Hātabaðan

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

Hātabaðan, n: Bath (place name). (HA-ta-BA-thahn / ˈhaː-ta-ˌba-θan)

lēaf-scead

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēaf-scead, n.n: ‘leaf-shade’, place shaded by leaves or foliage. (LAY-ov-SHEH-odd / ˈleːav-ˌʃɛad)

fyrn-geflita

Posted on July 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

fyrn-geflita, m.n: ancient enemy, long-standing foe. (FUERN-yeh-VLIT-ah / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌvlɪ-ta)

swēt-swēge

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Hana Videen

swēt-swēge, adj: of sweet sound, harmonious, melodious. (SWAIT-SWAY-yuh / ˈsweːt-ˌsweː-jə)

ōþ-hilde

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

ōþ-hilde, adj: content. (OATH-hill-duh / ˈoːθ-hɪl-də)

panþer

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

panþer, m.n: panther. (PAHN-ther / ˈpan-θɛr)

Learn about how the panþer was imagined in the Middle Ages (and see a modern artist’s rendition of him) at Dēor-hord, a medieval and modern bestiary.

bi-hlyhhan

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Hana Videen

bi-hlyhhan, str.v: to laugh at, deride. (bih-HLUE’H-hahn / bɪ-ˈhlyx-han)

Mocking the drunkenness of Noah (c. 1463). Weltchronik, ÖNB 2823, fol. 21r.

corn-wurma

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

corn-wurma, m.n: ‘corn-worm’, a weevil. (KORN-WUR-ma / ˈkɔrn-ˌwʌr-ma)

ǣg-hwā

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

ǣg-hwā, n/adj/adv/pronoun: everyone, everything. (AIE-HWAH / ˈæːj-hwaː)

beadu-rōf

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

beadu-rōf, adj: war-renowned, bold in war. (BEH-ah-duh-ROAF / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌroːf)

Revenge of the snail. From the Smithfield Decretals, southern France (probably Toulouse), with marginal scenes added in England (London), c. 1300-c. 1340. Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 107r.