glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap. — Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]

getæl-cræft

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

getæl-cræft, m.n: arithmetic (literally ‘number-craft’ or ‘computation-craft’). (yeh-TAL-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌkræft)

Medieval manuscript page with a series of shapes (triangles, squares, pentagons and hexagons) with Roman numerals marked on different parts of the shapes; below is writing in Latin. — Boethius’ De institutione arithmetica; France, mid 9th-early 10th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 10251, f. 41r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

scop

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

scop, m.n: poet. (SHOP / ˈʃɔp)

Medieval manuscript image of a hare standing on its hind legs and playing a golden harp with its forefeet. — Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 92v. [bl.uk]

bōc-cræftig

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-cræftig, adj: book-crafty, learned, scholarly. (BOAK-KRAFF-tih / ˈboːk-ˌkræf-tɪj)

leðer-wyrhta

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

leðer-wyrhta, m.n: tanner, currier, someone who works in leather. (LEH-ther-WUER-h’ta / ˈlɛ-θɛr-ˌwyrx-ta)

sēamestre

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

sēamestre, f.n: one who sews, tailor; (specifically) woman who sews, seamstress. (SAY-ahm-es-truh / ˈseːam-ɛs-trə)

lēoþ-wrenc

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wrenc, m.n: definition uncertain, perhaps ‘poetic device’; ‘trick in a poem’ or ‘doubtful/spurious passage in a poem’ have also been suggested. (LAY-oth-WRENCH / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwrɛntʃ)

lagu-cræftig

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

lagu-cræftig, adj: skilled in seamanship. (LAH-guh-KRAF-tih / ˈla-gʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three men in a single-sailed ship, two of whom hold oars. — Chansonnier provençal; Italy, c. 1285-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]

mēting

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

mēting, f.n: a painting, picture. (MAY-ting / ˈmeː-tɪŋ)

lēoþ-wyrhta

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wyrhta, m.n: poet. (LAY-oth-WUER’H-ta / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwyrx-ta)

Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Category Archives: arts + crafts