swegel-wundor

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

swegel-wundor, n.n: a heavenly wonder, a wondrous sound. (SWAY-yell-WUN-dor)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Guthlac and his musical death. Read it on Patreon.

hearpe-streng

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

hearpe-streng, m.n: a harp-string. (HAY-ar-peh-STRENG)

The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 245r. [bl.uk]

swinsung-cræft

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

swinsung-cræft, m.n: music. (SWIN-zung-KRAFT)

A rabbit plays the pipe-organ as a dog works the bellows. The Macclesfield Psalter. England (East Anglia), c. 1330-1340. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, f. 15r. [fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk]

hēafod-wōþ

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

hēafod-wōþ, f.n: the voice (lit. head-sound). (HAY-ah-vod-WOATH)

scēawend-wīse

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Hana Videen

scēawend-wīse, f.n: a jesting song, song of a jester. (SHAY-ah-wend-WEE-zeh)

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Chroniques sire Jehan Froissart. France, 15th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 2643, f. 312v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

styrman

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

styrman, wk.v: (of weather) to storm, rage; (of persons) to storm, make a great noise, cry aloud, shout. (STUR-mon)

reord

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

reord, n.n: speech, language, voice. (REH-ord / ˈrɛɔrd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on medieval geese. Read it on Patreon.

Jacobus de Voragine’s *Legenda aurea.* England, c. 1300. British Library, Stowe MS 49, f. 122r. [bl.uk]

hlūd-swēge

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd-swēge, adv: with a loud voice. (HLOOD-SWAY-yeh)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post hear about the Teeth Tyrant. Listen on Patreon. Also, patrons have one week to send requests for Goldgifa Week!