hearpestre, f.n: a female harper. (HAY-arp-est-reh)
A woman playing a harp. Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hiberniae. England, N. (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c. 1223. British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]
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hearpere
hearpere, m.n: a harper. (HAY-arp-eh-reh)
David playing the harp in the Westminster Psalter. S. England (Westminster or St Albans), c. 1200. British Library, Royal 2 A XXII, f. 14v. [bl.uk]
mēowle
mēowle, f.n: a maid, damsel, virgin, woman. (MAY-oh-leh)
A unicorn resting its head in a maiden’s lap. Most depictions of this scenario have a hunter stabbing the poor unicorn but in this image we can imagine the two are simply good friends. Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 63r. [bestiary.ca]
tūnes-mann
tūnes-mann, m.n: a man living on a manor. [TOO-nez-MAHN]
hlēow-mǣg
hlēow-mǣg, m.n: a near relation, one who is bound to offer shelter or help. [HLAY-ow-mæγ]
cū-hyrde
cū-hyrde, m.n: a cowherd, person who has the charge of cows. (KOO-HUER-duh / ˈkuː-ˌhyr-də)
(Bonus word for today due to a Twitter tweet order mix-up!)
efen-esne
efen-esne, m.n: a fellow servant. [EH-ven-EZ-neh]
plegere
plegere, m.n: a player, athlete, wrestler. [PLAY-yeh-reh]
The letter E with a knight on horseback with a lance, about 1290-1310. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 229. [blogs.getty.edu]
wer-genga
wer-genga, m.n: stranger who seeks protection in the land to which they have come. (WER-GENG-ga / ˈwɛr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)
wine-mǣg
wine-mǣg, m.n: a loving kinsman. [WIN-eh-MÆγ]
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