bēor-þegu

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

bēor-þegu, f.n: carousal, drinking of bēor (an alcoholic drink brewed from various fruits and honey). (BAY-or-THEH-guh / ˈbeːɔr-ˌθɛ-gʌ)

hunta

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

hunta, m.n: hunter.; possibly a venomous spider or a hunting spider. (HUN-tah / ˈhʌn-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a king mounted on a horse with a hawk perched on his right hand; a stag is eating the grass in front of him unaware of his presence. — Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c.1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 254r. [bl.uk]

æppel-hūs

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

æppel-hūs, n.n: storehouse for fruit. (AP-pell-HOOS / ˈæp-pɛl-ˌhuːs)

ge-edstaþelian

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-edstaþelian, wk.v: to restore to well-being; to renew what has been exhausted; to establish for a second time. (yeh-ED-stath-ell-i-ahn / jɛ-ˈɛd-sta-θɛ-lɪ-an)

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feþer

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

feþer, f.n: feather; (in plural) wings; quill, pen. (FEH-ther / ˈfɛ-θɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a stork with long brown tail feathers taking a step and eating a very long worm that is hanging out of its beak. — Stork in Gerald of Wales’s Topography of Ireland; N England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c.1223; British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 9v. [bl.uk]

hīw-rǣden

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

hīw-rǣden, f.n: a family, household, house, a religious house. (HEE-ew-RADD-en / ˈhiːw-ˌræː-dɛn)

bōsig

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōsig, m.n: cattle-stall, crib, manger. (BO-zih / ˈboː-zɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of the Nativity; Mary casts her eyes down as she lies reclined, Joseph sits behind her with a crook in one hand and the other hand raised, and there is a manger holding a swaddled baby Jesus, with a very attentive cow and donkey sticking their noses up close to him. — Gospel Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 10r. [bl.uk]

belle

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

belle, f.n: bell. (BELL-uh / ˈbɛl-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of a king striking two bells, with a mallet in each hand, that hang above the bench where he sits. — Gospel Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

sigor-ēadig

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

sigor-ēadig, adj: blessed with victory, victorious. (SIH-gor-AY-ah-dih / ˈsɪ-gɔr-ˌeːa-dɪj)

gorst

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

gorst, m.n: gorse, furze; bramble or thorn bush; juniper. (GORST / ˈgɔrst)

Medieval manuscript initial G, inside of which is a juniper tree in a grassy landscape; the outside of the G is decorated with red and black pen flourishes. — Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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