geond-rēcan

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

geond-rēcan, wk.v: to smoke thoroughly, fill with smoke. (YEH-ond-RAY-kahn / ˈjɛɔnd-ˌɹeː-kan)

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ge-loccian

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-loccian, wk.v: to stroke gently. (yeh-LOCK-kih-yan / jɛ-ˈlɔk-kɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a skeletal-looking naked man sitting and stroking a cat on his lap and looking at large hanging fruits. — Book of Hours. France (Picardy), 15th century. Abbeville, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 16, f. 11v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

efnan

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

efnan, wk.v: to throw down, prostrate, level, lay low; to perform, execute, labour, achieve. (EV-nahn / ˈɛv-nan)

frēols-gefa

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

frēols-gefa, m.n: a freedom-giver. (FRAY-olz-YEH-va / ˈfɹeːɔlz-ˌjɛ-va)

cicen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cicen, n.n: chicken, chick. (CHIH-chen / ˈ tʃɪ-tʃɛn)

Medieval manuscript of a chicken and her chicks pecking at seeds; one chick sits on the mama hen's back. — Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [bl.uk]

wel-hwǣr

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wel-hwǣr, adv: everywhere, generally, commonly. (WEL-HWAER / ˈwɛl-ˌhwæːɹ)

fēond-sceaþa

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond-sceaþa, m.n: enemy, hostile ravager. (FAY-ond-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey with a long spear fighting a snail with a large curved sword. — Pontifical de Guillaume Durand. France (Avignon), c. 1357. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 179v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

dæg

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg, m.n: day; person’s lifetime; name of the D-rune ᛞ. (DAIE / ˈdæj)

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heorþ

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

heorþ, m.n: hearth, fireplace; home, household. (HEH-orth / ˈhɛɔrθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a castle warming his hands near the fireplace. — Lancelot du Lac. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), c. 1316. British Library, Add MS 10293, f. 187v. [bl.uk]

ūr

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

ūr, m.n: a kind of ox, bison, aurochs; name of the U-rune ᚢ. (OOR / ˈuːɹ)