cū-butere

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-butere, f.n: cow’s butter, butter made of cow’s milk. (KOO-BUH-teh-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbʌ-tɛ-rə)

Screen Shot 2017-10-25 at 12.01.21 — Detail of a butter churn from the Bohun Psalter. England (London?), 2nd half of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3277, f. 18r. [bl.uk]

cum-feorm

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

cum-feorm, f.n: entertainment of strangers; obligation to supply food and drink to (unexpected) visitors connected with a king’s court or members thereof. [KOOM-FEY-orm]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a recipe for sorcery-free land. Read it on Patreon.

cȳse

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

cȳse, m.n: a cheese. (CHUE-zuh / ˈtʃyː-zə)

*Tacuinum sanitatis*. N. Italy, 1370-1400. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Vindobonensis, series nova 2644. [gherkinstomatoes.com]

spic

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

spic, n.n: bacon, the fatty meat of swine. (SPITCH / ˈspɪtʃ)

niht-nihstig

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

niht-nihstig, adj: fasting for a night. (NI’HT-NI’H-stih / ˈnɪxt-ˌnɪx-stɪj)

wīn-tunne

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

wīn-tunne, f.n: a wine cask. (WEEN-TUN-nuh / ˈwiːn-ˌtʌn-nə)

scenc

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

scenc, m.n: a draught, cup. (SHENCH / ˈʃɛntʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on scenc and pronouncing c in Old English. Read it on Patreon.

0906 scenc — A pig-like figure lifting a cup of wine and a hare placing a stick upon a dog’s head. ‘Barcelona’ Haggadah. Spain (Barcelona), c. 1340. British Library, Additional 14761, f. 26v. [bl.uk]

fisc

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

fisc, m.n: fish; any animal that lives exclusively in the water. (FISH / ˈfɪʃ)

Collection of astronomical and astrological treatises. France, Central (Fleury), c. 990-c. 1000. British Library, Harley MS 2506, f. 36v. [bl.uk]

brȳd-ealo

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

brȳd-ealo, n.n: a bride-ale, bride or marriage feast. (BRUED-EH-ah-loh / ˈbryːd-ˌɛa-lɔ)

0715 brydealo — The Romance of Alexander in French verse with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264, f. 163v. [bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk]

ge-gador-wist

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

ge-gador-wist, f.n: an assembly for feasting. (yeh-GA-dor-WIST / jɛ-ˈga-dɔr-ˌwɪst)

feastroyal-tlweb — A royal feast for Richard II. Jehan de Wavrin’s *Anciennes et nouvelles chroniques d’Angleterre* (c. 1470-1480). British Library, Royal 14 E. IV, f. 265v. [bl.uk]

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