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rysel

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

rysel, m.n: fat. (RUH-zull / ˈɹɝ-zəl)

Romance of Alexander. Bruges, 1338-1344. The Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS 264 fol. 170v.

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þūf

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

þūf, m.n: a tuft; the crest of a helmet; a standard made with tufts of feathers. (THOOF / ˈθuːf)

tuft
Glasgow University, MS Hunter 9, fol. 1r. 15th century. Illuminated letter D with two birds pulling at an owl’s ear tufts.
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rustig

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

rustig, adj: rusty. (RUH-stih / ˈɹʌ-stɪj)

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cōl-pyt

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Hana Videen

cōl-pyt, m.n: a coal-pit. (KOAL-PUT / ˈkoːl-ˌpɝt)

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dōm-weorþung

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

dōm-weorþung, f.n: honour, glory. (DOAM-WEH-or-thung / ˈdoːm-ˌwɛɔɹ-θʌŋ)

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hiw

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Hana Videen

hiw, n.n: shape, make, form, fashion, species, kind, appearance, symbol, hue, colour, beauty. (HIW / ˈhɪw)

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mis-limp

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

mis-limp, n.n: a mishap. (MIS-LIMP / ˈmɪs-ˌlɪmp)

Monkey with arrow stuck up its butt. Bibliothèque Mazarine MS 520. From Got Medieval.
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tealt

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

tealt, adj: unsteady; unstable, not to be relied on, untrustworthy, precarious. (TEH-alt / ˈtɛalt)

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be-clypping

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Hana Videen

be-clypping, f.n: an embrace, a hug. (beh-KLUP-ping / bɛ-ˈklɝ-pɪŋ)

It’s International Hug a Medievalist Day! Don’t forget to give a medievalist some love on this special day.

hug
A griffin hugging a hog. The Ashmole Bestiary, England, 13th century. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, fol. 15v. From discarding images blog.
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nēðan

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

nēðan, wk.v: to have courage to do, to dare to do, to venture. (NAY-than / ˈneː-θan)

dragons
Detail of a miniature of Alexander the Great battling against two-headed, eight-legged, crowned dragons with multiple eyes along their torsos. British Library, Royal MS 20 B XX, f. 78v. From the British Library medieval manuscripts blog.
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