dysig

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

dysig, adj: dizzy, foolish, unwise, stupid. (DUE-zih / ˈdy-zɪj)

drynce-lēan

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

drynce-lēan, n.n: ‘drink-reward’, perhaps related to Old Norse drekkulaun ‘grant of land by a lord in recompense for a vassal’s hospitality’, or the customary entertainment offered by a lord to his tenants, or the purchase of a drink to mark the closing of a contract. (DRUN-chuh-LAY-ahn / ˈdɹɝn-tʃə-ˌleːan)

brim-gæst

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

brim-gæst, m.n: a sea-guest, sailor. (BRIM-GAST / ˈbɹɪm-ˌgæst)

Sea monster found in a river by sailors from Albertus Magnus’s De natura rerum.

glēawlīce

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

glēawlīce, adv: prudently, wisely, clearly, well. (GLAY-aw-lee-chuh / ˈgleːaw-liː-tʃə)

hēafod-hebba

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-hebba, m.n: an author, originator; a beginning. (HAY-ah-vod-HEB-ba / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌhɛb-ba)

wāwa

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

wāwa, m.n: woe, misery. (WAH-wah / ˈwaː-wa)

tord-wifel

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

tord-wifel, m.n: a dung-beetle. (TORD-WIH-vull / ˈtɔɹd-ˌwɪ-vəl)

wlite-scīne

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

wlite-scīne, adj: of brilliant beauty, splendid, beauteous. (W’LIT-uh-SHEE-nuh / ˈwlɪ-tə-ˌʃiː-nə)

Book of Kells, fol. 34r; chi-rho page, introducing St Matthew’s account of the nativity.

fleardian

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Hana Videen

fleardian, wk.v: to trifle, err; to act with (wicked) folly or wantonly, stray in the paths of folly. (FLEH-ar-di-ahn / ˈflɛaɹ-dɪ-an)

meter-wyrhta

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Hana Videen

meter-wyrhta, m.n: ‘meter-maker’, a verse-maker, a poet. (MEH-ter-WUR’H-ta / ˈmɛ-tɛɹ-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

Grande Bible historiale complétée, 1395-1401, illuminated by the Master of the book of hours of Johannette Ravenelle and the Master of the Coronation of the Virgin. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 159, f. 277v.