sele-drēam

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

sele-drēam, m.n: ‘hall-mirth’, joy of the hall. (SEH-leh-DRAY-ahm / ˈsɛ-lɛ-ˌdreːam)

ūht-floga

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūht-floga, m.n: a creature that flies in the early morning. (OO’HT-FLOG-ah / ˈuːht-ˌflɔ-ga)

dragon and dragonfly — Lovell Lectionary. England (probably Glastonbury), c. 1400 – c. 1410. British Library, Harley MS 7026, f. 13r.

gærs-hoppa

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

gærs-hoppa, m.n: grasshopper. (GARZ-HOP-pa / ˈgærz-ˌhɔp-pa)

grasshopper — Breviary of Queen Isabella of Castile. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1497. British Library, Additional MS 18851, f. 30r.

ælf-scȳne

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

ælf-scȳne, adj: ‘elf-shining’, radiant or beautiful like an elf. (ALF-SHUE-nuh / ˈælf-ˌʃyː-nə)

bēo-brēad

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

bēo-brēad, n.n: royal jelly (‘bee-food’), the glandular secretion of worker bees used to feed larvae; (in some contexts) honeycomb. (BAY-oh-BRAY-ad / ˈbeːɔ-ˌbreːad)

bees — Bees in a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210. British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v. From the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

dūst-scēawung

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūst-scēawung, f.n: ‘dust-viewing’, observation or contemplation of dust (visiting a grave or considering one’s mortality). (DOOST-SHAY-ah-wung / ˈduːst-ˌʃeːa-wʌŋ)

ūht

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

ūht, m.n: the time just before daybreak. (OO’HT / ˈuːxt)

ellen

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

ellen, m.n: strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude. (EL-len / ˈɛl-lɛn)

wyn-wyrt

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyn-wyrt, f.n: pleasant plant. (WUEN-WUERT / ˈwyn-ˌwyrt)

wyrd

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyrd, f.n: fate, fortune, chance; event, occurrence, circumstance; what happens (to a person), lot, condition. (WUERD / ˈwyrd)