ælmes-georn

fyllan, wk.v: to make full, fill; to furnish with an abundance of, cause to abound in (something); to fill throughout, pervade, permeate, saturate; to make full, satisfied, sated, replete; to satisfy (a desire, craving, etc.). (FUL-lahn / ˈfyl-lan)

hālig

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

hālig, adj: holy. (HALL-ih / ˈhaː-lɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of a reclining haloed woman gesturing towards a baby in a manger; a cow and a donkey lean over the baby with their tongues sticking out, as if to lick him; an eight-pointed star shape hovers above the baby, and above the star shape is an angel with hands outstretched. — St Albans Psalter; England (St Albans), 1130; Hildesheim, Dombibliothek, MS St Godehard 1, p. 21. [albani-psalter.de]

heofonlīce

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofonlīce, adv: from heaven. (HEH-oh-von-LEE-chuh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌliː-tʃə)

Medieval illuminated initial C containing an angel speaking to three shepherds while three other angels watch from a cloud above them; the shepherds have unusually small sheep around their feet and a very small dog. — Annunciation to the shepherds in a psalter; E England (East Anglia?), 1st quarter of 13th century; British Library, Lansdowne MS 431, f. 74v. [bl.uk]

hrīmigost

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

hrīmigost, adj: frostiest. (HREE-mih-gost / ˈhriː-mɪ-gɔst)

lēoþ-weorc

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-weorc, n.n: song-making, poetry. (LAY-oth-WEH-ork / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwɛɔrk)

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heofon-colu

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon-colu, n.n: heat of the sun, literally ‘coals of the heavens’. (HEH-oh-von-KOLL-uh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌkɔ-lʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a golden sun with face in a neutral expression; fifteen S-shaped rays extend from it against a blue sky. — Livre de la Vigne nostre Seigneur; France, c. 1450-70; Bodleian Library, MS Douce 134, f. 49v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

Old English Wordhord

Old English Word of the Day

ælmes-georn

be-prīwan

hām-sīþ

snās

fyllan