wyn-drēam

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-drēam, m.n: joyful sound, jubilation. (WUN-DRAY-ahm / ˈwɝn-ˌdɹeːam)

Biblia Porta. France, late 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, U 964, fol. 343v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

hrēow

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

hrēow, adj: sorrowful, repentant. (H’RAY-oh / ˈhɹeːɔ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman tearing out her hair. — Roman de la Rose. France (Paris), 14th century. British Library, Add MS 31840, f. 5r. [bl.uk]

hēah-lufe

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

hēah-lufe, f.n: great love. (HAY-ah-h’LUH-vuh / ˈheːah-ˌlʌ-və)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman embracing a man with a bird perched on his hand. — Codex Manesse. Zurich, c. 1300-c. 1340. Heidelberg University Library, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 249v. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]

gnornian

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnornian, wk.v: to feel grief, regret; to feel or express discontent, murmur. (G’NOR-ni-yahn / ˈgnɔɹ-nɪ-an)

gītsian

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

gītsian, wk.v: to covet, desire. (YEET-si-yahn / ˈjiːt-sɪ-an)

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hopian

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

hopian, wk.v: to hope (for), look forward, look with expectation toward; aspire to (something anticipated); to trust, have confidence, place one’s faith (in something). (HOP-i-yahn / ˈhɔ-pɪ-an)

hetelic

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

hetelic, adj: (of animate beings) full of hate, malicious, malevolent; (of lust, fornication) hateful, odious, repulsive; (of inanimate/immaterial things) severe, fierce, harsh, violent; (of winter) severe, bitter. (HEH-teh-litch / ˈhɛ-tɛ-lɪtʃ)