faroþ

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Hana Videen

faroþ, n.n: sea edge, shallow water along the coast. (FAH-roth / ˈfa-rɔθ)

waves — St Cuthbert praying to God to change the winds beside the river Tyne; two monks at the monastery of Tynemouth praying for the safety of those blown away in a gale, from Chapter 3 of Bede’s prose *Life of St Cuthbert*, England (Durham), 4th quarter of the 12th century, Yates Thompson MS 26, ff. 10v-11r. From A Menagerie of Miracles: The Illustrated Life of St Cuthbert on the British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog.

hilde-gicel

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Hana Videen

hilde-gicel, m.n: ‘battle-icicle’, drop of blood or blood dripping from a sword. (HILL-duh-YI-chell / ˈhɪl-də-ˌjɪ-tʃɛl)

meolc

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Hana Videen

meolc, f.n: milk. (MEH-olk / ˈmɛɔlk)

ge-bēor-scipe

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Hana Videen

ge-bēor-scipe, m.n: feast at which (alcoholic) drink is served; group or gathering arranged for drinking and eating. (yeh-BAY-or-SHIP-uh / jɛ-ˈbeːɔr-ˌʃɪ-pə)

beer — *Roman d’Alexandre*, Tournai, 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 94v. From discardingimages blog.

brægen

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

brægen, n.n: brain. (BRAE-yen / ˈbræ-jɛn)

bān-loca

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

bān-loca, m.n: ‘bone-enclosure’, ‘bone-locker’, muscle or the body. (BAHN-LOCK-ah / ˈbaːn-ˌlɔ-ka)

æppel

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Hana Videen

æppel, m.n: apple, fruit generally; something round, ball. (AP-pell / ˈæp-pɛl)

wine-lēas

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Hana Videen

wine-lēas, adj: friendless. (WIN-uh-LAY-ahs / ˈwɪ-nə-ˌleːas)

hlāf

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Hana Videen

hlāf, m.n: bread, loaf. (H’LAWF / ˈhlaːf)

Psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]

flǣsc-hama

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hama, m.n: ‘flesh-covering’, the body. (FLASH-HA-ma / ˈflæːʃ-ˌha-ma)

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