rǣde-fæsting

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣde-fæsting, f.n: entertainment furnished to the king’s messengers when riding on the king’s business, or to those strangers who were coming to the king. (RAE-duh-VAE-sting / ˈræː-də-ˌvæ-stɪŋ)

gamen-wudu

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

gamen-wudu, m.n: harp (merriment-wood). (GAH-men-WUH-duh / ˈga-mɛn-ˌwʌ-dʌ)⁠

A green-winged angel playing a golden harp in the margin of a medieval manuscript. — Maastricht Hours; Netherlands (Liège), early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 21v. [bl.uk]

gamen

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

gamen, n.n: amusement, merriment, joy, pleasure, entertainment. (GAH-men / ˈga-mɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of three people playing a game with gold balls, the person on the right getting ready to roll a ball towards the person on the left. — Romance of Alexander illustrated by Jehan de Grise, 1338-1410; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, f. 63r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

frōfor-word

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

frōfor-word, n.n: word of consolation. (FRO-vor-WORD / ˈfroː-vɔr-ˌwɔrd)

eald-fæder

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

eald-fæder, m.n: forefather, ancestor. (EH-ald-VAE-der / ˈɛald-ˌvæ-dɛr)

hwīl-þrāg

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

hwīl-þrāg, f.n: period of time. (HWEEL-THRAWGH / ˈhwiːl-ˌθraːx)

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Medieval manuscript image of a huge intricate clock, standing on earth, but with its open and visible wheel-work and dial and bell in heaven; women sit at the base of the clock, while a crowned woman in the clouds winds it. — Christine de Pisan’s Épître d’Othéa; France, 1450; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Misc. 570, f. 28v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

flēaming

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

flēaming, n: a runaway, fugitive. (FLAY-ah-ming / ˈfleːa-mɪŋ)

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ōs

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

ōs, m.n: a divinity, god; name of the O-rune ᚩ. (OHS / ˈoːs)

leornung-mann

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

leornung-mann, m.n: scholar, student, disciple. (LEH-or-nung-MAHN / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript image of a man looking at the stars with an astrolabe in one hand and a tube in the other; another man holds a book open while a third man writes in a book. — Psalter of St Louis and Blanche of Castille; France (Paris), 1225-1235; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-1186 réserve, f. 1v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

wiþer-rǣde

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

wiþer-rǣde, adj: adverse, contrary. (WI-ther-RAE-duh / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌræː-də)

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