scippan

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

scippan, str.v: to shape, form, create; to assign as a person’s lot. (SHIP-pahn / ˈʃɪp-pan)

friþ-candel

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

friþ-candel, f.n: ‘peace-candle’, the sun. (FRITH-KAHN-dell / ˈfrɪθ-ˌkan-dɛl)

sigel

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

sigel, n.n: sun; name of the S-rune ᛋ. (SI-yell / ˈsɪ-jɛl)

‘Clothed with the sun’ in the Rothschild Canticles. France, turn of the 14th century. Yale University Library, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS. 404, f. 64r. [pinterest]

gang

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

gang, m.n: going, movement (especially on foot); power of walking, ability to walk; manner of walking, gait, walk; coming/going from one place to another, journey; way, road, path; course, lapse, passage (of a period of time); circuit, tract, expanse; legal process, a legal proceeding; company of people/followers; privy. (GAHNG / ˈgaŋ)

scip-wyrhta

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Hana Videen

scip-wyrhta, m.n: a shipwright, builder of ships. (SHIP-WUER-h’ta / ˈʃɪp-ˌwyrx-ta)

0903 scipwyrhta.png — Noah building the ark in Histoire ancienne jusqu’à César. Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem (Acre), late 13th century. British Library, Add. MS 15268, f. 7v. [bl.uk]

gyrstan-dæg

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

gyrstan-dæg, m.n: yesterday. (YUER-stahn-DAIE / ˈjyr-stan-ˌdæj)

gār-lēac

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

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

bēo

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēo, f.n: a bee. (BAY-oh / ˈbeːɔ)

bee — The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 148r. [bl.uk]

nunne

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

nunne, f.n: a nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Augustine’s arrival in England. Read it on Patreon.

nuns-literacies-ms-25_f61r_detail — Burnet Psalter. England, 15th century. Aberdeen University Library, MS 25, f. 61r. [abdn.ac.uk]

hund

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

hund, m.n: hound, dog. (HUND / ˈhʌnd)

A dog mourning the murder of its master, possibly pointing out the murderer. The Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 18r. [bestiary.ca]