trum

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

trum, adj: strong, firm, sound. (TRUM / ˈtrʌm)

witan

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

witan, str.v: to know, be aware. (WIT-ahn / ˈwɪ-tan)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fruit tree entwined by a serpent with fruit in its jaws, flanked by Adam with left hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth, and Eve with right hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth and holding two fruits in left arm. — Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux; France (Arras), 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.730, f. 10r. [ica.themorgan.org]

nytan

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

nytan, v: to not know. (NUE-tahn / ˈny-tan)

twifealdness

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

twifealdness, f.n: doubleness; duplicity, deceitfulness. (TWIH-veh-ald-ness / ˈtwɪ-vɛald-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a two-faced man wearing a hat, drinking from a vessel in his right hand and raising a fish to his mouth in his left; he stands behind a table of food and dishes. — Two-faced Janus in a Psalter; Belgium (Ghent), 1270-1280; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.72, f. 1r. [ica.themorgan.org]

twēo

Posted on March 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

twēo, m.n: doubt, uncertainty. (TWAY-oh / ˈtweːɔ)

fell

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

fell, n.n: skin, hide. (FELL / ˈfɛl)

Medieval manuscript open to a page that shows a former rip snaking across the page that has been neatly stitched up with thread. — Closeup of parchment from Leiden University Libraries, BPL 25 (9th century); photo by Erik Kwakkel. [medievalbooks.nl]

locc

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

locc, m.n: hair, lock of hair. (LOCK / ˈlɔk)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman standing beside a tree holding three loaves of bread, clothed in nothing but her long, wavy hair that covers from her head to her ankles. — St Mary of Egypt in the Taymouth Hours; England, 1325-35; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 188v. [blogs.bl.uk]

līþe

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

līþe, adj: soft, gentle, mild, serene. (LEE-thuh / ˈliː-θə)

oxa

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

oxa, m.n: ox. (AWK-sa / ˈɔk-sa)

Medieval manuscript image of a wide-eyed, red-orange ox with big feathery wings, grasping a blank scroll with one of its forelegs. — Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 50r. [bestiary.ca]

solor

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

solor, m.n: upper chamber; sunny room, solarium. (SOLL-or / ˈsɔ-lɔr)