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)

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]

strēaw

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

strēaw, n.n: straw, hay. (STRAY-aw)

Book of Hours. France, c. 1475. New York, Pierpont Morgan Library, MS M.73, f. 3v. [ica.themorgan.org]

wyrt-brǣþ

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-brǣþ, m.n: a perfume from plants, an odour, aroma. (WURT-brath)

lēac-tric

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac-tric, m.n: a lettuce. (LAY-ock-tritch)

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Tacuinum Sanitatis of Rouen, early 15th century. Rouen nouvelles bibliothèques. [bibliodyssey.blogspot.com]

wār

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

wār, n.n: seaweed; sand, strand. (WAHR)

gār-lēac

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

gār-lēac, n.n: garlic. (GAR-LAY-ock / ˈgaːr-ˌleːak)

gorst-bēam

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

gorst-bēam, m.n: a bramble. (GORST-BAY-ahm)

Bramble in the Vienna Dioscurides. Constantinople (Byzantine Empire), c. 515. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Vindobonensis med. gr. 1, f. 83r. [commons.wikimedia.org]