sprǣc

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

sprǣc, f.n: speech, talking, what is said. (SPRATCH / ˈspræːtʃ)

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Medieval line drawing five people, including a baby, who are talking to each other, shown by lines connecting words to their mouths. — Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Stowe 49, f. 220r. [bl.uk]

undern-swǣsendu

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

undern-swǣsendu, n.n: breakfast. (UN-dern-SWAE-zen-duh / ˈʌn-dɛrn-ˌswæː-zɛn-dʌ)

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rūn-cræftig

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

rūn-cræftig, adj: skilled in explaining mysteries. (ROON-KRAF-tih / ˈruːn-ˌkræf-tɪj)

stæpe-gang

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæpe-gang, m.n: a step. (STAPP-uh-GAHNG / ˈstæ-pə-ˌgaŋ)

Medieval historiated initial decorated with a winged dragon, containing a pilgrim with a staff. — Map Psalter; England, 1262-1300; British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 54v. [bl.uk]

riht-scrīfend

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

riht-scrīfend, m.n: one who declares the sentence of the law, a lawyer. (RI’HT-SHREE-vend / ˈrɪxt-ˌʃriː-vɛnd)

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lagu-swimmend

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

lagu-swimmend, m.n: creature that swims in the water. (LA-guh-SWIM-end / ˈla-gʌ-ˌswɪ-mɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-finned, bare-breasted mermaid, combing her hair with one hand and holding a looking glass in the other. — Hours of Yolande of Flanders; France (Paris), 1353-63; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 27, f. 52v. [bl.uk]

heorþ-fæst

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

heorþ-fæst, adj: having a house of one’s own. (HEH-orth-FAST / ˈhɛɔrθ-ˌfæst)

on-fōn

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

on-fōn, str.v: to take; to receive; to accept. (on-PHONE / ɔn-ˈfoːn)

Medieval manuscript image of an arm reaching to the left and grasping the fleur-de-lis shaped marginal decoration. — Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 40r. [bl.uk]

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blēo-cræft

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

blēo-cræft, m.n: the art of embroidering (‘colour-craft’). (BLAY-oh-KRAFT / ˈbleːɔ-ˌkræft)

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blēo

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

blēo, n.n: a colour, hue, complexion. (BLAY-oh / ˈbleːɔ)

Historiated initial C in a medieval manuscript in which a man sits at a desk and mixes colours, a selection of 8 pigments before him. — James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-75; British Library, Royal 6 E vi, f. 329r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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