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stǣr-leornere

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

stǣr-leornere, m.n: one who learns history, a historical scholar. (STAER-LEH-or-neh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌlɛɔr-nɛ-rə)

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bȳdel

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

bȳdel, m.n: proclaimer, herald, messenger; preacher, minister of the Gospel. (BUE-dell / ˈbyː-dɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man holding a book, towards which an angel gestures; beside them is an altar framed by decorative architecture, with the Latin word ‘efeso’.
Silos Apocalypse, Revelation 2:1-7; N Spain, 1091-1109; British Library, Additional 11695, f. 52r. [bl.uk]
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bōc-rǣdere

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

bōc-rǣdere, m.n: a reader of books. (BOAK-RAE-deh-ruh / ˈboːk-ˌræː-dɛ-rə)

Eālā, bōc-rǣderas: The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English is out in bookstores today! Find out more.

A book, The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, by Hana Videen, against a background of woven textiles. The cover background is white with a gold and red border with decorative gold dots. The title and author’s name are written inside an arched window shape, with a border of Old English words surrounding it: wæfre-gange, gafol-fisc, hring-finger, on-lucan, cwen, æg, dust, beo-gang, lig-draca, wyrd, dream-cræft, hærfest, and druncen-georn. The area surrounding the Old English word border has wood-cut style illustrations in red and gold, each in its own compartment but overlapping slightly: a spider, a fish, the letter h in a calligraphic style, a hand with a ring, a key, a woman carrying a basket of eggs, a bee, a dragon, an ink pot and quill with scroll of paper, a man playing a harp, a bundle of wheat, and a goblet.
Published in the UK by Profile Books today: 11 November 2021. Publication in North America by Princeton University Press coming 10 May 2022.

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prāfost

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

prāfost, m.n: an officer; an officer of a monastery. (PRAH-vost / ˈpraː-vɔst)

Medieval manuscript image of a small boy being received into a monastery; he faces two tonsured monks who have come out of a church, while two laypeople stand behind him and hold out a bag.
Gratian’s Decretum; France, 13th century; British Library, Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v. [bl.uk]
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gȳmend

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

gȳmend, m.n: a governor. (YUE-mend / ˈjyː-mɛnd)

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wyn-mǣg

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-mǣg, f.n: beloved kinswoman. (WUEN-MAIE / ˈwyn-ˌmæːj)

Medieval manuscript letter F, in which sit the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child; the child gestures to a tree, which bows towards him, while his mother affectionately rests a hand on his shoulder.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375; British Library, Royal 6 E VII, f. 523v. [bl.uk]
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weg-fērend

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

weg-fērend, m.n: wayfarer, traveller. (WEY-FAY-rend / ˈwɛj-ˌfeː-rɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rosy-cheeked man with a staff riding a cheerful-looking camel through some trees.
Rochester Bestiary; SE England (Rochester?), c. 1230-14th century; British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 38v. [bl.uk]
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lām-smiþ

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

lām-smiþ, m.n: worker in clay, potter. (LAHM-SMITH / ˈlaːm-ˌsmɪθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man straddling a large potters wheel; in one hand he grips a long stick for spinning the wheel and in the other hand he uses a knife to sculpt a lump of clay.
St Augustine’s De Civitate Dei, trans by Raoul de Presles; France, 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 22912, f. 227v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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cȳðere

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

cȳðere, m.n: a witness; a martyr, one who bears witness by his death. (KUE-theh-ruh / ˈkyː-θɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of archers shooting arrows into a man bound to a tree; the man gazes up at the clouds from which a hand is shown giving a gesture of blessing.
Life & Miracles of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14r. [themorgan.org]
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wyrhta

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyrhta, m.n: worker, labourer; maker, creator. (WUER-h’ta / ˈwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a hooded man holding a spade, rod and pruning hook.
The Moralised Game of Chess; France (Paris?), early 15th century; British Library, Royal 19 C XI, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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