olfend-mere

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

olfend-mere, f.n: female camel. (OL-vend-MEH-ruh / ˈɔl-vɛnd-ˌmɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman giving a man water to drink from a well, with two camels waiting beside them. — *Speculum humanae salvationis.* SW Germany or Austria, 1330-1340. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, cod. sn 2612, f. 10r. [realonline.imareal.sbg.ac.at]

hǣþ-stapa

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣþ-stapa, m.n: heath-stepper, heath-wanderer. (HATH-STAH-pa / ˈhæːθ-ˌsta-pa)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the heath-stepper. Read it on Patreon.

tægl-hǣr

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

tægl-hǣr, n.n: a hair of an animal’s tail. (TAE-yull-HAER / ˈtæ-jəl-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image cropped to show a horse’s tail, rear, and two hind legs. — Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough or Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 32v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

glida

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

glida, m.n: kite, glede (a bird of prey). (GLID-ah / ˈglɪ-da)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown, hook-beaked bird extending a talon and flapping its wings in the air. — *Ter Duinen Aviary*, Hugh of Fouilloy. Flanders, c. 1190-1200. Grootseminarie Brugge, MS. 89/54, f. 34v. [mmmonk.be]

olfend

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

olfend, m.n: camel. (OL-vend / ˈɔl-vɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown, two-humped camel, with a couple of trees in the background. — Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme*. Flanders/Utrecht, 15th century. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, 76 E 4, f. 9r. [bestiary.ca]

un-hearmgeorn

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-hearmgeorn, adj: not eager for harm. (UN-HEH-arm-yeh-orn / ˈʌn-ˌhɛarm-jɛɔrn)

flocc

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

flocc, m.n: flock; (of people) assembly, company, band; (in military context) troop, legion, company; gang, mob; a flock or herd of animals; a gathering or congregation of the animal and human members of a household. (FLOCK / ˈflɔk)

lyft-sceaþa

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

lyft-sceaþa, m.n: robber of the air (an epithet for the raven). (LUEFT-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈlyft-ˌʃɛa-θa)

*Bestiaire d’amour*. France, 14th century. Bodleian Library, MS Douce 308, f. 90r. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

attor-coppa

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

attor-coppa, f.n: spider. (AHT-tor-KOP-pa / ˈat-tɔr-ˌkɔp-pa)

Today’s word is from Taart. The –coppa part is related to modE ‘cobweb’ or the obsolete ‘cop’. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme*. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 130r. [bestiary.ca]

ǣnlīc

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

ǣnlīc, adj: unique, peerless, incomparable. (ANN-leech / ˈæːn-liːtʃ)

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