hrycg

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

hrycg, m.n: back, spine; ridge. (HRUEDG / ˈhrydʒ)

swōgan

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

swōgan, str.v: to make a sound, move with noise, rush, roar (of wind, water, flame); (figuratively) to move with violence, invade. (SWO-gahn / ˈswoː-gan)

swan

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

swan, m.n: swan. (SWAHN / ˈswan)

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Swan (Cygnus). Hyginus’s *Sideribus tractatus*, attributed to the scribe Francesco Buzzacarini. Padua, c. 1475-1480. The New York Public Library, Spencer Collection, MS 28. [digitalcollections.nypl.org]

hors

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

hors, n.n: horse. (HORS / ˈhɔrs)

fērende

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

fērende, adj: moving, mobile. (FAY-ren-duh / ˈfeː-rɛn-də)

drēfan

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Hana Videen

drēfan, wk.v: to disturb, agitate, disquiet, vex, trouble. (DRAY-vahn / ˈdreː-van)

hyrst

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

hyrst, f.n: an ornament, a decoration, jewel, anything of value, trapping, equipment, armour, implement. (HUERST / ˈhyrst)

A gold and garnet cloisonné strip from the Staffordshire Hoard, the largest hoard of gold and silver metalwork yet found in England, most likely deposited in the 8th or 9th century, containing mostly artefacts from the 7th to early 8th centuries. [staffordshirehoard.org.uk]

swinsian

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

swinsian, wk.v: to make a pleasing sound, make music. (SWIN-zi-ahn / ˈswɪn-zɪ-an)

musician — Musician from the Gradual of Saint-Etienne of Toulouse.France, S. (Toulouse), last quarter of the 11th century or first quarter of the 12th century. British Library, Harley MS 4951, f. 297v. [bl.uk]

scēap

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

scēap, n.n: sheep. (SHAY-op / ˈʃeːap)

add ms 47967 — A sheep drawn around a hole in the manuscript parchment, from the Old English *Orosius* (900-1000): British Library, Add MS 47967, f. 62v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]

wæfer-gange

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

wæfer-gange, f.n: spider (weaver-walker). (WAV-er-GONG-guh / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌgaŋ-gə)

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Medieval manuscript image of a six-legged spider. — A six-legged spider from Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme*. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 130r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]

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