ge-mynd-benimming

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-mynd-benimming, f.n: lethargy (lit. ‘mind-deprivation’). (yeh-MUEND-beh-NIM-ming / jɛ-ˈmynd-bɛ-ˌnɪm-miŋ)

hāls

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hāls, f.n: health, salvation. (HALZ / ˈhaːlz)

brēost

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

brēost, n.n: breast, chest. (BRAY-ost / ˈbreːɔst)

Medieval manuscript image of a pelican ripping open her on breast so she bleeds; four of her young surround her, feeding on the blood. — Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-1260; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 41. [blogs.getty.edu]

gebrec-drenc

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

gebrec-drenc, m.n: medicinal drink (for the throat or windpipe). (yeh-BRECK-DRENCH / jɛ-ˈbrɛk-ˌdrɛntʃ)

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hand-bred

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

hand-bred, n.n: the palm of the hand. (HAND-BRED / ˈhand-ˌbrɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of the black outline of a hand, with various Hebrew inscriptions on the fingers and different parts of the palm. — Diagram for palm reading in a Hebrew miscellany; France, between 1277 and 1324; British Library, MS Add. 11639, f. 115r. [openn.library.upenn.edu]

bodig

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

bodig, n.n: body. (BODD-ih / ˈbɔ-dɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of the outline of a body, depicting internal organs like the esophagus, stomach and intestines and various veins and arteries; it stands against a backdrop of writing in Latin and is framed by leafy vines. — Medical and arithmetical treatises and recipes; England, 1250-1310; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399, f. 18r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

heoru-drēorig

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

heoru-drēorig, adj: blood-stained, drenched in blood; very sad, disconsolate; used as a substantive to mean ‘the disconsolate one’. (HEH-or-uh-DRAY-oh-rih / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌdreːɔ-rɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of five disembodied wounds gushing out blood. — Five Wounds of Christ in the Loftie Hours; Netherlands, 15th century; Walters Art Museum, MS W.165, f. 110v. [thedigitalwalters.org]

ealdian

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

ealdian, wk.v: to grow old. (EH-all-di-ahn / ˈɛal-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a bald man with a white beard supporting himself with a cane and gesturing to three younger men who face him. — Livre des proprietez des choses; France, early 15th century; British Library, Royal MS 17 E III, f. 80r. [wellcomecollection.org]

cnēow-wyrste

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēow-wyrste, f.n: knee-joints (‘knee-wrist’). (K’NAY-oh-WUER-stuh / ˈkneːɔ-ˌwyr-stə)

wrist

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

wrist, f.n: wrist. (WRIST / ˈwrɪst)

Medieval manuscript with a glossed Latin text that is being pointed to by a hand’s creepy, tentacle-like fingers; more Latin is written on the hand’s sleeve and wrist. — Cicero’s Paradoxa stoicorum; Italy, 14th century, with 15th century hand illustration; Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MS UCB 085. [erikkwakkel.tumblr.com]

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