mann-þwǣre

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-þwǣre, adj: gentle, courteous. (MAHN-THWAER-uh / ˈman-ˌθwæː-rə)

stān-wyrhta

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

stān-wyrhta, m.n: stonemason. (STAHN-WUER-h’ta / ˈstaːn-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of five people working on the top of a tower, standing on scaffolding and holding various tools; blocks of stone are being laid out at the top. — Egerton Genesis Picture Book; England, c. 1350-1375; British Library, Egerton MS 1894, f. 5v. [bl.uk]

wǣr

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣr, f.n: covenant, agreement, pledge. (WAER / ˈwæːr)

Historiated initial D in a medieval manuscript, inside of which are two barefoot young men holding spears and shaking hands. — Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 31r. [bl.uk]

glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap. — Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]

smēga-wyrm

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

smēga-wyrm, m.n: penetrating worm that makes its way into the flesh. (SMAY-ga-WUERM / ˈsmeː-ga-ˌwyrm)

weorold-gesǣlig

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

weorold-gesǣlig, adj: blessed with worldly goods, prosperous. (WEH-oh-rold-yeh-SAE-lih / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-jɛ-ˌsæː-lɪj)

ears-endu

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

ears-endu, m.n: buttocks. (AY-arz-EN-duh / ˈɛarz-ˌɛn-dʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a rather surprised looking lion with its tail in the air that has a large magpie pecking at its rear end. — Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda Aurea; France, 14th century; Angers, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 808, f. 88v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

ranc

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

ranc, adj: proud, haughty, arrogant; showy (in dress); bold, valiant. (RAHNK / ˈrank)

wīs

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

wīs, adj: wise. (WEES / ˈwiːs)

Medieval manuscript image of three crowned men approaching a throned woman with a haloed child on her lap; the man in front carries gold rings, while the two behind him carry dishes filled with various substances. — Three Wise Men in the Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England (Winchester), c. 971-984; British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 24v. [bl.uk]

rȳne

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

rȳne, n.n: mystery, mysterious saying. (RUE-nuh / ˈryː-nə)

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