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!

gellan

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

gellan, str.v: to yell, sing, chirp. (YELL-ahn)

hlēoðrian

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlēoðrian, wk.v: to sound, make a sound (with the voice), to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound. (HLAY-oth-rih-yahn)

hādor

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

hādor, n/adj: the clear, serene sky; clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. (HA-dor / ˈhaː-dɔɹ)

hlūd

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd, adj: loud, sonorous. (HLOOD / ˈhluːd)

heofon-wōma

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

heofon-wōma, m.n: a heavenly sound, the sound heard at the day of judgment. [HAY-oh-von-WOH-ma]

The Escorial Beatus (Escorial, Biblioteca Monasterio, Cod. & II. 5, p. 20), a 10th-century illuminated manuscript of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana. [arachne.uni-koeln.de]