ofen

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

ofen, m.n: oven. (OV-en / ˈɔ-vɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a long-handled baking tray in its forepaws, with the tray halfway into an oven. — Pontifical; England, early 15th century; British Library, Lansdowne 451, f. 6r. [bl.uk]

gilp-word

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

gilp-word, n.n: boast. (YILP-WORD / ˈjɪlp-ˌwɔrd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on boasts and yelps. Read it on Patreon.

ge-witnes

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-witnes, f.n: witness, testimony, knowledge; person who can provide testimony from personal observation; the practice of having witnesses present at a transaction. (yeh-WIT-ness / jɛ-ˈwɪt-nɛs)

gif-stōl

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

gif-stōl, m.n: ‘gift-seat’, the seat from which gifts are distributed, the throne. (YIF-STOAL / ˈjɪf-ˌstoːl)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man in a robe with crosses on it sitting on a bench on a dais in a fancy building; a haloed bird appears to whisper something in his ear and two men kiss his feet. — Regularis Concordia, St Dunstan enthroned; England (Canterbury?), c. 1120; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius A. iii, f. 8r. [blogs.bl.uk]

friþ-georn

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

friþ-georn, adj: eager for peace; peaceable, peace-making. (FRITH-YEH-orn / ˈfrɪθ-ˌjɛɔrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on loaves, baskets and watery places. Read it on Patreon.

healdend

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

healdend, m.n: protector, guardian, ruler. (HEH-all-dend / ˈhɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a a bearded king wearing a large crown and fancy robes, holding a branch in one hand and gesturing with the other, a scroll stretched in front of him. — Regularis Concordia; England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A. iii, f. 2v. [bl.uk]

stund

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

stund, f.n: time, hour; the time appointed for a particular action. (STUND / ˈstʌnd)

twēolīce

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

twēolīce, adv: doubtfully, uncertainly. (TWAY-oh-LEE-chuh / ˈtweːɔ-ˌliː-tʃə)

fealu

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

fealu, adj: colour-term of uncertain/varied meaning: basically yellow but variously tinted with shades of red, brown or grey, often pale, always unsaturated (not vivid). (FEH-ah-luh / ˈfɛa-lʌ)