winter-tīd

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-tīd, f.n: winter-time, winter. (WIN-ter-TEED / ˈwɪn-tɛɹ-ˌtiːd)

snowball-allegory-of-winter — Allegory of Winter (c. 1338-1340). Fresco by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Publico of Siena. [sarahpeverley.com]

gremetunc

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

gremetunc, f.n: a raging, roaring, murmuring. (GREH-meh-tunk / ˈgrɛ-mɛ-tʌnk)

hrið-suht

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

hrið-suht, f.n: fever. (HRITH-SU’HT / ˈhrɪθ-ˌsʌxt)

beallucas

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

beallucas, m.n: bollocks. (BEH-ah-luh-kas / ˈbɛa-lʌ-kas)

tumblr_mn54nof7ru1rqxd5ko1_1280 — Decretum Gratiani with the commentary of Bartolomeo da Brescia. Italy, 1340-1345. Lyon, BM, MS 5128, f. 100r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

be-forhtian

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

be-forhtian, wk.v: to dread, to fear. (beh-FOR’H-ti-ahn / bɛ-ˈfɔrx-tɪ-an)

lēah

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

lēah, m.n: a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land. (LAY-ah / ˈleːax)

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efen-hlēoþrung

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

efen-hlēoþrung, f.n: a singing together, concert. (EH-ven-H’LAY-o-thrung / ˈɛ-vɛn-ˌhleːɔ-θrʌŋ)

cantors — An illuminated capital C in the Ranworth Antiphoner. Norfolk (Ranworth), 15th century. [broadsideparishes.org.uk]

mǣting

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

mǣting, f.n: dream. (MAE-ting / ˈmæː-tɪŋ)

here-numa

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

here-numa, m.n: a captive, prisoner of war. (HEH-ruh-NUH-ma / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌnʌ-ma)

swōgan

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

swōgan, str.v: to make a sound, move with noise, rush, roar (of wind, water, flame); (figuratively) to move with violence, invade. (SWO-gahn / ˈswoː-gan)