ge-dāl

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-dāl, n.n: a division, separation, parting, distribution. (yeh-DAHL / jɛ-ˈdaːl)

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Medieval manuscript image of five columns topped with overlapping arches and fantastic hybrid beasts; in the four spaces between the columns are the names of the gospels with numbers written in Roman numerals. — Bury Gospels; S England, 1st half of 11th century; British Library, Harley 76, f. 7r. [bl.uk]

gēar-dagas

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēar-dagas, pl.m.n: days (of one’s life), lifetime; days of old, former times. (YAY-ar-DA-gahs / ˈjeːar-ˌda-gas)

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earc

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

earc, f.n: ark (mainly referring to Noah’s ark and the ark of the covenant); chest, coffer, container of some sort. (EH-ark / ˈɛark)

Medieval manuscript image of after the Flood has subsided, when pairs of animals and people leave Noah’s Ark, with its curvy, dragon-headed bow and prow. — Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 15v. [bl.uk]

land-weard

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

land-weard, m.n: a shore watch (lit. ‘land-guard’). (LOND-WEH-ard / ˈland-ˌwɛard)

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mann-ēaca

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

mann-ēaca, m.n: an increase of human beings. (MAHN-AY-ah-ka / ˈman-ˌeːa-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a massive group of people, seven rows of a dozen or so each; one man standing in front holds a scroll in one hand that winds upwards across the crowd. — Bertran Boysset’s Dialogue avec Dieu; France (Arles), 1405; Carpentras, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 327, f. 24r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

mǣd-mǣwect

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

mǣd-mǣwect, n: the mowing of a meadow. (MAED-MAE-wekt / ˈmæːd-ˌmæː-wɛkt)

Medieval manuscript image of two rabbits in a field of flowers, one of them grazing while the other sits alert. — Cocharelli Codex; Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-c. 1340; British Library, Add MS 28841, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

earfoþnes

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

earfoþnes, f.n: difficulty, hardship, anxiety, tribulation, misfortune. (AY-ar-voth-ness / ˈɛar-vɔθ-nɛs)

ge-fēre

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-fēre, adj: easy of access. (yeh-VAY-ruh / jɛ-ˈveː-rə)

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Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured monk leading a horse pulling a two wheeled cart across a bridge; the hand of God points down from the clouds to the reliquary in the cart, and four fish swim in the river beneath the bridge. — Miscellany on the life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 20v. [themorgan.org]

tǣcing

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

tǣcing, f.n: the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. (TAE-ching / ˈtæː-tʃɪŋ)

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bridd

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

bridd, m.n: young bird, chick. (BRID / ˈbrɪd)

Medieval manuscript image of the sun, with an angel stretching out his arms above it, surrounded by a flock of multi-coloured birds. — Silos Apocalypse; N Spain, 1091-1109; British Library, Add MS 11695, f. 197r. [bl.uk]

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