corn-hūs

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

corn-hūs, n.n: granary. (KORN-HOOS / ˈkɔrn-ˌhuːs)

līg

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

līg, m/n.n: flame. (LEE / ˈliːj)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on blooms. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a phoenix, wings outstretched, sitting in its nest, engulfed in flames. — Harley Bestiary; England, c. 1230-40; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 45r. [bl.uk]

sǣlig

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

sǣlig, adj: fortunate. (SAE-lih / ˈsæː-lɪj)

blōma

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōma, m.n: mass or lump of metal. (BLOH-ma / ˈbloː-ma)

wiþer-brōga

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

wiþer-brōga, m.n: terror caused to an adversary (definition uncertain). (WITH-er-BRO-ga / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon attacking an elephant, the long, striped, sinuous dragon body wrapped all around the elephant’s torso. — Bestiary; S England (Salisbury?), 13th century; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 58v. [bl.uk]

angel-twicce

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

angel-twicce, f.n: a red worm used for bait in angling or fishing. (AHN-yell-TWITCH-uh / ˈan-jɛl-ˌtwɪ-tʃə)

angil

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

angil, m.n: a hook. (AHN-yill / ˈan-jɪl)

Medieval manuscript image of fish swimming in a pool, one of which is about to bite a fishing hook, the line of which extends off the page; a bird perches on a nearby plant and watches. — Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe 17, f. 52r. [bl.uk]

ān-genga

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-genga, m.n: solitary walker, lone wanderer. (AHN-GENG-ga / ˈaːn-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

undern-swǣsendu

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

undern-swǣsendu, n.n: breakfast. (UN-dern-SWAZZ-en-duh / ˈʌn-dɛrn-ˌswæː-zɛn-dʌ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on a breakfast blessing. Read it on Patreon.

un-dōn

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

un-dōn, v: to undo that which is closed, to open; to undo that which is bound, to release; to undo what has been done, to abrogate, destroy. (un-DOAN / ʌn-ˈdoːn)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ freeing the souls of the dead from hell, which is depicted as a beast’s gaping jaws; Christ pins a devil to the ground with a staff topped with a cross. — Psalter; England (Oxford), early 13th century; British Library, Arundel 157, f. 110r. [bl.uk]