wægn

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

wægn, m.n: a wagon, wain, carriage, vehicle. (WAEYN / ˈwæjn)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England, 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 181v. [bl.uk]

wunden-stefna

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

wunden-stefna, m.n: a ship with curved prow. (WUN-den-STEV-nah / ˈwʌn-dɛn-ˌstɛv-na)

viking-ship — Viking ship from a miscellany on timekeeping, astronomy and geography. England (Canterbury), mid-11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 40v. [bl.uk]

fēðe-gang

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

fēðe-gang, m.n: a foot-journey. (FAITH-eh-GAHNG)

Sassetta (Stefano di Giovanni). Italy (Siena or Cortona), c. 1433–1435. Maitland F. Griggs Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]

ūt-fūs

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

ūt-fūs, adj: ready to sail. (OOT-foos)

gang

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

gang, m.n: going, movement (especially on foot); power of walking, ability to walk; manner of walking, gait, walk; coming/going from one place to another, journey; way, road, path; course, lapse, passage (of a period of time); circuit, tract, expanse; legal process, a legal proceeding; company of people/followers; privy. (GAHNG / ˈgaŋ)

fierd

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Hana Videen

fierd, f.n: an army, force, expedition. (FYERD)

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]