hyl-song

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

hyl-song, f.n: timbrel (an instrument similar to a frame drum or tambourine). (HUEL-zong / ˈhyl-zʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a musician beating a timbrel and playing a recorder. — Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 164v. [bl.uk]

pīpere

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpere, m.n: piper, player on the flute. (PEE-peh-ruh / ˈpiː-pɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with animal feet and a tall pointy hood playing a drone-less bagpipe that has a human face at the top of the chanter. — Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109v. [bl.uk]

cīegan

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cīegan, v: to call, call upon, invoke. (CHEE-eh-gahn / ˈtʃiːɛ-gan)

lēoþ

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēoþ, n.n: song, poem, ode. (LAY-oth / ˈleːɔθ)

Historiated initial R in a medieval manuscript depicting six Cistercian monks singing at a lectern; above them another monk plays an organ. — Historiated initial from a Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A. [collections.vam.ac.uk]

meter

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

meter, n.n: metre, versification. (MEH-ter / ˈmɛ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a throne and playing a lyre, surrounded by other musicians playing horns and drums and people clapping their hands. — Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]

glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap. — Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]

belle

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

belle, f.n: bell. (BELL-uh / ˈbɛl-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of a king striking two bells, with a mallet in each hand, that hang above the bench where he sits. — Gospel Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

gōian

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

gōian, wk.v: to sigh, groan, lament. (GO-i-ahn / ˈgoː-ɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on leather-working in early medieval England. Read it on Patreon.

gyllan

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

gyllan, str.v: (of birds) to make a loud cry, to screech; (of wolves or dogs) to bay, howl; (of inanimate objects) to make a strident, grating, or crashing noise; to yell, utter a loud cry. (YUEL-lahn / ˈjyl-lan)

hlūd-swēge

Posted on September 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

hlūd-swēge, adv: loudly. (H’LOOD-SWAY-uh / ˈhluːd-ˌsweː-jə)

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