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]

sige-cwēn

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

sige-cwēn, f.n: a victorious queen. (SIH-yeh-KWAIN)

Penthesilia, queen of the Amazons, in an anonymous French translation of Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus. France (Rouen), c. 1440. British Library, Royal 16 G V, f. 35v. [bl.uk]

wiþer-breca

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

wiþer-breca, m.n: an adversary. (WITH-er-BREH-ka)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the gloomy word rēonig. Read it on Patreon.

gūþ-cræft

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

gūþ-cræft, m.n: warlike power or skill. (GOOTH-kraft)

The Welles Apocalypse. England, c. 1310. British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 143r. [bl.uk]

cēne

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

cēne, adj: keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike. [KAY-neh]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Cuthbert, false fire and other miracles. Read it on Patreon.

wōl-gewinn

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

wōl-gewinn, n.n: a conflict where there is a great mortality. [WOL-yeh-WIN]

māl-sweord

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

māl-sweord, n.n: a sword with inlaid ornament. [MALL-SWEH-ord]

Viking sword, 800-900; pattern-welded iron inlaid with silver wire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo by Neil R (@IslesPunkFan), 2010: CC BY-NC 2.0. [flickr.com]