weorold-cund

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

weorold-cund, adj: earthly, temporal; secular, profane as opposed to sacred; secular as opposed to ecclesiastical. (WEH-oh-rold-KUND / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-ˌkʌnd)

mann

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

mann, m/n.n: man, human being; name of the M-rune ᛗ. (MAHN / ˈmaːn)

A sequence of illustrations in a medieval manuscript depicting events in the Garden of Eden: God pulling Eve from a reclining Adam’s side; God leading Adam and Eve, gesturing towards fruits in a tree. — Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 1v. [themorgan.org]

ræge-rēosa

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

ræge-rēosa, m/f.n: a ridge of muscles at the side of the spine running up the back. (RAE-yuh-RAY-oh-za / ˈræ-jə-ˌreːɔ-za)

scimrian

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

scimrian, wk.v: to shine, glisten, shimmer. (SHIM-ri-ahn / ˈʃɪm-rɪ-an)

Did you know that gold elements in the Wordhord App can shimmer like the gold leaf of a medieval manuscript? Tap the gear to turn this feature on in Settings. Download on the App Store.

Medieval manuscript letter L decorated in shiny gold leaf, illustrated with a winged and haloed man at a desk, writing with his pen knife and quill; a winged lion in the dot of a nearby letter I watches him. — Bible; England (St Albans), c. 1170; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 48, f. 205v. [parker.stanford.edu]

inwit-wrāsen

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

inwit-wrāsen, f.n: evil chain. (IN-wit-WRAH-zen / ˈɪn-wɪt-ˌraː-zɛn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on evil, otherworldly chains. Read it on Patreon.

bāt

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

bāt, m.n: boat. (BAWT / ˈbaːt)

Medieval manuscript image of five armoured men with spears and shields in two boats with full sails at sea; one of the men wears a gold crown. — Les Grandes chroniques de France; France (Paris), 14th century; British Library, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. [bl.uk]

and-weard

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

and-weard, adj: physically present; present, existing or occurring now. (OND-WEH-ard / ˈand-ˌwɛard)

hlāf-mæsse

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

hlāf-mæsse, f.n: ‘bread-mass’ or Lammas Day (August 1). (HLAWV-MASS-uh / ˈhlaːv-ˌmæs-sə)

Multi-coloured historiated initial containing a man harvesting corn while three people watch from behind him; the Latin text of the manuscript includes the word August. — Shaftesbury Psalter; England, 12th century; British Library, Lansdowne 383, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

feccan

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

feccan, wk.v: to fetch, go in search of and bring back, come and get. (FETCH-ahn / ˈfɛ-tʃan)

sweord-geswing

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

sweord-geswing, n.n: striking with swords, an attack with swords. (SWEH-ord-yeh-SWING / ˈswɛɔrd-jɛ-ˌswɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of two men fighting with swords and shields. — Biblia Porta; Switzerland (Lausanne), 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 350v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]