gicel-gebland, n.n: a hailstorm. [YI-chell-yeh-BLOND]

hrīm-ceald, adj: icy cold. [HREEM-CHAY-ald]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the rime-cold sea. Read and hear it on Patreon.

Calendar page for February, painted by the Limbourg brothers for Jean, Duc de Berry: “Medieval and Renaissance Interiors” by Eva Oledzka, found on Patricia Lovett’s blog. Does anyone have more specific manuscript info? [patricialovett.com]

of-calen, adj/participle: very cold. (OV-KAH-len / ˈɔf-ˌka-lɛn)