orþian

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

orþian, wk.v: to breathe, pant. (OR-thi-ahn / ˈɔr-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a hairy, orange beast with ears and human eyes and eyebrows exhaling a white mist, by which a group of various animals (goats, a lion, a unicorn, etc.) seem entranced. — Bestiary; England, 1226-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 7v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

hǣlþ

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

hǣlþ, f.n: (good) health, freedom from sickness; (act of) healing. (HALTH / ˈhæːlθ)

þurstig

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

þurstig, adj: thirsty (literally and figuratively). (THUR-stih / ˈθʌrs-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man sitting and drinking from a bowl, which he holds in one hand; he holds a long, two-pronged fork in the other hand. — Psalter of Lambert le Bègue; N France (Liège), 1255-65; British Library, Additional 21114, f. 1r. [bl.uk]

lang-sweored

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

lang-sweored, adj: long-necked, having a long neck. (LAHNG-SWEH-o-red / ˈlaŋ-ˌswɛɔ-rɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rosy-cheeked hybrid man with a very long blue neck which he grasps with one hand, and animal legs with hooves standing on a ball. — Book of Hours; France (Saint-Omer), 1320-9; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.754, f. 9v. [ica.themorgan.org]

ferhþ

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

ferhþ, m.n: mind, soul, spirit, heart, life. (FER-h’th / ˈfɛrxθ)

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]

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