wyrt-weard

wyrt-weard, m.n: a gardener. (WURT-WAY-ard)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, hungry dogs get no mercy. Read and hear it on Patreon.

‘Works of the month’ for March: men pruning, tying up, and planting vines. Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. Fécamp, c. 1185. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 76 F 13, f. 3v. [kb.nl]

mægþ

mægþ, f.n: a maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman. (MA-eyth)

Christine de Pisan sits at her desk while Minerva (goddess of Wisdom) stands nearby, carrying her sword and shield of truth. Christine de Pisan’s Le livre des faits d’armes et de chevalerie. England (London), 1434. London, British Library, Harley 4605, f. 3. [bl.uk]