a-styrian

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-styrian, wk.v: to remove, move, agitate, stir violently, stir up, raise. (ah-STUE-ri-ahn / a-ˈsty-rɪ-an)

leornung

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

leornung, f.n: learning, study, reading, meditation. (LEH-or-nung / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript marginal sketch of a cross-looking teacher in a chair looking down on and gesturing towards two children seated on the floor, one of whom appears to wear donkey ears. — Marginalia from a Latin manuscript; England, 13th century; Chambéry (France), Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 27, f. 151r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]

ge-fǣtan

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-fǣtan, v: to pack up. (yeh-VAE-tahn / jɛ-ˈvæː-tan)

hunig-gafol

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

hunig-gafol, n.n: honey paid as tax or tribute. (HUN-ih-GA-voll / ˈhʌ-nɪj-ˌga-vɔl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a beekeeper on one knee tending to his giant bees (as big as his own head), who fly towards the entrance of their hive. — Worksop Bestiary; England (Lincoln or York?), c. 1185; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 58r. [themorgan.org]

a-gīemelēasian

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-gīemelēasian, wk.v: to neglect, despise. (ah-YEE-eh-meh-LAY-ah-zi-ahn / a-ˈjiːɛ-mɛ-ˌleːa-zɪ-an)

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an-weald

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

an-weald, adj: powerful. (AHN-WEH-ald / ˈan-ˌwɛald)

hæsel-hnutu

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

hæsel-hnutu, f.n: hazelnut. (HAE-zel-H’NUT-uh / ˈhæ-zɛl-ˌhnʌ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript letter N in gold leaf, inside of which is a leafy hazelnut tree in a grassy landscape; the N is decorated with black and red flourishes and is surrounded by text. — Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), c. 1440-1450; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 86v. [ica.themorgan.org]

lettan

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

lettan, wk.v: to cause to be slow, hinder, impede, delay. (LET-tahn / ˈlɛt-tan)

cū

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

cū, f.n: cow. (KOO / ˈkuː)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a brown cow; the cow licks the back of the calf in front of her. — Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

bord-hrēoþa

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

bord-hrēoþa, n: cover or protection of the shield, used as a general term for shield or phalanx; perhaps a shield ornament. (BORD-H’RAY-o-tha / ˈbɔrd-ˌhreːɔ-θa)

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