hlæst

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

holmes hlæst: fish (lit. ocean’s cargo).

Old Testament with Latin, Persian, and Judeo-Persian inscriptions. France (Paris), 1244-1254. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 2v. [themorgan.org]

cræt

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cræt, n.n: cart. (KRAT / ˈkræt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the Vikings of the sea-bright desert. Read it on Patreon.

relic-gang

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

relic-gang, m.n: a journey to visit relics. (REL-lich-gong)

St James as a pilgrim in a Book of Hours from the workshop of the Bedford Master. France (Paris), c. 1440-50. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 6, f. 203v. [getty.edu]

gēan-gang

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēan-gang, m.n: a going back, return; a going to meet. (YAY-on-gong)

be-gang

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

be-gang, m.n: a course, way, passage, circuit, district; an undertaking, a business, exercise, service, religious worship. (beh-GAHNG)

sund-hengest

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

sund-hengest, m.n: ‘sea-horse’, i.e. a ship. (SUND-HENG-gest / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

Louis IX sailing on his second crusade in Les Grandes chroniques de France. France (Paris), 1332-1350. London, British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 437v. [bl.uk]

weg

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

weg, m.n: a way. (WAY)

up-gang

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

up-gang, m.n: up-gang, m.n: a going up, rising of a heavenly body; a going up to land from sea; a going up from the coast inland; a way of going up. (UP-gong)

Alexander the Great in a cage, being carried aloft by griffins in Le Livre et le vraye hystoire du bon roy Alixandre. France (Paris), c. 1420. London, British Library, Royal 20 B XX, f. 76v. [bl.uk]

ofer-genga

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

ofer-genga, m.n: one who goes over or beyond, a traveller. (OH-ver-GENG-ga / ˌɔ-vɛr-ˈgɛŋ-ga)

mynet

Posted on January 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

mynet, n.n: a coin; coinage, money. (MUH-net)

The Coenwulf mancus, an Anglo-Saxon gold coin depicting Coenwulf King of Mercia (796-821). British Museum: 2006,0204.1. It’s 2 cm wide and weighs 4.33 g. [britishmuseum.org]