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]
bēo
Category Archives: animals
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]
wyrm-hord
wyrm-hord, n.n: a treasure held by a serpent, dragon’s hoard. (WURM-hord)
The Gorleston Psalter. England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
cū-ēage
cū-ēage, f.n: a cow’s eye. (KOO-AY-ah-yeh)
Luttrell Psalter. England, c. 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 159v. [bl.uk]
cūe mesa
cūe mesa, m.n: cow’s dung. (KOO-eh-meh-za)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about Windsor and its first appearance in writing. Read it on Patreon.
Three knights encounter a bonnacon. Gautier de Coincy, Les Miracles de Nostre-Dame. 13th century. Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, 0551, f. 10v. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]
hearma
hearma, m.n: a field-mouse or a dormouse. (HAY-ar-ma)
Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.81, f. 47r. [ica.themorgan.org]
wæter-bucca
wæter-bucca, m.n: an aquatic insect, a water-spider. (WAT-er-BUCK-kah)
weoloc
weoloc, m.n: a kind of shell-fish, a whelk, cockle; also the dye obtained from such fish. (WAY-oh-lock)
Nucella lapillus. Photo by Martin Talbot (2005). Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License. [en.wikipedia.org]
frox
frox, m.n: a frog. (FROKS)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on medieval frogs. Read it on Patreon.
Institutes of Justinian. France, 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine, H 418, f. 23v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
