angsumnes

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

angsumnes, f.n: (physical) distress, torment, suffering, affliction; (mental/emotional) distress; anguish, anxiety. (AHNG-sum-ness / ˈaŋ-sʌm-nɛs)

heoloran

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

heoloran, wk.v: to weigh in a balance, to consider. (HEH-ol-or-ahn / ˈhɛɔ-lɔr-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a bearded man, barefoot in flowing robes, standing within a gold circle, holding out a pair of scales in both hands. — Hunterian Psalter; England, c. 1170; Glasgow University Library, MS Hunter 229 (U.3.2), f. 5r. [gla.ac.uk]

bisceop-hām

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

bisceop-hām, m.n: episcopal demesne or property. (BISH-op-HAWM / ˈbɪ-ʃɛɔp-ˌhaːm)

ēage

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

ēage, n.n: eye. (AY-ah-yuh / ˈeːa-jə)

Medical miscellany, including the ‘book of Macharias on the eye called Salaracer or secret of secrets’; England, late 14th or early 15th century; British Library, Sloane 981, f. 68r. [bl.uk]

scūr-beorh

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

scūr-beorh, f.n: a shelter against storm. (SHOOR-BEH-or’h / ˈʃuːr-ˌbɛɔrx)

gōian

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

gōian, wk.v: to sigh, groan, lament. (GO-i-ahn / ˈgoː-ɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on leather-working in early medieval England. Read it on Patreon.

met-gird

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

met-gird, f.n: a rod for measuring. (MET-YIRD / ˈmɛt-ˌjɪrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-winged angel bent over beside a walled city with blue turrets, using a rod to measure the sides. — Biblia Porta; N France (Franco-Flemish), late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 483r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]

leðer-wyrhta

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

leðer-wyrhta, m.n: tanner, currier, someone who works in leather. (LEH-ther-WUER-h’ta / ˈlɛ-θɛr-ˌwyrx-ta)

heofon-þrēat

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-þrēat, m.n: heavenly troop/host/band. (HEH-ov-on-THRAY-aht / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌθreːat)

Medieval manuscript image of a row of seven angels facing the left, clothed in robes of gold and red, each holding a trumpet aloft in their right hand, their wings all angled off to the left. — Beatus of Liébana, Commentary on the Apocalypse; N Spain (Santo Domingo de Silos), 1091-1109; British Library, Add MS 11695, f. 126r. [bl.uk]

fyrd-tīber

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

fyrd-tīber, n.n: military sacrifice, sacrifice made when a military expedition is to be undertaken. (FUERD-TEE-ber / ˈfyrd-ˌtiː-bɛr)

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