īsern-byrne

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

īsern-byrne, f.n: iron corslet, coat of mail. (EE-zern-BUR-neh)

Israelites & Philistines fighting on Mt Gilboa in a Book of Hours. Germany (possibly Bamberg), 1204-1219. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.739, f. 17v. [ica.themorgan.org]

here-fugol

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

here-fugol, m.n: a bird which attends an army, eagle, vulture, raven. (HEH-reh-FUH-goll)

gūþ-floga

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

gūþ-floga, m.n: one that flies to battle, a dragon. (GOOTH-FLO-ga)

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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

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

gūþ-fugel, m.n: war-bird (an epithet for the eagle). (GOOTH-FUH-yell / ˈguːθ-ˌfʌ-jɛl)

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guthfugel — Bestiary. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 57v. [bestiary.ca]

gūþ-frec

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

gūþ-frec, adj: bold in war. (GOOTH-freck)

fierd

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

fierd, f.n: an army, force, expedition. (FYERD)

esne-wyrhta

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

esne-wyrhta, m.n: a hireling, mercenary. (EZ-neh-WURH-ta)

Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to 1380). France (Paris), late 14th century (after 1380). British Library, Royal 20 C VII, f. 41v. [bl.uk]