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)

a-swǣman

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Hana Videen

a-swǣman, v: to wander about. (ah-SWAM-ahn / a-ˈswæː-man)

ǣrend-fæst

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Hana Videen

ǣrend-fæst, adj: bound on an errand. (AE-rend-fast / ˈæː-rɛnd-fæst)

sīþ-from

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

sīþ-from, adj: good at traveling, bold in journeying. (SEETH-FROM / ˈsiːθ-ˌfrɔm)

Medieval manuscript image of three men on a boat at sea, one of whom points at something ahead while looking back to his companions. — Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), late 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 26r. [blogs.bl.uk]

ymb-gān

Posted on December 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

ymb-gān, v: to go round (a circular course or an object), orbit. (umb-GAHN / ymb-ˈgaːn)

Medieval manuscript wheel diagram showing the Earth at the centre of concentric bands containing the names of the heavenly bodies and intervals of their orbits in Latin. — Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 2v. [art.thewalters.org]

Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Category Archives: travel + trade