sōþ

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

sōþ, n.n: truth. (SOATH / ˈsoːθ)

bōc-hūs

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

bōc-hūs, n.n: library (book-house). (BOAK-HOOS / ˈboːk-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of four men at desks writing manuscripts, using quills and pen knives; a scroll with Latin writing weaves around them. — *Yves de Saint-Denis*. France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2090, f. 12v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

folc-lār

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

folc-lār, f.n: homily, lit. ‘people-instruction’ (despite the similarity, modern English ‘folklore’ developed independently with a different meaning). (FOLK-LAHR / ˈfɔlk-ˌlaːɹ)

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bōc

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

bōc, f.n: book. (BOAK / ˈboːk)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman at a desk writing in a book, with a small dog at her feet. — Christine de Pizan, from the *Book of the Queen*. France (Paris), c. 1410-c. 1414. British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 4r. [blogs.bl.uk]

sweotolung

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

sweotolung, f.n: manifestation; explanation; declaration; evidence, testimony. (SWEH-ot-ol-lung / ˈswɛɔ-tɔ-lʌŋ)

dæg-cūþ

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg-cūþ, adj: known clearly as if by day, clear as day. (DAIE-kooth / ˈdæj-ˌkuːθ)

ge-wislīce

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-wislīce, adv: certainly, without doubt, unquestionably; without fail, surely; knowingly, accurately; explicitly, clearly. (yeh-WIZ-LEE-cheh / jɛ-ˈwɪz-ˌliː-tʃɛ)