feorm

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

feorm, f.n: food, provisions; entertainment, feast; benefit, profit. (FEH-orm / ˈfɛɔrm)

blǣd

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

blǣd, m.n: blowing, breath, breathing; glory, prosperity. (BLADD / ˈblæːd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 9th (and final!) instalment of Judith (The Victory). Listen to and read it on Patreon.

mere-wīf

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

mere-wīf, n.n: ‘mere-woman’, ‘water-woman’. (MEH-ruh-WEEF / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌwiːf)

Medieval manuscript image of six women bathing in a grotto amidst rocky cliffs and a river. — Petrus de Ebulo’s *De balneis puteolanis*. Italy (Naples), 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 8161, f. 8r. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]

scip

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

scip, n.n: ship. (SHIP / ˈʃɪp )

Medieval manuscript image of a whale surfacing from the ocean and raising a boat of four men. — Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]

wyn-drēam

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-drēam, m.n: joyful sound, jubilation. (WUEN-DRAY-ahm / ˈwyn-ˌdreːam)

Biblia Porta. France, late 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, U 964, fol. 343v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

hrēþ

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

hrēþ, m.n: glory, victory. (HRAITH / ˈhreːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 8th instalment of Judith (The Victory). Listen to and read it on Patreon.

cræft

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

cræft, m.n: power, strength; art, skill, craft, trade; cunning, knowledge. (KRAFT / ˈkræft)

Medieval manuscript image of a man balancing a giant sword on his mouth, the sharp end pointing towards him. — Book of Hours. Flemish, c. 1300. Trinity College Cambridge, B.11.22, f. 11r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]

eaxl-gestealla

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

eaxl-gestealla, m.n: ‘shoulder-companion’, fellow warrior. (EH-ahk-sul-yeh-STEH-ah-la / ˈɛak-səl-jɛ-ˌstɛa-la)

cicen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cicen, n.n: chicken, chick. (CHIH-chen / ˈ tʃɪ-tʃɛn)

Medieval manuscript of a chicken and her chicks pecking at seeds; one chick sits on the mama hen's back. — Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]

dæg

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg, m.n: day; person’s lifetime; name of the D-rune ᛞ. (DAIE / ˈdæj)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 4th instalment of Judith: The Escape. Every 25th post is free, and this week is #225, so everyone can read it on Patreon. Check out my other free posts here.

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