cylin

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

cylin, f.n: kiln. (KUE-lin / ˈky-lɪn)

Medieval manuscript image of a toothy, long-horned demon poking a pitchfork into a two-level kiln in which the heads of people are visible, burning in red flames. — Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, 1450-1470; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, f. 82v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

ham

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

ham, m.n: undergarment, undershirt, tunic. (HAHM / ˈham)

ge-price

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-price, n: a point or comma. (yeh-PRITCH-uh / jɛ-ˈprɪ-tʃə)

Old English writing in a medieval manuscript; some words have a dot in between them, with the same placement as a modern-day full stop or period or slightly higher up (level with the centre of a lowercase n, for instance). — Junius Manuscript; England, 1000; Bodleian Library, MS. Junius 11, p. 2. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

hās-ness

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

hās-ness, f.n: hoarseness. (HOSS-ness / ˈhaːs-nɛs)

in-drincan

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

in-drincan, str.v: to drink, imbibe. (in-DRINK-ahn / ɪn-ˈdrɪnk-an)

Part of a medieval manuscript initial letter containing a leopard and a bear, both nursing their cubs; the leopards look like they standing on the mama bear’s head and back. — De animalibus; France (Paris), mid 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 16169, f. 115v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

fyrn

Posted on August 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

fyrn, adj: long ago, ancient. (FUERN / ˈfyrn)

un-wēod

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-wēod, n.n: a noxious weed (literal or metaphorical). (UN-WAY-odd / ˈʌn-ˌweːɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a man wearing a conical hat with an eagle head on top using a tool made of two long sticks and curved metal ends to cut weeds. — Fécamp Psalter; France, c. 1180; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 76 F 13, f. 7r. [wga.hu]

wealh-stod

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

wealh-stod, m.n: interpreter; one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages; translator; interpreter of a subject, expounder; mediator. (WEH-al’h-STODD / ˈwɛalx-ˌstɔd)

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wealdend

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

wealdend, m.n: ruler, sovereign, lord; Lord, God. (WEH-all-dend / ˈwɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of God creating the sun, moon and stars; the gold sun has 13 wavy rays, the moon is a thin gold crescent on its side, and the sky is a blue circle studded with gold stars, with God standing at the centre. — Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 5v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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)

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