wancol

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wancol, adj: unstable, uncertain, fickle, fluctuating. (WAHN-koll / ˈwan-kɔl)

bȳcnian

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

bȳcnian, wk.v: to beckon, show, signify. (BUCK-ni-yahn / ˈbɝːk-nɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an angel who extends his hand, which holds a scroll, towards a haloed woman, who raises one hand and holds a book in the other. — Psalter. England (London?), c. 1225. Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.25, f. 1v. [ica.themorgan.org]

hopian

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

hopian, wk.v: to hope (for), look forward, look with expectation toward; aspire to (something anticipated); to trust, have confidence, place one’s faith (in something). (HOP-i-yahn / ˈhɔ-pɪ-an)

hēah-strengþu

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

hēah-strengþu, f.n: great strength. (HAY-ah-STRENG-thuh / ˈheːah-ˌstɹɛŋ-θʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-robed man with long hair using his bare hands to pull open the jaws of a greyish brown lion. — Rhimebible, Jacob van Maerlant. Utrecht, 1332. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MMW, 10 B 21, f. 46v. [manuscripts.kb.nl]

hēafod-swīma

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

hēafod-swīma, m.n: dizziness, intoxication (head-swimming). (HAY-ah-vod-SWEE-ma / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌswiː-ma)

ende

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

ende, n: end. (EN-duh / ˈɛn-də)

Writing in a medieval manuscript; the text ends with the word FINIT and a wavy line drawn below. — End of *De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii*, Book IV. S England (Abingdon?), late 10th-early 11th century. British Library, Harley MS 3826, f. 149r. [bl.uk]

hǣþ-stapa

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣþ-stapa, m.n: heath-stepper, heath-wanderer. (HATH-STAH-pa / ˈhæːθ-ˌsta-pa)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the heath-stepper. Read it on Patreon.

a-hreddan

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

a-hreddan, wk.v: to save, rescue; to free (someone/oneself/something); to recover, capture (what has been taken). (ah-H’RED-dahn / ˌa-ˈhɹɛd-dan)

tægl-hǣr

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

tægl-hǣr, n.n: a hair of an animal’s tail. (TAE-yull-HAER / ˈtæ-jəl-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image cropped to show a horse’s tail, rear, and two hind legs. — Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough or Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 32v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

bilewitnes

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

bilewitnes, f.n: innocence; meekness; gentleness, kindness. (BIH-leh-WIT-ness / ˈbɪ-lɛ-ˌwɪt-nɛs)

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