brōga

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

brōga, m.n: terror, horror, danger. (BRO-ga / ˈbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon, mouth open, red forked tongue emerging, above beginning of text about dragons. — Li livres dou trésor; France, early 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.814, f. 63r. [ica.themorgan.org]

sǣ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-draca, m.n: sea-dragon. (SAE-DRAH-ka / ˈsæː-ˌdra-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a sea dragon swimming in the water, a creature with long ears, snout, long tail, and webbed feet. — Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 114r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

basilisca

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

basilisca, m.n: basilisk. (BA-zih-liss-ka / ˈba-zɪ-lis-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a basilisk — a serpentine creature with bird’s wings and talons wearing a crown — with three lesser snakes paying homage. — Bestiary; England, 1226-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, f. 93v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

bryne-brōga

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

bryne-brōga, m.n: fire-terror. (BRUE-nuh-BRO-ga / ˈbry-nə-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon-like creature with enormous teeth protruding up and down from its jaws and long wavy horns, breathing fire as it stands in the water. — Liber Floridus, by Lambert, Canon of Saint-Omer; France, 1121; Ghent University Library, Ms. 92, f. 62v. [lib.ugent.be]

sǣ-brōga

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

sǣ-brōga, m.n: sea-terror. (SAE-BROH-ga / ˈsæː-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man holding a flag and looking behind him at the sea, which is filled with a variety of monsters. — Petrus de Ebulo, De balneis puteolanis; Italy (Naples), 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8161, f. 6r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

wæter-brōga

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-brōga, m.n: water-terror, terror of the deep. (WAT-er-BRO-ga / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a frightening-looking fish with a saw-like horn protruding from its head, sharp teeth in its mouth, and a large fan-like fin along its back. — Swordfish in a bestiary; N France (Picardy), early 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson 19, f. 48r. [bl.uk]

mūþ-bana

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

mūþ-bana, m.n: ‘mouth-killer’, one who destroys with the mouth. (MOOTH-BAH-nah / ˈmuːθ-ˌba-na)

A grey quadruped with a tail, pointy ears and large eyes opens its mouth, revealing a set of very large and intimidating teeth. — A molosus from Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; NW Flanders, c. 1287; Lippe, Lippische Landesbibliothek, MS 70, f. 36r. [digitale-sammlungen.llb-detmold.de]

fēond

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond, m.n: enemy, foe; fiend, the Devil. (FAY-ond / ˈfeːɔnd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed man sitting on a hillock with a tall, four-winged, long tailed, talon-toed devil before him; the holy man extends one hand to the devil, the other holding a scroll with Latin writing. — Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200-1225; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 5v. [bl.uk]

ōga

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

ōga, m.n: the feeling which is excited in a person, terror, dread, horror, great fear; an object which excites fear, a terrible, horrible thing. (OH-ga / ˈoː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a four-faced devil pushing men in a flaming wheelbarrow. — Taymouth Hours. England (London?), 2nd quarter of 14th century. British Library, Yates Thompson 13, f. 139v. [bl.uk]

nīþ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

nīþ-draca, m.n: hate-dragon, a hostile or malicious dragon. (NEETH-DRAH-ka / ˈniːθ-ˌdra-ka)

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