īdel-georn

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

īdel-georn, adj: gladly at leisure, keen to be idle. (EE-dell-YEH-orn / ˈiː-dɛl-ˌjɛɔrn)

tilþ

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

tilþ, f.n: labour which brings gain, by which acquisition is made, an employment; tillage, cultivation, work on land; gain from labour, produce of labour, acquisition; crop, produce, fruit. (TILTH)

ilfette

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

ilfette, f.n: swan. (ILL-vet-tuh / ˈɪl-vɛt-tə)

Swan in the Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 49v. [ica.themorgan.org]

weder-tācen

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

weder-tācen, n.n: ‘weather-token’, sign of good weather. (WEH-der-TAH-ken / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌtaː-kɛn)

ǣt-giefa

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

ǣt-giefa, m.n: a food-giver, feeder. (AT-YI-ev-ah)

Feeding the Hellmouth in St Augustine’s *De Civitate Dei*. France, 1375-1377. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 22912, f. 2v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

symbel-cenness

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

symbel-cenness, f.n: the festival of a person’s birth. (SUM-bell-KEN-ness)

regn-weard

Posted on August 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

regn-weard, m.n: a mighty guard. (RAYN-WEH-ard)

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