weorold-þing

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

weorold-þing, n.n: worldly thing, matter or affair. (WEH-oh-rold-THING / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-ˌθɪŋ)

wealte

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

wealte, f.n: ring. (WEH-all-tuh / ˈwɛal-tə)

A gold ring set with a dark garnet stone within a gold quatrefoil bezel, held with wire against a background of white fabric. — Saxon ring; England, c. 550; Dover Museum. [dovermuseum.co.uk]

fenn

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

fenn, n.n: fen, marsh. (FEN / ˈfɛn)

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]

lybbestre

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

lybbestre, f.n: witch, sorcerer. (LUEB-bes-truh / ˈlyb-bɛs-trə)

lobbe

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

lobbe, f.n: spider. (LOB-buh / ˈlɔb-bə)

Medieval manuscript written in Latin with the words “de aranea marina” in red and an illustration of a round, black creature with eight squiggly legs. — Sea-spider from Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 123v. [patrimonie-numerique.ville-valenciennes.fr]

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]

heoloþ-cynn

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-cynn, n.n: concealment-kind, the inhabitants of hell, possibly ‘race living in concealment or darkness’. (HEH-oh-loth-KUEN / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌkyn)

healfhunding

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

healfhunding, m.n: Cynocephalus, one of a fabled race of half-canine men or men with dogs’ heads. (HEH-alf-HUN-ding / ˈhɛalf-ˌhʌn-dɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a letter C decorated with a cynocephalus, a naked person with the head of a dog. — Odo of Asti’s Expositio in psalmos; Italy, 12th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.51, f. 23v. [sites.nd.edu]

ge-scēadwīs

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-scēadwīs, adj: reasonable, rational, intelligent. (yeh-SHAY-odd-wees / jɛ-ˈʃeːad-wiːs)

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