hearpe

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

hearpe, f.n: a harp. (HEH-ar-puh / ˈhɛar-pə)

The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, fol. 92v. [bl.uk]

drēam-cræft

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

drēam-cræft, m.n: music (joy-craft). (DRAY-ahm-KRAFT / ˈdreːam-ˌkræft)

Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner. N. France, 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Yates Thompson 25, fol. 1r. [bl.uk]

wōþ-gifu

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

wōþ-gifu, f.n: the gift of song. [WOATH-YI-voo]

1228 wothgifu

Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis. France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny), late 12th to early 13th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 17716, f. 9r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

singan

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

singan, str.v: to sing, recite, relate musically or in verse; to compose verse, narrate; to sing about, recite or compose a poem about something. (SING-gahn / ˈsɪŋ-gan)

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geohsa

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

geohsa, m.n: hiccup; sob, sobbing. (YEH-o-h’sa / ˈjɛɔh-sa)

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þēotan

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

þēotan, str.v: to howl like a wolf. (THAY-oh=tahn / ˈθeːɔ-tan)

Screen Shot 2017-05-24 at 10.40.34.png — Scenes from the Irish legend of the wolf that talked with the priest of Ulster, recorded by Gerald of Wales. England, c. 1196-1223. British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, fol. 17v. [bl.uk]

cracettan

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Hana Videen

cracettan, wk.v: to croak. (KRA-cheh-tahn / ˈkra-tʃɛ-tan)

ungemet-hleahtor

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

ungemet-hleahtor, m.n: immoderate laughter. (UN-yeh-met-H’LEH-ah-tor / ˈʌn-jɛ-mɛt-ˌhlɛax-tɔr)

hēaf-sang

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

hēaf-sang, m.n: an elegy; a dirge or lament. (HAY-ahf-SAHNG / ˈheːaf-ˌsaŋ)

gremetunc

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

gremetunc, f.n: a raging, roaring, murmuring. (GREH-meh-tunk / ˈgrɛ-mɛ-tʌnk)