ǣr-morgen

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣr-morgen, m.n: early morning, daybreak. (AER-MOR-gen / ˈæːr-ˌmɔr–gɛn)

cū-butere

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-butere, f.n: cow’s butter, butter made of cow’s milk. (KOO-BUH-teh-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbʌ-tɛ-rə)

Screen Shot 2017-10-25 at 12.01.21 — Detail of a butter churn from the Bohun Psalter. England (London?), 2nd half of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3277, f. 18r. [bl.uk]

wyrt-gælstre

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

wyrt-gælstre, f.n: woman who uses herbs for charms. (WUERT-GAL-struh / ˈwyrt-ˌgæl-strə)

drȳ

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Hana Videen

drȳ, m.n: magician, sorcerer, soothsayer. (DRUE / dryː)

cȳse

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Hana Videen

cȳse, m.n: a cheese. (CHUE-zuh / ˈtʃyː-zə)

Tacuinum sanitatis. N. Italy, 1370-1400. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Codex Vindobonensis, series nova 2644. [gherkinstomatoes.com]

word-lēan

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

word-lēan, n.n: reward for words. (WORD-LAY-ahn / ˈwɔrd-ˌleːan)

undern

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

undern, m.n: the time between sunrise and midday, morning. (UN-dern / ˈʌn-dɛrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dragon’s blood. Read it on Patreon.

naca

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Hana Videen

naca, m.n: a boat, ship. (NAH-ka / ˈna-ka)

Chansonnier provençal. Italy, c. 1285-1300. Morgan Library, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]

mere-grota

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Hana Videen

mere-grota, m.n: a pearl. (MEH-ruh-GROT-ah / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌgrɔ-ta)

It’s Wordhord Wednesday #50 and in honour of the occasion, I’ve decided to make this particular post free for everyone to read. See ‘pearls, margaritas and giant grapes’ on Patreon.

Bestiary. North France, c. 1250-1260. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 14429, f. 117v. [bestiary.ca]

spic

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

spic, n.n: bacon, the fatty meat of swine. (SPITCH / ˈspɪtʃ)