wistle

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

wistle, f.n: a hollow reed. (WIST-luh / ˈwɪst-lə)

blōwan

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

blōwan, str.v: to bloom, flourish, blossom. (BLO-wan / ˈbloː-wan)

The margin of a medieval manuscript decorated with blue, pink and red flowers with green leaves, accented with shiny gold plate. — Horae ad usum Briocensem, 1410-30; Bibliothèque nationale de France, NAL 3194, f. 116v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

wōde-wistle

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōde-wistle, f.n: hemlock. (WO-duh-WIST-luh / ˈwoː-də-ˌwɪst-lə)

bōc-holt

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-holt, m/n.n: a beech wood, forest of beeches. (BOAK-HOLT / ˈboːk-ˌhɔlt)

lind-hrycg

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

lind-hrycg, m.n: ridge on which lime-trees grow. (LIND-HRUDGE / ˈlɪnd-ˌhrydʒ)

hæsel-hnutu

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæsel-hnutu, f.n: hazelnut. (HAE-zel-H’NUT-uh / ˈhæ-zɛl-ˌhnʌ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript letter N in gold leaf, inside of which is a leafy hazelnut tree in a grassy landscape; the N is decorated with black and red flourishes and is surrounded by text. — Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), c. 1440-1450; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 86v. [ica.themorgan.org]

fīf-lēaf

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

fīf-lēaf, f.n: cinquefoil (‘five-leaf’). (FEEF-LAY-ahf / ˈfiːf-ˌleːaf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of creeping cinquefoil, a plant with yellow flowers and leaves that split into five segments; a small snake is coiled beside it. — Tractatus de herbis; Italy (Salerno), c.1280-c.1310; British Library, Egerton 747, f. 78v. [bl.uk]

trēow

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, n.n: tree; wood. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a club at the base of a tree next to a pair of shoes; the man looks up into the tree’s branches where a boy in stocking feet is stealing cherries. — Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 196v. [bl.uk]

þorn

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

þorn, m.n: a thorn; name of the TH-rune ᚦ. (THORN / ˈθɔrn)

Black handwriting on parchment, beginning with a decorative initial þ six lines tall, followed by a capital letter A. — Junius Manuscript; England, 1000; Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11, p. 83. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

linden

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

linden, adj: made of wood from the linden tree (called basswood in North America), commonly called lime tree in the UK although it’s not closely related to the tree that produces lime fruit. (LIN-den / ˈlɪn-dɛn)

Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

Category Archives: trees + plants