copp

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

copp, m.n: cup, vessel. (KOP / ˈkɔp)

Silver chalice reconstructed from broken pieces, formed of a separate foot, stem and cup; the bowl is gilded on the inside and a band of gilding runs slightly below the rim. — Chalice (reconstructed); England (Cornwall), 9th century; British Museum 1880,0410.1-3. [britishmuseum.org]

hring

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

hring, m.n: ring, circlet. (H’RING / ˈhrɪŋ)

Gold finger-ring, ornamented with a medallion inscribed in a quatrefoil and containing a haloed lamb, letters and foliage. — Æthelswith ring in Trewhiddle style; England (West Yorkshire), 9th century; British Museum AF.458. [britishmuseum.org]

ord

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

ord, m.n: point, pointed weapon. (ORD / ˈɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, bearded man wearing a crown and fine clothes, bearing one long arrow in his right hand. — St Edmund of Bury in the Macclesfield Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1330-40; Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, f. 1r. [fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk]

feormian

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

feormian, wk.v: to foster or maintain; to entertain or welcome a guest; to harbour a fugitive or criminal; to maintain someone with basic necessities; to supply food as an obligation or rent; to provide a feast for someone. (FEH-or-mi-ahn / ˈfɛɔr-mɪ-an)

æsc-þrote

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

æsc-þrote, f.n: verbena, vervain. (ASH-THROT-uh / ˈæʃ-ˌθrɔ-tə)

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Medieval manuscript illustration of a plant with pairs of leaves up its three stems, with round yellow buds at the ends; two smaller plants are on either side and underneath is a line of Arabic text. — Arabic translation of De materia medica by Dioscorides; Istanbul, 1224; leaf from Suleymaniye Library, Ms. Aya Sofya 3703. [gardnermuseum.org]

henn

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

henn, f.n: hen. (HEN / ˈhɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of four ordinary-looking red hens and a rooster. — Self-immolating hens of the Wonders of the East; England, mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 79r. [bl.uk]

cealf

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

cealf, n.n: calf. (CHEH-alf / ˈtʃɛalf)

hind

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

hind, f.n: hind, female deer, perhaps the red deer specifically. (HIND / ˈhɪnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a Deorhord quiz. Test your medieval animal knowledge on Patreon.

ǣmette

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

ǣmette, f.n: ant. (AM-et-tuh / ˈæː-mɛt-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of ants walking in two straight lines as they bring grain back to their nest, each ant carrying one seed in its mouth; the ants are depicted with three segments and four legs, and their nest is three brown hills. — Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 24v. [abdn.ac.uk]

brocc

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

brocc, m.n: badger. (BROCK / ˈbrɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of a very pudgy brown badger. — Bestiary; England, 1220-40; Cambridge University Library, MS Kk.4.25, f. 74v. [cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk]