gramatisc-cræft

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRAM-a-tish-KRAFT)

mægþ

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

mægþ, f.n: a maid, virgin, girl, maiden, woman. (MA-eyth)

Christine de Pisan sits at her desk while Minerva (goddess of Wisdom) stands nearby, carrying her sword and shield of truth. Christine de Pisan’s *Le livre des faits d’armes et de chevalerie*. England (London), 1434. London, British Library, Harley 4605, f. 3. [bl.uk]

dust-drenc

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

dust-drenc, m.n: a drink made of the seeds of herbs rubbed to dust. (DUST-DRENK)

Tristan drinks love potion while playing chess with Isolde in Arthurian compilation of Micheau Gonnot. France, 1470. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms. fr. 112 (1), f. 239r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

ǣmerge

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

ǣmerge, f.n: embers, ashes; (figuratively) dust. (AM-er-yeh)

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bæcling

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

bæcling, adv: on the back, backwards, behind. (BACK-ling)

plegestre

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

plegestre, f.n: a female athlete. (PLEH-yez-treh)

Marginalia from Arthurian Romances. France, c. 1275-1300. New Haven, Beinecke Library, MS 229, f. 329r. [brbl-media.library.yale.edu]

gærs-tūn

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

gærs-tūn, m.n: a grass-enclosure, a meadow. (GARZ-TOON)

hearm-beorg

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

hearm-beorg, m.n: a hill of calamity or of affliction. (HAY-arm-BAY-org)

regn-wyrm

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

regn-wyrm, m.n: an earthworm. (RAIN-WURM)

Worms from Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 136r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]

windel-stān

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

windel-stān, m.n: a tower with a winding staircase. (WIN-del-STAHN)

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