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]

nergend

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

nergend, m.n: saviour, preserver. (NER-yend / ˈnɛr-jɛnd)

andettere

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

andettere, m.n: a confessor. (AN-det-teh-ruh / ˈan-dɛt-tɛ-rə)

lār-hlystend

Posted on February 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

lār-hlystend, m.n: candidate for baptism, catechumen, one receiving (or having received) religious instruction (before baptism); lit. ‘lore-listener’. (LAHR-HLUE-stend / ˈlaːr-ˌhly-stɛnd)

god-gyld

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Hana Videen

god-gyld, n.n: image of a (heathen) god, idol; heathen rite or ceremony. (GOD-YUELD / ˈgɔd-ˌgyld)

heofon-rīce

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

heofon-rīce, n.n: kingdom of heaven. (HEH-oh-von-REE-chuh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌriː-tʃə)

ge-sēnian

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-sēnian, wk.v: to sign, mark with the sign of the cross, bless. (yeh-SAY-ni-ahn / jɛ-ˈseː-nɪ-an)

bisceop-hālgung

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

bisceop-hālgung, f.n: consecration of a bishop. (BIH-shop-HALL-gung / ˈbɪ-ʃɔp-ˌhaːl-gʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man sitting on a bench while two bishops put a mitre on his head and a crozier in his hand; two tonsured men stand nearby, one with a reliquary and another with an open book. — Consecration of Nicholas as a bishop, from the Queen Mary Psalter; England, 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 317r. [essexvoicespast.com]

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