heofon-weard

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Hana Videen

heofon-weard, m.n: guardian of heaven, God. (HEH-o-von-WEH-ard / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwɛard)

brȳd-būr

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

brȳd-būr, m.n: marriage chamber, bridal chamber; the Virgin’s womb (referring to Christ’s advent); (mystically) the heavenly marriage, the nuptial union of the bridegroom Christ and his bride (an individual or the Church). (BRUED-BOOR / ˈbryːd-ˌbuːr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man embracing and holding the hand of a crowned and haloed woman. — Christ and Ecclesia as bride and bridegroom; Germany (Eberbach), 1190-1200; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 150, f. 3r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

fulwiht-fæder

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

fulwiht-fæder, m.n: a baptizer (lit. ‘baptism-father’). (FULL-wi’ht-FADD-er / ˈfʌl-wɪxt-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus; a dove flies down to Jesus from heaven, and an angel stands beside him holding his robe. — Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine; France (Fécamp Abbey), c. 1185; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 13, f. 19r. [galerij.kb.nl]

biscop-seðel

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

biscop-seðel, n.n: a bishop’s seat or residence. (BIH-shop-SEH-thell / ˈbɪ-ʃɔp-ˌsɛ-θɛl)

hālig-rift

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hālig-rift, f.n: a holy garment, veil. (HA-lih-RIFT / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌrɪft)

Medieval illustration of a large veil that holds two bearded haloed young men, who reach their arms up to touch the wings of the haloed dove that holds the veil aloft in its beak. — The veil forms a hammock in which the Trinity rests, partially covered, in the Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 404, f. 75r. [collections.library.yale.edu]

ǣfen-lāc

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-lāc, n.n: evening offering. (AV-en-LAHK / ˈæː-vɛn-ˌlaːc)

cyric-weard

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Hana Videen

cyric-weard, m.n: custodian of a church, sacristan. (CHUE-rich-WEH-ard / ˈtʃy-rɪtʃ-ˌwɛard)

þrowend-hād

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

þrowend-hād, m.n: martyrdom. (THRO-wend-HAWD / ˈθrɔ-wɛnd-ˌhaːd)

Medieval manuscript image of two haloed men whose heads have been sliced open across the forehead, with blood dripping down; they both hold the tops of their own bloody tonsured skulls in their hands. — Saint Denis and Saint Piatus in Livre d’images de madame Marie; France (Paris), c. 1280-1290; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Nouvelle acquisition française 16251, f. 84v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

upstige

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

upstige, m.n: ascension, mounting; an ascent, a way of ascending. (UP-STIH-yuh / ˈʌp-ˌstɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of the legs and feet of a person suspended in the air, with the upper half obscured by clouds; groups of men stand on either side on the ground below, one man holding a crown and another a book. — Christ’s ascension in Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [bl.uk]

emne-cristen

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

emne-cristen, m.n: a fellow Christian. (EM-nuh-KRISS-ten / ˈɛm-nə-ˌkrɪs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of six Cistercian monks singing at a lectern. — Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A. [collections.vam.ac.uk]