Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Navigation

Skip to content
  • About
  • Linktree
  • Books
    • The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English
    • The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
    • Book Illustrations
  • App
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • Merch
  • More content on Patreon
  • Goldgifa Page
  • Pronunciation
  • Not “Anglo-Saxon”
  • Medieval Resources

Category Archives: places

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

wīc-eard

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīc-eard, m.n: a dwelling-place. (WEECH-EH-ard / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌɛard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman nursing her child and a bearded man sitting in a barrel chair and eating from a bowl inside a house; in the background is a cooking pot hanging above a fire, a storage cabinet, a shelf  with pewter plates, a utensil rack, and a small window.
Hours of Catherine of Cleves; Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 151. [themorgan.org]
Posted in places Leave a comment

ford

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

ford, m.n: ford; a shallow place, natural or artificial, across a stream, river or other water, by which a crossing can be made. (FORD / ˈfɔrd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman standing on a grassy bank holding a child beside a river, in which floats a boat holding a man and child.
Smithfield Decretals; France, illuminated in England (London?), c. 1340; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 122v. [thijsporck.com]
Posted in deorhord book, places, water Leave a comment

cnep

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

cnep, m.n: a top, summit. (K’NEP / ˈknɛp)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a goat on the top of a grassy hill, watching the approach of a traveller.
A goat in a bestiary; England, 1275-1300; Cambridge, Trinity College Library, R.14.9, f. 91r. [bestiary.ca]
Posted in places 2 Comments

cyte

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

cyte, f.n: cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell. (KUE-tuh / ˈky-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of a veiled woman looking out the window of a small stone cell with a cross, outside of which stands a bishop.
Pontifical; England, c. 1400-1410; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079, f. 95v. [parker.stanford.edu]
Posted in places Leave a comment

solor

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

solor, m.n: upper chamber; sunny room, solarium. (SOLL-or / ˈsɔ-lɔr)

Posted in deorhord book, places Leave a comment

wudu-bearu

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

wudu-bearu, m.n: grove of trees. (WUH-duh-BEH-ah-ruh / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌbɛa-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a bearded man in the midst of a grove of trees, surrounded by various wild animals and with a red-roofed building visible beyond.
Mandeville’s Travels; England, 15th century; British Library, Harley MS 3954, f. 64r. [blogs.bl.uk]
Posted in deorhord book, places, trees + plants Leave a comment

wil-wang

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

wil-wang, m.n: delightful plain, pleasant land. (WILL-WAHNG / ˈwɪl-ˌwaŋ)

Posted in deorhord book, places Leave a comment

fæsten

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæsten, n.n: fastness; place by its nature fortified against incursion. (FAST-en / ˈfæs-tɛn)

Posted in deorhord book, places Leave a comment

hlāf-hūs

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlāf-hūs, n.n: ‘house of bread’, rendering the scriptural place-name Bethlehem. (HLAHV-HOOS / ˈhlaːv-ˌhuːs)

Nativity scene within initial D in a medieval manuscript; Mary holds the baby Jesus, with Joseph, an ox, a donkey, and three angels looking on.
Abbey Bible; Italy (probably Bologna), c. 1250-1262; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 107, 3v. [blogs.getty.edu]
Posted in places, wordhord book Leave a comment

beorg-seðel

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

beorg-seðel, n.n: mountain-dwelling. (BEH-org-SETH-ell / ˈbɛɔrg-ˌsɛ-θɛl)

Posted in places Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Find Posts

Support

Become a Goldgifa to support my work and read additional content.

  • Patreon

Follow

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
Download on the App Store

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Join 690 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Old English Wordhord
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...