wyndle

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyndle, f.n: a wound. (WUND-luh / ˈwɝnd-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of an armoured man pierced by three arrows: one through his shield at chest level, one through his shoulder, one through his thigh. — Untitled text by Peter Lombard. France (Paris), 1175-1200. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 14267, f. 89r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

wīg-bora

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-bora, m.n: a belligerent, literally ‘battle-bearer’. (WEE-BO-ra / ˈwiːj-ˌbɔ-ɹa)

beadu-hrægl

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

beadu-hrægl, n.n: coat of mail, literally ‘battle-garment’. (BEH-ah-duh-H’RAEL / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌhɹæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a king and five of his men dressed in coats of mail, one leading a horse. — Henry of Huntingdon’s *Historia Anglorum*. England, late 12th-early 13th century. British Library, Arundel 48, f. 168v. [bl.uk]

stearc-heard

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

stearc-heard, adj: violent, unrestrained. (STEH-ark-HEH-ard / ˈstɛaɹk-ˌhɛaɹd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a snail-human hybrid with a bow and arrow approaching a rabbit who rides a lion and brandishes a sword. — Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar. France (Metz), c. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 107, f. 89r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

hand-gang

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

hand-gang, m.n: laying on of hands; submission, surrender. (HAND-GANG / ˈhand-ˌgaŋ)

Medieval manuscript image a man binding the hands of another man with rope while a group of men looks on. In the margin is an inscription in Persian. — Samson’s surrender in Old Testament with Latin, Persian & Judeo-Persian inscriptions. France (Paris), c. 1244-1254. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]

æsc-wīga

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

æsc-wīga, m.n: spear-warrior. (ASH-WEE-ga / ˈæʃ-ˌwiː-ga)

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be-beorgan

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-beorgan, str.v: to defend oneself, to take care. (beh-BEH-or-gahn / bɛ-ˈbɛɔɹ-gan)

ge-sceldod

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-sceldod, adj(v.part): provided with a shield. (yeh-SHELL-dod / jɛ-ˈʃɛl-dɔd)

Bible Historiale. France, 1320-1337. Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 20, f. 123r. [enluminures.culture.fr]

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. (ˈflȯk)

arewe

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

arewe, f.n: an arrow. (ˈä-re-we)

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