sām-wīs

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

sām-wīs, adj: dull, foolish. (SAHM-WEES / ˈsaːm-ˌwiːs)

gyst-līþnes

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

gyst-līþnes, f.n: hospitality; reception and entertainment enjoyed as a guest. (GUST-LEETH-ness / ˈgyst-ˌliːθ-nɛs)

flugol

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

flugol, adj: swift; fleeting. (FLUG-oll / ˈflʌ-gɔl)

fācian

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

fācian, wk.v: to desire to obtain (something). (FA-ki-ahn / ˈfaː-kɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a squirrel-holding woman reaching out for a ring held by a man with a hawk perched on his arm and a sword poking out of his torso; a dog sits between them facing the man, and a large cat eyes a large rat poking out of a hole in the decorative border. — Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 131r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

egeþe

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Hana Videen

egeþe, f.n: harrow, rake. (EH-yeh-thuh / ˈɛ-jɛ-θə)

bēag-wīse

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

bēag-wīse, f.n: circular shape. (BAY-ahg-WEE-zuh / ˈbeːag-ˌwiː-zə)

A smiley face in a medieval manuscript appears to float up towards the text in a balloon. — Summa theologiae of Thomas Aquinas; France, main text 13th century, doodle 14th or 15th century; Conches-en-Ouche, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 7, f. 62r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

sēft-ēadig

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

sēft-ēadig, adj: in easy circumstances, free from hardships. (SAIFT-AY-ah-dih / ˈseːft-ˌeːa-dɪj)

ymb-fæþmian

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

ymb-fæþmian, wk.v: to embrace, clasp. (umb-FATH-mi-ahn / ymb-ˈfæθ-mɪ-an)

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Happy Hug A Medievalist Day! St Mary embracing St Elisabeth in the Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine; France, c. 1185; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 13, f. 15r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

gnyrran

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

gnyrran, wk.v: (of the teeth) to gnash, grind, chatter. (G’NUR-rahn / ˈgnyr-ran)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fish with large tusks and lots of teeth leaping over a current of water. — A fish known as an exposita from Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 105v. [bestiary.ca]

alȳfan

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

alȳfan, wk.v: to give leave, permit, grant. (ah-LUEV-ahn / a-ˈlyː-van)