scēacere

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

scēacere, m.n: a robber. (SHAY-ah-cheh-ruh / ˈʃeːa-tʃɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript with an historiated initial M, inside of which is a sleeping man; outside of the initial a man stands with a long spear in his right hand and a chalice in his left hand. — David’s theft of the spear & chalice in Bute Psalter; Franco-Flemish, c. 1285; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 46, f. 75v. [getty.edu]

ge-witnes

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-witnes, f.n: witness, testimony, knowledge; person who can provide testimony from personal observation; the practice of having witnesses present at a transaction. (yeh-WIT-ness / jɛ-ˈwɪt-nɛs)

sib-gedryht

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

sib-gedryht, f.n: a band of kinsmen. (SIB-yeh-DRUE’HT / ˈsɪb-jɛ-ˌdryxt)

healdend

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

healdend, m.n: protector, guardian, ruler. (HEH-all-dend / ˈhɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a a bearded king wearing a large crown and fancy robes, holding a branch in one hand and gesturing with the other, a scroll stretched in front of him. — Regularis Concordia; England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A. iii, f. 2v. [bl.uk]

gūþ-gelāca

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

gūþ-gelāca, m.n: a companion, comrade in war, a warrior. (GOOTH-yeh-LAH-ka / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˈla-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit bearing a shield and sword sitting astride a curly-maned lion. — Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar; France (Metz), 1302-1304; Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, f. 89r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

lēoþ-wyrhta

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wyrhta, m.n: poet. (LAY-oth-WUER’H-ta / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwyrx-ta)

secg

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

secg, m/f.n: man, warrior; the sea; sword. (SEDG / ˈsɛdʒ)

nunne

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

nunne, f.n: nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on eye-doors and window-wimpling. Read it on Patreon.

Image of a nun kneeling in the corner of a decorative initial in a medieval manuscript; she wears a black habit and veil and reads from a book held open in her hands. — Psalter associated with Laycock nunnery; England (Oxford), c. 1260; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 114, f. 148r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

munuc

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

munuc, m.n: monk. (MUH-nuck / ˈmʌ-nʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of two tonsured monks standing side by side, each framed in a rounded-arch window, each with their head tilted to the left and their hands raised palms out before them. — Bamberg Schreiberbild; Germany (Bamberg), c. 1150; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc. Patr. 5, f. 1r. [nbn-resolving.org]

ēam

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

ēam, m.n: uncle (mainly on the mother’s side). (AY-ahm / ˈeːam)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on uncles and aunts. Read it on Patreon.

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