heofon-wuldor

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

heofon-wuldor, n.n: heavenly glory. (HEH-oh-von-WULL-dor / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwʌl-dɔr)

ge-hādian

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hādian, wk.v: to ordain, consecrate. (yeh-HA-di-ahn / jɛ-ˈhaː-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a gathering of two bishops and three monks and a king. One of the bishops sits with his hands pressed together in prayer while the two bishops place a mitre on his head. — Ordination of Hugh, abbot of Saint-Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1390-1405; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 2608. [gallica.bnf.fr]

cyrc-līc

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

cyrc-līc, adj: ecclesiastical. (KURK-leech / ˈkyrk-liːtʃ)

A simple, rectangular stone chapel with one small arched window and a door visible on one side and two small square windows on another; a blue sky with white clouds is in the background. — St Peter-on-the-wall, a 7th-century chapel in Bradwell-on-Sea (England); photo by Hana Videen (2013).

ge-lēafful

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-lēafful, adj: full of belief, faithful. (yeh-LAY-ahf-full / jɛ-ˈleːaf-fʌl)

gesweotulung-dæg

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

gesweotulung-dæg, m.n: Epiphany (lit. ‘showing/manifesting-day’). (yeh-SWEH-oh-tuh-lung-DAIE / jɛ-ˈswɛɔ-tʌ-lʌŋ-ˌdæj)

In a medieval manuscript three kings visit Mary and baby Jesus bearing gifts. One king kneels before the mother and child, while the other two wait their turn and converse. An angel with a long staff stands behind Mary. — Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]

hāls

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hāls, f.n: health, salvation. (HALZ / ˈhaːlz)

þrinness

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrinness, f.n: Trinity, as in the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). (THRIN-ness / ˈθrɪn-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of two bearded and haloed human figures with a dove diving down from the sky between them; beneath their feet are a couple of devils, and their hands make a sign of blessing. — Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 93r. [aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com]

swegel-cyning

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

swegel-cyning, m.n: sky-king, heaven-king, God. (SWEH-yell-KUE-ning / ˈswɛ-jɛl-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man standing between two broccoli-like trees with arms outstretched to a blue sky, the golden sun and golden moon in each hand. — Bible Historiale; France (Paris), c. 1360-70; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 1, vol. 1, f. 5. [blogs.getty.edu]

scrīn

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

scrīn, n.n: a chest, coffer, casket, box in which precious things are kept; a receptacle for the relics of a saint, a shrine; a cage in which a criminal is confined. (SHREEN / ˈʃriːn)

fulluht

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

fulluht, n.n: baptism. (FULL-uh’t / ˈfʌl-lʌxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a heavily historiated letter E with a haloed man grasping the arm of a naked haloed man standing in water, with a large haloed bird flying above. — Ado’s Martyrologium et obituarium (11-133); 12th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 17767, f. 15v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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