flocc

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

flocc, m.n: flock; (of people) assembly, company, band; (in military context) troop, legion, company; gang, mob; a flock or herd of animals; a gathering or congregation of the animal and human members of a household. (FLOCK / ˈflɔk)

fisc-pōl

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

fisc-pōl, m.n: fish pool, fish pond. (FISH-POLE / ˈfɪʃ-ˌpoːl)

Salmon in Gerald of Wales’ *Topographia Hiberniae*. N England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c. 1223. British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

lyft-sceaþa

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

lyft-sceaþa, m.n: robber of the air (an epithet for the raven). (LUEFT-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈlyft-ˌʃɛa-θa)

*Bestiaire d’amour*. France, 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS Douce 308, f. 90r. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

attor-coppa

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

attor-coppa, f.n: spider. (AHT-tor-KOP-pa / ˈat-tɔr-ˌkɔp-pa)

Today’s word is from Taart. The –coppa part is related to modE ‘cobweb’ or the obsolete ‘cop’. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme*. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 130r. [bestiary.ca]

nīþ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

nīþ-draca, m.n: hate-dragon, a hostile or malicious dragon. (NEETH-DRAH-ka / ˈniːθ-ˌdra-ka)

St George in a Book of Hours. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1390-1400. British Library, Sloane 2683, f. 14v. [bl.uk]

wicg

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg, n.n: (poetical) a steed. (WIDG / ˈwɪdʒ)

Northumberland Bestiary. England, 1250-1260. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 25r. [blogs.getty.edu]

scēap-wīc

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

scēap-wīc, n.n: a sheepfold. (SHAY-op-WEECH)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163v. [bl.uk]

niht-buttorflēoge

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

niht-buttorflēoge, f.n: an insect that flies at night. (NI-h’t-BUT-tor-FLAY-oh-yeh)

smēga-wyrm

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

smēga-wyrm, m.n: a penetrating worm that makes its way into the flesh. (SMAY-ga-WUERM / ˈsmeː-ga-ˌwyrm)

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