dryht-cwēn

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

dryht-cwēn, f.n: a noble queen. (DRUH’h’t-KWAIN)

Queen Æðelflæd in the Cartulary and Customs of Abingdon Abbey. England, 1220. British Library, MS Cotton Claudius B VI, f. 14r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

mæsse-prēost

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

mæsse-prēost, m.n: a priest not of the Christian church; a priest of the Christian church who had attained the last of the seven appointed orders and could celebrate the mass. His orders were the same as a bishop’s, but only a bishop could ordain priests, confirm children, and consecrate churches. (MASS-seh-PRAY-ost)

nīd-frēond

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

nīd-frēond, m.n: one closely connected by relationship or friendship (lit. ‘need-friend’). (NEED-FRAY-ond)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about fruit. Read it on Patreon.

smiþ

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

smiþ, m.n: smith, usually someone who works in metals or wood. (SMITH / ˈsmɪθ)

Today’s word is from goldgifa teoðic smið. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

A woman works at a forge in the Holkham Bible. SE England, c. 1327-1335. British Library, Add MS 47682, f. 31r. [bl.uk]

ēar-gespeca

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēar-gespeca, m.n: an ear-speaker, a whisperer. (AY-ar-yeh-SPEH-ka)

Initial D with Fool and Two Demons, in a psalter. France, early 1200s. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 66, f. 56. [blogs.getty.edu]

cildiung-wīf

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

cildiung-wīf, n.n: a child-bearing woman. (CHILLD-yung-WEEF)

Virgin and Child with Anne. The Hours of René d’Anjou. France (Paris), c. 1410. British Library, Egerton 1070, f. 97r. [bl.uk]

wīgbed-þegen

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīgbed-þegen, m.n: a minister of the altar, an ecclesiastic who performs service at the altar. (WEE-bed-THAY-yen)⁣

Missal. Italy, possibly Teramo or Bologna, between 1375 and 1399? or during the second half of 14th century? The Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.16, f. 127v.⁣ [ica.themorgan.org]

cild

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

cild, n.n: child, infant. (CHILLD / ˈtʃɪld)

Today’s word is from goldgifa Michelle L. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Children playing a board game in the margins of a breviary. France (Paris), c. 1320-1325. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 2, f. 142. [blogs.getty.edu]

þyle

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

þyle, m.n: an orator, spokesman. (THUH-leh)

Today’s word is from goldgifa Þórbeorht. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

wyrt-weard

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

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]