cēace

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

cēace, f.n: jaw, jawbone or mandible (frequently in the plural); perhaps also the jaw and the lower part of the face; upper part of the throat, cavity between the jaws. (CHAY-ah-chuh / ˈtʃeːa-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript image of naked humans sitting in flames in the sharp-toothed open jaws of a dark beast with red eyes. — Psalter; England (London), c. 1180; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Latin 10433, f. 9r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

lǣce-seax

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce-seax, n.n: surgical knife. (LATCH-uh-SEH-ox / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting on a bench with his left arm outstretched; another man cuts his arm just above the elbow with a knife, letting the blood pour down into a bowl on the ground. — Aldobrandino of Siena’s ‘Le Régime du corps’; N France (Lille?), 3rd quarter of 13th century; British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 11v. [bl.uk]

hāl

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

hāl, adj: whole, hale, sound, safe, secure. (HALL / ˈhaːl)

hnappung

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

hnappung, f.n: slumbering, dozing, drowsiness. (H’NOP-pung / ˈhnap-pʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three kings wearing crowns lying side by side in bed under a red blanket; the one closest to the viewer is asleep, but the other two are awake, the farthest away one raising his hand before him. — Horas de Clinton; France, 1275-1285; Biblioteca Nacional de España, Vitr. 23-10, f. 11v. [bdh-rd.bne.es]

lǣce-bōc

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce-bōc, f.n: leechbook, book of medical remedies. (LATCH-uh-BOAK / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌboːk)

A page of parchment with a block of Old English writing in brownish-black ink. — Bald’s Leechbook; England (Winchester?), mid-10th century; British Library, Royal MS 12 D XVII, f. 12v. [bl.uk]

lǣce

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce, m.n: doctor, physician; a leech (species of worm). (LATCH-uh / ˈlæː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a monkey imitating a doctor, sitting on a chair and raising a flask to examine in one hand; the other hand touches the head of an owl who stands before it. — Book of Hours; France (Arras), 1296-1311; Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 87, f. 138r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

bōsm

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōsm, m.n: bosom, breast, chest; enclosure formed by the breast and the arms; sheltering embrace. (BOH-zum / ˈboː-zəm)

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Medieval manuscript image of two people dressed in armour embracing cheek to cheek, one holding a helmet in hand, while a horse adorned in a caparison looks on. — Arthurian Romances; France, late 13th century; Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 99r. [collections.library.yale.edu]

ceole

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

ceole, f.n: throat, gullet; also referring to the back or roof of the mouth. (CHEH-ol-uh / ˈtʃɛɔ-lə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an angel turning a key in a door in the frame that fills the page; within the frame is a monstrous mouth open wide and filled with demons tormenting humans; the monstrous head itself has the heads of many other monstrous creatures emerging from it. — Winchester Psalter; England (Winchester), 12th/13th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero C IV, f. 39r. [bl.uk]

mōnaþ-sēocness

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-sēocness, f.n: lunacy (‘month-sickness’). (MO-nath-SAY-ock-ness / ˈmoː-naθ-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

feorh-ben

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

feorh-ben, f.n: a life-wound, mortal wound. (FEH-or’h-BEN / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌbɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, kneeling man being struck on the head by the sword of a knight, blood gushing out; three other knights brandish swords and a robed figure stands in the background with a cross. — Thomas Becket murdered by a group of knights in the Huth Psalter; England (Lincoln or York?), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 38116, f. 13r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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