heofon-hēah

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-hēah, adj: heaven-high, reaching to heaven. (HEH-o-von-HAY-ah / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌheːax)

Medieval manuscript image of an eagle diving into the water, an eagle flying out of the water with a fish in its talons, and an eagle flying all the way up to the sun. — Bestiary; SW England, late 12th-early 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 35v. [bl.uk]

sorig

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

sorig, adj: grieved, sorry. (SOR-ih / ˈsɔ-rɪj)

be-hēafdung

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man being beheaded by a man with a sword; the head and drops of blood fall to the ground, while a man with an axe looks on and a hand bearing a dove reaches down from the sky. — Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]

bricg-bōt

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

bricg-bōt, f.n: a repairing of a bridge. (BRIDGE-BOAT / ˈbrɪdʒ-ˌboːt)

hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail. — Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

Hagustaldes

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

Hagustaldes, n: Hexham. (HA-guh-STALL-dess / ˈha-gʌ-ˌstal-dɛs)

hago-steald

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

hago-steald, m.n: one living in the lord’s house, not having their own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warrior. (HA-go-STEH-ald / ˈha-gɔ-ˌstɛald)

lendan

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

lendan, wk.v: to come to land, arrive. (LEN-dahn / ˈlɛn-dan)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship with a sail in the water near the shore, with a starry night in the background. — Breviary of Jean sans Peur; France (Paris), 1413-19; British Library, Add MS 35311, f. 348v. [bl.uk]

belced-swēora

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

belced-swēora, adj: swollen-necked, having a neck which is puffed up with pride. (BELL-ched-SWAY-or-ah / ˈbɛl-tʃɛd-ˌsweːɔ-ra)

oret-mæcg

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

oret-mæcg, m.n: a combatant, warrior, champion. (OR-et-MADGE / ˈɔ-rɛt-ˌmædʒ)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs waving a giant sword in one forepaw and holding a round shield in the other. — Vincent de Beauvais’s Speculum Historiale; N France (Saint-Omer), c. 1300; Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, 0130, t. II, f. 319v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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