stæf

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæf, m.n: written character, letter. (STAFF / ˈstæf)

Medieval manuscript image of a monk writing in a manuscript with a quill and penknife, with a hooded monstrous creature forming part of the large letter F in which he sits. — Biblia sacra. Zurich(?), 1260-1280. Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettF 1, f. 1r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

folc-lār

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

folc-lār, f.n: homily, lit. ‘people-instruction’ (despite the similarity, modern English ‘folklore’ developed independently with a different meaning). (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːɹ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ‘new-farers’. Read it on Patreon.

folgian

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

folgian, wk.v: to follow. (FOL-yih-ahn / ˈfɔl-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of two young women walking, one woman plainly dressed and carrying a sack and jug on her back following one richly dressed. — Biblia Porta. France, late 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 178r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

a-teorigendlīc

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-teorigendlīc, adj: failing, fleeting, perishable. (ah-TEH-oh-rih-yend-LEECH / a-ˈtɛɔ-ɹɪ-jɛnd-ˌliːtʃ)

sceacdōm

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

sceacdōm, m.n: flight, hurried departure. (SHEH-ahk-DOAM / ˈʃɛak-ˌdoːm)

Medieval manuscript image of a queen and her two young sons on a horse, pursued by a king and his men in armour wielding swords. — The flight of Queen Emma to Normandy with her two young sons in the Anglo-Norman verse *Life of St Edward the Confessor*. England, mid-13th century. Cambridge University Library, MS Ee.3.59, f. 4r. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]

un-sceþþig

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

un-sceþþig, adj: innocent, harmless. (UN-SHEH-thee / ˈʌn-ˌʃɛ-θɪj)

nīw-fara

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

nīw-fara, m.n: newcomer, stranger. (NEE-ew-VAH-ra / ˈniːw-ˌva-ra)

þenning

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

þenning, f.n: stretching, extension. (THEN-ning / ˈθɛn-nɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a horse stretching its neck up to the roof of a shelter, causing some bread, cheese and a cloth to fall down beside a kneeling man. — St Cuthbert’s horse finding bread and cheese in the roof, in Bede’s *Life of St Cuthbert*. England (Durham), 12th century. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 14r. [blogs.bl.uk]

frēorig-mōd

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

frēorig-mōd, adj: sad or anxious in mind. (FRAY-o-rih-MOAD / ˈfɹeːɔ-ɹɪ-ˌmoːd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on wave-troops, slaughter-rain, and Noah’s sea-hall. Read it on Patreon.

feoh

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

feoh, n.n: cattle, livestock; property, wealth, money; value, price, fee; name of the F-rune ᚠ. (FEH-oh / ˈfɛɔx)

Medieval manuscript image of a red cow nursing her calf. — Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough?), early 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 30v. [bestiary.ca]

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