geloten-dæg

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

geloten-dæg, m/f.n: early evening. (yeh-LOT-en-DAIE / jɛ-ˈlɔ-tɛn-ˌdæj)

foran-hēafod

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

foran-hēafod, n.n: forehead. (FOR-on-HAY-ah-vod / ˈfɔ-ran-ˌheːa-vɔd)

Part of an inhabited initial in a medieval manuscript, with a dragon-like creature in the central knotwork and intricately decorated vertical bars topped with human faces wearing neutral expressions, decorative swirls adorning their foreheads. — Barberini Gospels; Hiberno-Saxon, late 8th century; Biblioteca Apostolica, Barberini Lat. 570, f. 51r. [digi.vatlib.it]

stān-merece

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

stān-merece, m.n: parsley. (STAHN-MEH-reh-chuh / ˈstaːn-ˌmɛ-rɛ-tʃə)

godspell-bodung

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

godspell-bodung, f.n: gospel-preaching, the period during which the gospel has been preached, the Christian dispensation. (GOD-spell-BODD-ung / ˈgɔd-spɛl-ˌbɔ-dʌŋ)

An M intricately decorated with knotwork, dots and flourishes, the first letter of ‘Matheus’ in a medieval gospel book in Latin. — Barberini Gospels; Hiberno-Saxon, late 8th century; Biblioteca Apostolica, Barberini Lat. 570, f. 10r. [digi.vatlib.it]

hālor

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

hālor, n.n: salvation. (HA-lor / ˈhaː-lɔr)

mǣden-hēap

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣden-hēap, n: band of virgins, troop of maidens. (MAD-en-HAY-op / ˈmæː-dɛn-ˌheːap)

Mosaic of haloed women in Byzantine style clothing, each carrying a crown in their hands; the names of the saints are inscribed above in Latin. — Mosaic from the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy (6th century); photo by Nick Thompson 2010 (CC BY-SA 2.0). [csla.history.ox.ac.uk]

þunor-rād

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

þunor-rād, f.n: thunder, a peal of thunder. (THUH-nor-RAWD / ˈθʌ-nɔr-ˌraːd)

heaþor

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

heaþor, n: restraint, confinement. (HEH-ah-thor / ˈhɛa-θɔr)

Medieval manuscript image of a rat trap with a long, rather skinny rat inside. — Rat, Bestiaire d’amour rimé; France (Paris), 13th-14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 15r. [bestiary.ca]

ofer-nōn

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ofer-nōn, f/n.n: afternoon or early evening. (OV-er-NOAN / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌnoːn)

micel

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Hana Videen

micel, adj: great in size, in quantity, or in a metaphorical sense. (MIH-chell / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed elephant with incredibly long tusks and trunk carrying a castle on its back. — Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 59v. [bestiary.ca]

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