ort-geard

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

ort-geard, m.n: orchard. (ORT-YEH-ard / ˈɔrt-ˌjɛard)

wyrttrumian

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

wyrttrumian, wk.v: to take root. (WURT-TRUM-ee-ahn)

āc

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

āc, m/f.n: oak, oak tree; name of the A-rune ᚪ. (AHK / ˈaːk)

ēoh

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēoh, m.n: yew, a yew tree; name of the EO-rune ᛇ. (AY-oh’h / ˈeːɔh)

scōm-hylt

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

scōm-hylt, f.n: a shady wood, thicket, shrubbery. (SHOAM-hult)

sōlsece

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

sōlsece, f.n: heliotrope (lit. ‘sun-seek’), a flower that is so-called because it’s supposed to turn its flowers towards the sun. (SOAL-zeh-cheh)

holen

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

holen, m.n: holly. (HOL-len)

lēac-trog

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac-trog, m.n: a bunch of berries. (LAY-ock-TROG)

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Book of Hours. France (Angers or Nantes), c. 1440. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, M.63, f. 48r. [ica.themorgan.org]

īfig-beara

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

īfig-beara, n: ‘ivy-grove’, a grove of ivy-covered trees. (EE-vee-BAY-ah-ra)

strēaw-berige

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

strēaw-berige, f.n: a strawberry (plant or fruit). (STRAY-aw-BAIR-ee-yeh)

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Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus. Southern Netherlands (Meuse Valley), 3rd quarter of the 12th century. London, British Library, Harley MS 1585, f. 30r. [bl.uk]