sele-drēam

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Hana Videen

sele-drēam, m.n: ‘hall-mirth’, joy of the hall. (SEH-leh-DRAY-ahm / ˈsɛ-lɛ-ˌdreːam)

offrung-spic

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Hana Videen

offrung-spic, n.n: ‘offering-bacon’, bacon offered to idols. (OFF-frung-SPITCH / ˈɔf-frʌŋ-ˌspɪtʃ)

gærs-hoppa

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Hana Videen

gærs-hoppa, m.n: grasshopper. (GARZ-HOP-pa / ˈgærz-ˌhɔp-pa)

grasshopper — Breviary of Queen Isabella of Castile. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1497. British Library, Additional MS 18851, f. 30r.

ælf-scȳne

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Hana Videen

ælf-scȳne, adj: ‘elf-shining’, radiant or beautiful like an elf. (ALF-SHUE-nuh / ˈælf-ˌʃyː-nə)

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)