predicere

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

predicere, m.n: one who announces, a preacher. (PREH-di-CHEH-ruh / ˈprɛ-dɪ-ˌtʃɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a fox in a bishop’s hat preaching to a rooster and two hens. — Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 98v. [bl.uk]

rēcelēasian

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

rēcelēasian, wk.v: to be negligent or careless. (RAY-chuh-LAY-ah-zi-ahn / ˈreː-tʃə-ˌleːa-zɪ-an)

hors-croft

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

hors-croft, m.n: small enclosed field or pasture, attached to a dwelling and used for horses. (HORS-KROFT / ˈhɔrs-ˌkrɔft)

Medieval manuscript image of a bluish-gray horse on a gold and red background. — Royal Bestiary; England, c. 1200-c. 1210; British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 34r. [bl.uk]

ge-segnian

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-segnian, wk.v: to mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless. (yeh-SAIN-i-ahn / jɛ-ˈsɛj-nɪ-an)

fǣhþ

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

fǣhþ, f.n: feud, vengeance, enmity, hostility, deadly feud, that enmity which the relations of the deceased waged against the kindred of the murderer. (FAE’H’TH / ˈfæːxθ)

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līc-sirce

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

līc-sirce, f.n: coat of mail. (LEECH-SIR-chuh / ˈliːtʃ-ˌsɪr-tʃə)

Embroidered image of four soldiers in mail armour: two stand with shields, one rides a horse and carries a sword, and one lies dead on the ground. — Bayeux Tapestry; France (Normandy), 11th century (after 1066). [wikipedia.org]

swǣr-mōd

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

swǣr-mōd, adj: of an indolent, sluggish disposition. (SWAER-MOAD / ˈswæːr-ˌmoːd)

cyne-þrymm

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cyne-þrymm, m.n: royal majesty, kingly glory; royal power. (KUE-nuh-THRUEM / ˈky-nə-ˌθrym)

Medieval manuscript image of a king, flanked by two saints, holding a tablet or book up to Christ, who sits in a mandorla surrounded by angels. — King Edgar of England offering his charter to Christ, the frontispiece of his charter; England (Benedictine Abbey of New Minster, Winchester), c. 966; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII, f. 2v. [bl.uk]

in-heord

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

in-heord, f.n: a herd belonging to the lord and kept on his estate. (IN-HEH-ord / ˈɪn-ˌhɛɔrd)

candel-weoc

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

candel-weoc, f.n: a wick of a candle, a torch. (KAHN-dell-WEH-ock / ˈkan-dɛl-ˌwɛɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of a man, woman and two children cleaning the inside of their home; the man holds a burning candle in his left hand and a feather for dusting a cupboard in his right. — Golden Haggadah; Spain (Catalonia), 14th century; British Library, Add MS 27210, f. 15r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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