egesfullīce

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

egesfullīce, adv: terrifyingly. (EH-yes-full-LEECH-uh / ˈɛ-jɛs-fʌl-ˌliː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript image of a horned devil with a face on its rear end. The devil sits on a dead man in bed, reaching towards his mouth to take his soul, while a frightened woman looks on. — Justinian’s *Digestum Vetus*. S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c. 1310. British Library, Arundel 484, f. 245r. [bl.uk]

sār-cwide

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

sār-cwide, m.n: a speech that is intended to give pain, injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words; a speech in which grief is expressed, a lament. (SAHR-KWIH-deh / ˈsaːɹ-ˌkwɪ-dɛ)

wēa-mōd

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

wēa-mōd, adj: angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate. (WAY-ah-MOAD / ˈweːa-ˌmoːd)

sārig

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sārig, adj: feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad; expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter. (SAH-rih / ˈsaː-ɹɪj)

hlagol

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

hlagol, adj: apt to laugh. (H’LAH-goll / ˈhla-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a donkey laughing and holding a book with its front hooves. — Saint-Josse-sur-Mer Abbey Psalter. France, 13th-14th century. Abbeville, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 3, f. 6r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

hoh-mōd

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

hoh-mōd, adj: having an anxious mind, anxious. (HO’H-MOAD / ˈhɔh-ˌmoːd)

A medieval manuscript illustration of a merman holding a long gold staff with a two-pronged end. He looks anxious, and his tail has bird-like face on the end. — Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 32v. [bl.uk]

hrēoh

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

hrēoh, adj: fierce, savage, rough (of the weather, the sea, etc.), stormy, tempestuous, disturbed (of the mind). (H’RAY-oh / ˈhɹeːɔh)

sweorcan

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

sweorcan, str.v: (in a physical sense) to become dark, be obscured; (figuratively of mental gloom) to become troubled, gloomy, sad; (of that which causes sadness) to become grievous, troublesome, saddening. (SWEH-or-kahn / ˈswɛɔr-kan)