cȳðere

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

cȳðere, m.n: a witness; a martyr, one who bears witness by his death. (KUE-theh-ruh / ˈkyː-θɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of archers shooting arrows into a man bound to a tree; the man gazes up at the clouds from which a hand is shown giving a gesture of blessing. — Life & Miracles of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14r. [themorgan.org]

un-slāw

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

un-slāw, adj: not slow, not sluggish, active, ready, quick. (UN-SLAW / ˈʌn-ˌslaː)

gærs-swīn

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

gærs-swīn, n.n: ‘grass-swine’, i.e. a swine paid to a lord for the privilege of pasturing swine on his meadows or grassland. (GAERS-SWEEN / ˈgærs-ˌswiːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a mama boar crouching down in the grass, looking at her five babies who look back at her. — Livre de la chasse; France (Paris), c. 1406-7; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1044, f. 20v. [ica.themorgan.org]

gēr

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēr, n.n: year, a year’s harvest; name of the G-rune ᛄ. (YAIR / ˈjeːr)

micelian

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

micelian, wk.v: to become great, to increase in size or in quantity; to make great. (MI-cheh-li-ahn / ˈmɪ-tʃɛ-lɪ-an)

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Medieval manuscript with large lettering made up of detailed patterns, knotted line work and small creatures. — Lindisfarne Gospels; England (probably Lindisfarne), c. 700; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D IV, f. 211r. [bl.uk]

rǣde

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣde, f.n: a reading, lesson. (RAE-duh / ˈræː-də)

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Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit reading from a book with a fox crouched on its back. — Arthurian Romances; France, c. 1275-1300; Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 133v. [collections.library.yale.edu]

ȳr

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

ȳr, m.n: name of the Y-rune ᚣ; possibly a bow or a horn. (UER / ˈyːr)

wyrhta

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyrhta, m.n: worker, labourer; maker, creator. (WUER-h’ta / ˈwyrh-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a hooded man holding a spade, rod and pruning hook. — The Moralised Game of Chess; France (Paris?), early 15th century; British Library, Royal 19 C XI, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

fela-fǣcne

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

fela-fǣcne, adj: very treacherous. (FELL-ah-FACK-nuh / ˈfɛ-la-ˌfæːk-nə)

spellian

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

spellian, wk.v: to talk, converse, discourse; to announce, proclaim, utter, tell. (SPEH-li-ahn / ˈspɛ-lɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a man and woman sitting and conversing on a bench, with a small dog sitting in the woman’s lap. — Morte Artu; France (St Omer or Tournai?), c. 1315-1325; British Library, Royal MS 14 E iii, f. 146r. [bl.uk]

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