n: worker, labourer; maker, creator. (WUER-h’ta / ˈwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a hooded man holding a spade, rod and pruning hook. — The Moralised Game of Chess; France (Paris?), early 15th century; British Library, Royal 19 C XI, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

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)

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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)