smēagan

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

smēagan, wk.v: to consider, ponder, examine, search, seek an opportunity. (SMAY-ah-gahn / ˈsmeːa-gan)

ge-palmtwīged

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-palmtwīged, adj/participle: palm-twigged, adorned with palm twigs. (yeh-PALM-TWEE-yed / jɛ-ˈpalm-ˌtwiː-jɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ entering Jerusalem on a donkey holding a palm leaf; two men are in a tree gathering palm leaves, and another man lays a cloth out for the donkey to walk on. — Bamberger Psalter; Germany (Bamberg or Regensberg), c. 1220-1230; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc.Bibl.48, f. 61v. [artsandculture.google.com]

færeld

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

færeld, n.n: a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; the Jewish Passover. (FAE-reld / ˈfæ-rɛld)

foxunga

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

foxunga, pl.n: foxlike wiles, tricks. (FAWK-sung-ga / ˈfɔk-sʌŋ-ga)

Marginal illustration in a medieval manuscript of a fox disguised in human clothing approaching a hare. — Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 89r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

fæþm

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæþm, m/f.n: bosom, embrace; grasp, clutch, possession; fathom (a unit of measurement). (FATH-um / ˈfæ-θəm)

wīc-eard

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīc-eard, m.n: a dwelling-place. (WEECH-EH-ard / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌɛard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman nursing her child and a bearded man sitting in a barrel chair and eating from a bowl inside a house; in the background is a cooking pot hanging above a fire, a storage cabinet, a shelf with pewter plates, a utensil rack, and a small window. — Hours of Catherine of Cleves; Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 151. [themorgan.org]

hand-cræft

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

hand-cræft, m.n: skill or power of the hand. (HOND-KRAFT / ˈhand-ˌkræft)

bēag-wīse

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

bēag-wīse, f.n: circular shape. (BAY-ahg-WEE-zuh / ˈbeːag-ˌwiː-zə)

A smiley face in a medieval manuscript appears to float up towards the text in a balloon. — Summa theologiae of Thomas Aquinas; France, main text 13th century, doodle 14th or 15th century; Conches-en-Ouche, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 7, f. 62r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

sēft-ēadig

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

sēft-ēadig, adj: in easy circumstances, free from hardships. (SAIFT-AY-ah-dih / ˈseːft-ˌeːa-dɪj)

ford

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ford, m.n: ford; a shallow place, natural or artificial, across a stream, river or other water, by which a crossing can be made. (FORD / ˈfɔrd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman standing on a grassy bank holding a child beside a river, in which floats a boat holding a man and child. — Smithfield Decretals; France, illuminated in England (London?), c. 1340; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 122v. [thijsporck.com]

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