miht

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

miht, f.n: power, might. (MI’HT / ˈmɪxt)

bera

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

bera, m.n: bear. (BEH-ra / ˈbɛ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of a black bear licking its cub. — Bestiary; England, late 13th century; Trinity College Library (Cambridge), R.14.9, f. 96v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]

mōd

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōd, n.n: mind, heart, spirit. (MOAD / ˈmoːd)

bearn-lufe

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

bearn-lufe, f.n: love due to a son. (BEH-arn-LUH-vuh / ˈbɛarn-ˌlʌ-və)

cristen-dōm

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristen-dōm, m.n: Christianity, the Christian faith. (KRIS-ten-DOAM / ˈkrɪs-tɛn-ˌdoːm)

Medieval manuscript image of the Crucifixion, with the green wood cross flanked by the sun and the moon above, and by Mary and John the Evangelist, and the hand of God descending from above. — Latin-Old English Psalter; S England (Winchester), late 11th century; British Library, Arundel 60, f. 12v. [bl.uk]

fōt

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

fōt, m.n: foot. (FOAT / ˈfoːt)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ bent on his knees to wash the feet of a nimbed, grey-haired man, whose robe is pulled up to his knee and who sits on a bench with other nimbed men. — Leaf from a Royal Psalter; England (London?), 1250-70; Metropolitan Museum of Art acc no 22.24.3. [metmuseum.org]

eorl

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

eorl, m.n: nobleman, warrior. (EH-orl / ˈɛɔrl)

ān-pæþ

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-pæþ, m.n: single-file path, narrow path. (AHN-PATH / ˈaːn-ˌpæθ)

gold-smiþ

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold-smiþ, m.n: goldsmith. (GOLD-SMITH / ˈgɔld-ˌsmɪθ)

Circular medieval pendant with concentric circles of gold interlace patterns and a four-pointed shape in the centre made of red garnet. — Pendant of gold filigree and polished garnets; SE England (Kent), early 600s; Metropolitan Museum of Art acc.no. 1987.90.2. [metmuseum.org]

ealu

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

ealu, n.n: ale. (EH-ah-luh / ˈɛa-lʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a cellarer standing beside a keg with a tap, passing up a drink to someone above; he is surrounded by other barrels, and there is a shelf in the wall holding additional glasses. — Treatise on the Vices and Virtues; Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-40; British Library, Add MS 27695, f. 14r. [bl.uk]