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]

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]

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