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]

horn

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

horn, f.n: horn, antler. (HORN / ˈhɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a horse-like creature with a long, slightly curved horn. — Monocerus from the Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 15r. [abdn.ac.uk]

dēaw-wyrm

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

dēaw-wyrm, m.n: ringworm. (DAY-aw-WUERM / ˈdeːa-ˌwyrm)

clawu

Posted on August 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

clawu, f.n: claw, talon. (KLA-wuh / ˈkla-wʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a griffin, with the head, neck, wings and talons of an eagle in front and the body of a lion with clawed paws and tail in back. — Psalter of Isabelle of France; England (York), 1303-1308; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Gall.16, f. 31r. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

fiþer-fōte

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

fiþer-fōte, adj: four-footed. (FITH-er-FOAT-uh / ˈfɪ-θɛr-ˌfoː-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of goats, cattle, long-horned sheep and camels. — Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 48v. [thijsporck.com]

neb-wlitu

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

neb-wlitu, f.n: the form of the face, the face, countenance. (NEB-W’LIT-uh / ˈnɛb-ˌwlɪ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with weasel-like ears crossing their eyes and pulling a face, tongue hanging out and fingers in their mouth. — Gorleston Psalter; England, 1310-1324; British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 123r. [blogs.bl.uk]

mearh

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearh, n.n: marrow. (MEH-ar’h / ˈmɛarx)

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