bēo-brēad

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

bēo-brēad, n.n: royal jelly (‘bee-food’), the glandular secretion of worker bees used to feed larvae; (in some contexts) honeycomb. (BAY-oh-BRAY-ad / ˈbeːɔ-ˌbreːad)

bees — Bees in a bestiary with theological texts, England, c. 1200 – c. 1210. British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 45v. From the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

dūst-scēawung

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

dūst-scēawung, f.n: ‘dust-viewing’, observation or contemplation of dust (visiting a grave or considering one’s mortality). (DOOST-SHAY-ah-wung / ˈduːst-ˌʃeːa-wʌŋ)

dēofol

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Hana Videen

dēofol, m/n.n: devil, demon; Satan, the Devil. (DAY-oh-voll / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl)

devil — Lambert of Saint-Omer, Liber Floridus. Marchiennes (?), ca. 1150-1170. Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 1 Gud. lat., fol. 41v

gāst

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Hana Videen

gāst, m.n: ghost, spirit, demon. (GAHST / ˈgaːst)

wyn-wyrt

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyn-wyrt, f.n: pleasant plant. (WUEN-WUERT / ˈwyn-ˌwyrt)

wyrd

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

wyrd, f.n: fate, fortune, chance; event, occurrence, circumstance; what happens (to a person), lot, condition. (WUERD / ˈwyrd)

wæl-mist

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

wæl-mist, m.n: ‘slaughter-mist’, mist that covers the bodies of the slain. (WAEL-MIST / ˈwæl-ˌmɪst)

segl-rād

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Hana Videen

segl-rād, f.n: sail-road, a kenning for the sea. (SAIL-RAWD / ˈsɛjl-ˌraːd)

weder

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

weder, n.n: weather. (WEH-der / ˈwɛ-dɛr)

twēo-mann

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

twēo-mann, m.n: ‘doubt-person’, creature whose humanity is uncertain. (TWAY-oh-MAHN / ˈtweːɔ-ˌman)