un-land

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

un-land, n.n: false land. (UN-LOND / ˈʌn-ˌland)

Medieval manuscript image of an oddly drawn whale with two men warming themselves at a fire on its back, one of whom has taken off his shoes and wiggles his toes near the flames; their boat is anchored to the whale’s back. — De bestiis et aliis rebus; France, c. 1230; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 2495B, f. 46v. [mandragore.bnf.fr]

pæþ

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

pæþ, m/f.n: path, track. (PATH / ˈpæθ)

mǣrels

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣrels, m.n: a rope for mooring a ship. (MAE-rells / ˈmæː-rɛls)

uppian

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

uppian, wk.v: to mount up, rise. (UP-pi-ahn / ˈʌp-pɪ-an)

Historiated V in a medieval manuscript depicting the crowned and haloed Virgin Mary, hands folded in prayer, sitting on a blue throne that is being raised above a tomb by eight angels. — Manuscript leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin from an antiphonary illuminated by Niccolò di ser Sozzo; Italy (Siena), c. 1340; The Metropolitan Museum of Art 96.32.12. [metmuseum.org]

wīd-gangol

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīd-gangol, adj: rambling, roving, wandering. (WEED-GANG-goll / ˈwiːd-ˌgaŋ-gɔl)

mere-þyssa

Posted on July 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

mere-þyssa, m.n: a sea-rusher, a ship. (MEH-ruh-THUE-sa / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌθys-sa)

Medieval manuscript image of a cheerful-looking sailor raising the sail on his ship alongside a two-hoofed, two-winged creature with sharp teeth, a hairy neck, and a scaly tail. — Saw-fish (Serra) getting ready to race a ship in a Physiologus; Germany, early 14th century; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 3206, f. 150v. [digitale-sammlungen.de]

sēam-penig

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

sēam-penig, m.n: a toll of a penny on a load (of salt). (SAY-ahm-PEN-ih / ˈseːam-ˌpɛ-nɪj)

uppe-weardes

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

uppe-weardes, adv: upwards. (UP-puh-WEH-ar-duss / ˈʌp-pə-ˌwɛard-əs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ disappearing into the heavens, with only his feet and legs visible; angels observe from heaven and a crowd of people from the ground. — Caligula Troper; England (Worcester?), 2nd half of 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A XIV, f. 18r. [blogs.bl.uk]

ge-nēalǣcing

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-nēalǣcing, f.n: an approach. (yeh-NAY-ah-LATCH-ing / jɛ-ˈneːa-ˌlæː-tʃɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a man walking through leafless trees, approaching a goat-snail hybrid resting by a fire. — The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), mid 14th century; The Met Cloisters Collection 69.86, f. 13r. [metmuseum.org]

færeld

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

færeld, n.n: a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; the Jewish Passover. (FAE-reld / ˈfæ-rɛld)

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