un-gestæððig

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

un-gestæððig, adj: inconstant, unstable. (un-yeh-STAE-thih / ʌn-jɛ-ˈstæ-θɪj)

teld-wyrhta

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

teld-wyrhta, m.n: a tentmaker. (TELD-WUR’H-ta / ˈtɛld-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of four men setting up a black-and-white striped tent. — *L’Estoire de Merlin*. N France, 1280-1290. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 95, f. 307v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

sweotolung

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

sweotolung, f.n: manifestation; explanation; declaration; evidence, testimony. (SWEH-ot-ol-lung / ˈswɛɔ-tɔ-lʌŋ)

wyn-weorod

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-weorod, n.n: chorus (lit. joy-troop, joy-band). (WUN-WEH-or-odd / ˈwɝn-ˌwɛɔ-ɹɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of seven women in gold crowns standing close together and holding books; above them, the word CHORUS is written in gold. — Benedictional of St Æthelwold. England (Winchester), 963-984. British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 1v. [bl.uk]

dæg-cūþ

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

dæg-cūþ, adj: known clearly as if by day, clear as day. (DAIE-kooth / ˈdæj-ˌkuːθ)

cyne-mann

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cyne-mann, m.n: a royal person, king. (KUH-neh-MAHN / ˈkɝ-nɛ-ˌman)

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Medieval manuscript image of three kings with gold crowns, carrying gifts and walking towards a woman in a throne with a haloed baby in her lap. — Benedictional of St Æthelwold. England (Winchester), 963-984. British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 24v. [bl.uk]

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]

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