wōr-hana

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

wōr-hana, m.n: a pheasant. (WOAR-HA-na / ˈwoːɹ-ˌha-na)

Detail from the border at the lower edge of the page: angels with an icon of the Virgin and Child, a pheasant and a peacock. England, S. (probably Glastonbury); between c. 1400 and c. 1410. British Library, MS Harley 7026, fol. 5. British Library.

igil

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

igil, m.n: hedgehog or porcupine. (IH-yill / ˈɪ-jɪl)

Medieval manuscript image of three hedgehogs rolling on the ground, using their quills to collect the fruit that has fallen from plants. — Rochester Bestiary. SE England (Rochester?), c. 1230-14th century. British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 45r. [bl.uk]

If you like this image, check out this adorable video that explains how the hedgehog do (according to Latin Physiologus).

cwēn-fugol

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

cwēn-fugol, m.n: a female bird, hen. (KWAIN-FUH-gol / ˈkweːn-ˌfʌ-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a barefoot woman with a distaff under one arm, pouring a bowl of chicken feed onto the ground where a dozen chicks are pecking; one chick sits on top of the mother hen, who is tied to a stake in the ground by a string around one leg. — Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]

esol

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

esol, m.n: an ass, donkey. (EH-zoll / ˈɛ-zɔl)

Medieval-manuscript-donkey — Psalter, 13th-14th century. Abbeville, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 003, f. 6r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

calc-rand

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

calc-rand, m.n: (of horses) shod. (KALK-ROND / ˈkalk-ˌɹand)

Image from Portable Antiquities Scheme website: A medieval horseshoe from Berkshire County. Surrey County Council (Attribution-ShareAlike License).

slit-cwealm

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

slit-cwealm, m.n: death by the tearing of animals. (SLIT-KWEH-alm / ˈslɪt-ˌkwɛalm)

Crocodile from a bestiary. France, c. 1450. Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, f. 12v. [bestiary.ca]

bēo-gang

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

bēo-gang, m.n: a swarm of bees. (BAY-oh-GAHNG / ˈbeːɔ-ˌgaŋ)

carl-cat

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

carl-cat, m.n: a male cat, tomcat. (KARL-KAHT / ˈkaɹl-ˌkat)

cat — From Discarding Images: Thomas of Cantimpré, *Liber de natura rerum*, France ca. 1290 (Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, fol. 72r).

cū-wearm

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

cū-wearm, adj: (of milk) warm from the cow (‘cow-warm’). (KOO-WEH-arm / ˈkuː-ˌwɛarm)

eofor-cumbol

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

eofor-cumbol, n.n: boar-banner/boar-image, variously interpreted as boar-adorned standard or boar-image on a helmet. (EH-oh-vor-KUM-boll / ˈɛɔ-vɔɹ-ˌkʌm-bɔl)

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