folc-lār

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

folc-lār, f.n: homily, literally ‘people-lore’ or ‘people-instruction’. (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːr)

A medieval manuscript page written in Old English; midway down there is a slightly larger letter G and further down a large decorative M in red. — Homilies of Ælfric of Eynsham; England, 12th century; Cambridge University Library, MS Ii.1.33, f. 60v. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]

bōc-gesamnung

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

bōc-gesamnung, f.n: a collection of books, library. (BOAK-yeh-SAM-nung / ˈboːk-jɛ-ˌsam-nʌŋ)

ēhtan

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēhtan, wk.v: to pursue or chase. (AY-h’tahn / ˈeːx-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue beaver pursued by a hunter blowing a horn and a dog; the beaver has its head twisted back to bite off its own testicles as it runs away. — Bestiary; N France, c. 1250-1260; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, f. 111r. [mandragore.bnf.fr]

burn

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

burn, m.n: stream, brook, river. (BURN / ˈbʌrn)

clawu

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

clawu, f.n: claw, talon. (KLA-wuh / ˈkla-wʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a griffin, with the head, neck, wings and talons of an eagle in front and the body of a lion with clawed paws and tail in back. — Psalter of Isabelle of France; England (York), 1303-1308; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Gall.16, f. 31r. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

dearnunga

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

dearnunga, adv: secretly, privately, clandestinely. (DEH-ar-nung-ga / ˈdɛar-nʌŋ-ga)

botl

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

botl, n.n: dwelling, home; house, building; building of importance, hall, palace, mansion; township. (BAW-tull / ˈbɔ-təl)

Medieval manuscript image of a colourful city with towers and archways, surrounding a square that contains an angel with a measuring stick, a haloed man with a book, and the Lamb of God. — Heavenly Jerusalem in the Las Huelgas Apocalypse; Spain, 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.429, f. 140v. [ica.themorgan.org]

grundlinga

Posted on August 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

grundlinga, adv: from or to the ground, bottom; completely, utterly; (in descriptions of the destruction of a building, monument, city, etc.) to the ground, to its foundation; (in descriptions of the eradication or disappearance of a sin, fault, etc.) thoroughly, completely, utterly. (GRUND-ling-ga / ˈgrʌnd-lɪŋ-ga)