wafung-stōw

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

wafung-stōw, f.n: a place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre; literally, ‘amazement-place’ or ‘wonder-place’. (WAH-vung-STOH / ˈwa-vʌŋ-ˌstoːw)

sǣ

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

sǣ, m.n: the sea. (SAE / ˈsæː)

wiht-ware

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

wiht-ware, m.n: the people of the Isle of Wight. (WI’HT-WA-ruh / ˈwɪht-ˌwa-ɹə)

mere

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

mere, m.n: the sea; a mere, lake; an artificial pool, cistern. (MEH-ruh / ˈmɛ-rə)

snytro-hūs

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

snytro-hūs, n.n: house of wisdom. (SNUE-troh-HOOS / ˈsny-trɔ-ˌhuːs)

sumer-selde

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

sumer-selde, f.n: a summer-house. (SUM-er-SELL-duh / ˈsʌ-mɛɹ-ˌsɛl-də)

hell-træf

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

hell-træf, m.n: a hellish, infernal building. (HELL-TRAFF / ˈhɛl-ˌtɹæf)

ēa-land

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Hana Videen

ēa-land, n.n: island. (AY-ah-LOND / ˈeːa-ˌland)

A ship landing on a whale mistaken for an island in an early thirteenth century bestiary. British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 69r. [bl.uk]

brim

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Hana Videen

brim, n.n: sea, ocean. (BRIM / ˈbrɪm)

Miniature of St Cuthbert miraculously discovering a roof beam for his church in the waves of the ocean, from Chapter 21 of Bede’s prose *Life of St Cuthbert*. England (Durham), 4th quarter of the 12th century. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 45v. [bl.uk]

mearc-land

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

mearc-land, n.n: a border-land, waste land lying outside the cultivated. (MEH-ark-LOND / ˈmɛaɹk-ˌland)

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