appel

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

appel, m/n.n: an apple. (AH-pell / ˈa-pɛl)

nypl.digitalcollections.510d47da-e6ae-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99.001.w — Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. “Full-page miniature of God pointing out the apple tree to Adam and Eve.” *The New York Public Library Digital Collections*. 1445. [digitalcollections.nypl.org]

gafol-fisc

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Hana Videen

gafol-fisc, m.n: fish paid as toll or tribute. (GA-voll-FISH / ˈga-vɔl-ˌfɪʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a fish. — Book of Hours. N. France (Saint-Omer or Thérouanne), c. 1318-1325. British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 27v. [bl.uk]

wīn-tæppere

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Hana Videen

wīn-tæppere, m.n: a wine-seller, tavern-keeper. (WEEN-TAE-peh-ruh / ˈwiːn-ˌtæ-pɛ-rə)

k057778 — Gluttony, in cuttings from Cocharelli’s Latin prose treatise on the Seven Vices. NW Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-c. 1340. British Library, MS Additional 27695, f. 14. [bl.uk]

ǣt-wēla

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

ǣt-wēla, m.n: abundance of food, a feast. (AET-WAY-la / ˈæːt-ˌweː-la)

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bǣde-wēg

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

bǣde-wēg, n.n: a cup. (BAE-duh-WAY / ˈbæː-də-ˌweːj)

chalice — Goblet found in Cornwall. [University of Aberdeen]

fynel

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

fynel, m.n: fennel. (FUH-null / ˈfy-nəl)

Ganze Seite: Miniatur (Eine Frau erntet Fenchel - Feniculus) — A woman harvesting fennel. *Tacuinum Sanitatis* (a medieval health handbook based on an 11th-century Arab medical treatise). Italy (Verona), 1380-1399. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Austrian National Library), Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 41v. [bildarchivaustria.at]

ēst-mete

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Hana Videen

ēst-mete, m.n: delicate meat, dainties, luxuries. (AYST-MEH-tuh / ˈeːst-ˌmɛ-tə)

wudu-blēd

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

wudu-blēd, f.n: a forest fruit. (WUH-duh-BLADE / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌbleːd)

Boy stealing cherries in the Luttrell Psalter (1325-1340). British Library, Add. MS 42130. [British Library]

dæg-fæsten

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæg-fæsten, n.n: a day’s fast. (DAIE-FAE-sten / ˈdæj-ˌfæ-stɛn)

swēt-mete

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

swēt-mete, m.n: a sweet-meat, delicacy. (SWAIT-MEH-tuh / ˈsweːt-ˌmɛ-tə)

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