Dærenta-mūþa

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

Dærenta-mūþa, m.n: Dartmouth, Devonshire (mūþa = the mouth of a river). (DAE-ren-ta-MOO-tha / ˈdæ-rɛn-ta-ˌmuː-θa)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘dark deeds at Dartmouth’. Read it on Patreon.

þoterian

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

þoterian, wk.v: to howl, wail, cry out. (THO-teh-ri-ahn / ˈθɔ-tɛ-rɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an open-mouthed grey wolf with her two small cubs. — Wolf and cubs in a bestiary; N France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 6838B, f. 11r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

forþian

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

forþian, wk.v: to send (something) forth/out; to promote, advance (the well-being of someone/something); to carry out, accomplish (a task, undertaking, etc). (FOR-thi-ahn / ˈfɔr-θɪ-an)

fæderlīce

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

fæderlīce, adv: in a fatherly manner, as a father. (FAE-der-LEE-chuh / ˈfæ-dɛr-ˌliː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript image of a cat-human hybrid with snake tail holding a sphere in each hand and gazing upon his human-snake hybrid child. — Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 80r. [bl.uk]

frēoscipe

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

frēoscipe, m.n: freedom, liberty. (FRAY-oh-SHIP-uh / ˈfreːɔ-ˌʃɪ-pə)

wrenc-wīs

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

wrenc-wīs, adj: unjust, unrighteous. (WRENCH-WEES / ˈwrɛntʃ-ˌwiːs)

ge-sacu

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-sacu, f.n: contention, hostility. (yeh-SAH-kuh / jɛ-ˈsa-kʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a king watching a soldier stab another soldier with his sword, and a man with a halo being speared by another man, all depicted within a letter C. — Nestor slaying Lyaeus in a 12th-century English lectionary; British Library, Arundel MS 91, f. 107r. [bl.uk]

byden-botm

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

byden-botm, m.n: the bottom of a vessel. (BUE-den-BO-tum / ˈby-dɛn-ˌbɔ-təm)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a reminder to reck. Read it on Patreon.

lēaf-helmig

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

lēaf-helmig, adj: having a leafy top, having leafy tresses. (LAY-ahv-HELL-mih / ˈleːav-ˌhɛl-mɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of a king and his men kneeling and praying before two trees, one with a sun on it and one with a moon on it, to which a standing figure gestures. — *Roman d’Alexandre*; England, 1333-c. 1340; British Library, Royal MS 19 D I, f. 32r. [bl.uk]

læt-rǣde

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

læt-rǣde, adj: slow to act or decide, deliberate. (LAET-RAE-duh / ˈlæt-ˌræː-də)

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