sǣ-fōr

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Hana Videen

sǣ-fōr, f.n: a journey by sea, a voyage. (SA-vor)

Alexander the Great inside a glass barrel lit by two oil lamps. Miniature from Histoire du bon roi Alexandre. France, 14th century. [pinterest.co.uk]

wræc-lāst

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

wræc-lāst, m.n: the track of an exile. (WRACK-lost)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the medicinal properties of dog drool and other medieval hund facts. Read it on Patreon.

flōd-wudu

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

flōd-wudu, m.n: ship (water-wood). (FLOAD-WUH-duh / ˈfloːd-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Louis IX sailing off on his second crusade, from the *Chroniques de France ou de St Denis.* France (Paris), after 1332 and before 1350. British Library, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. [blogs.bl.uk]

snacc

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

snacc, f.n: a swift-sailing vessel. (SNAWK / ˈsnak)

sǣ-burh

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

sǣ-burh, f.n: a maritime town. (SÆ-burh)

A man riding on a donkey, head in hand, across a bridge, as a personification of Idleness (Peresse). The Dunois Hours. Central France (Paris), c. 1440 – c. 1450 (after 1436). British Library, Yates Thompson 3, f. 162r. [bl.uk]

wracnian

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

wracnian, wk.v: to be or travel in a foreign country, be a pilgrim or stranger. (WRACK-ni-ahn / ˈwrak-nɪ-an)

hām-sīþ

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

hām-sīþ, m.n: a journey home. [HAHM-seeth]

hweogul

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

hweogul, n.n: a wheel. [HWAY-oh-gull]

Fortune turns her wheel in Boethius’s Consolation de philosophie. Art by Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?). France (Paris), c. 1460-1470. Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 42, fol. 1v. [getty.edu]