draca

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Hana Videen

draca, m.n: a dragon; a serpent (can sometimes indicate the devil). (“drah-kah”)

Macclesfield-Psalter-43v-Detail-of-Dragon-and-Lion

Dragon and lion in the Macclesfield Psalter at The Fitzwilliam Museum. England (East Anglia), c. 1330.

mōr-stapa

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

mōr-stapa, m.n: moor-stepper, traverser of the moors. (MOR-STAH-pa / ˈmoːɹ-ˌsta-pa)

un-tȳdre

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

un-tȳdre, m.n: an evil growth, evil progeny, a monstrous birth. (“un-teed-reh”)

un-holda

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Hana Videen

un-holda, m.n: a fiend. (“un-hol-dah”)

Miniature of a dead man and the devil. The soul was believed to exit the body through the mouth, so the devil is positioning himself for a timely catch. From Justinian’s Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria. France, S. (Toulouse?), c. 1300 – c. 1310. British Library, MS Arundel 484, fol. 245r. [British Library]