here-fugol, m.n: a bird which attends an army, eagle, vulture, raven. (HEH-reh-FUH-goll)
Category Archives: animals
gūþ-floga
gūþ-floga, m.n: one that flies to battle, a dragon. (GOOTH-FLO-ga)
Alexander the Great battling winged dragons with emeralds in their foreheads. Le livre et la vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre. France (Paris), c. 1420-c. 1425. British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 73r. [blogs.bl.uk]
gūþ-fugel
gūþ-fugel, m.n: a bird of war, eagle. (GOOTH-fuh-yell)
To find out more about medieval eagles, visit my blog Dēor-hord: a medieval and modern bestiary.
Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 57v. [bestiary.ca]
scolu
scolu, f.n: a school; a band or troop of people, a shoal, school (in school of fishes). (SHOLL-uh)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post concerns a sea-ready funeral ship. Listen and read on Patreon.
gāt
gāt, f.n: a she-goat. (GAHT)
Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 20v. [bestiary.ca]
hafoc
hafoc, m.n: a hawk. (HA-vock)
Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 42r. [bestiary.ca]
fald-gang
fald-gang, m.n: fold-going, putting sheep in fold to manure the land. (FALD-gong)
The Queen Mary Psalter. England, between 1310 and 1320. British Library, Royal 2 B VII, f. 74. [bl.uk]
bēo
bēo, f.n: a bee. (BAY-oh)
The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 148r. [bl.uk]
hund
hund, m.n: a dog; applied to persons as a term of abuse. (HUND)
A dog mourning the murder of its master, possibly pointing out the murderer. The Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 18r. [bestiary.ca]
gōs
gōs, f.n: a goose. (GOHS)
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 76r. [bestiary.ca]
