wine-þearfende

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

wine-þearfende, adj: friendless (friend-needy). (WIN-uh-THEH-ar-ven-duh / ˈwɪ-nə-ˌθɛar-vɛn-də)

hǣlend

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

hǣlend, m.n: Saviour, Christ; healer. (HAL-end / ˈhæː-lɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ leading naked men and women out of a hell mouth, pressing the end of his cross into the face of a hairy demon lying bound on the ground. — Lateinischer Psalter; England (Oxford), 13th century; Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 835, f. 26v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

sige-wang

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

sige-wang, m.n: victory-plain, a plain where victory is won, a plain where evil is overcome. (SIH-yuh-WAHNG / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌwaŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the Menologium or Old English metrical calendar. Read it on Patreon.

ge-belg

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-belg, m.n: anger, offense. (yeh-BELG / jɛ-ˈbɛlg)

Medieval manuscript image of an angry and strange-looking snail, with tall ears and gritted teeth. — Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 109v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

wōp

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōp, m.n: a whoop, cry; mostly a cry of grief, wailing, lamentation, weeping. (WOPE / ˈwoːp)

wamb

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

wamb, f.n: belly, stomach; womb. (WAHMB / ˈwamb)

Diagram of the female reproductive system in a medieval manuscript with an oddly architectural appearance, framed by fluted column-like structures, crowded around with notes in Latin; a tiny person is in the womb. — Diagram of a uterus; England, 1250-1310; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

lēac-weard

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēac-weard, m.n: gardener. (LAY-ock-WEH-ard / ˈleːak-ˌwɛard)

ō-leccan

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

ō-leccan, wk.v: to treat gently, to soothe, caress; to be obsequious, pay court to, fawn upon, flatter, to try to gain a person’s good will by unworthy means; to gain good will by worthy means, to propitiate, be submissive. (oh-LETCH-ahn / oː-ˈlɛtʃ-an)

beadu-wǣpen

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

beadu-wǣpen, n.n: battle-weapon. (BEH-ah-duh-WAP-en / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌwæː-pɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman with Princess Leia hair and a long gown with her arm drawn back, having just released an arrow from the bow in her left hand; she carries more arrows on her back. — Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, MS Yates Thompson 13, f. 68v. [blogs.bl.uk]

norþ-lane

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

norþ-lane, n: a north lane. (NORTH-LAH-nuh / ˈnɔrθ-ˌla-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on a mystery plant. Read it on Patreon.