wicg-cræft

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg-cræft, m.n: steed-craft, skill in connection with horses. (WIDG-KRAFT / ˈwɪd͡ʒ-ˌkɹæft)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an army of armoured men on horses with swords and spears, riding into battle. — Crusader Bible. France (Paris), 1240s. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 24r. [themorgan.org]

sār-cwide

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

sār-cwide, m.n: a speech that is intended to give pain, injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words; a speech in which grief is expressed, a lament. (SAHR-KWIH-deh / ˈsaːɹ-ˌkwɪ-dɛ)

hār

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

hār, adj: hoary, grey, old. (HAAR / ˈhaːɹ)

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Medieval manuscript image of two men with halos, the younger one handing a giant key to the grey-haired older one. — Initial S with Christ giving St Peter a key, Antiphonary. Germany, early 14th century. Walters Art Museum, MS W.754, f. W.754Br. [flickr.com]

wēa-mōd

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

wēa-mōd, adj: angry, wrathful, choleric, passionate. (WAY-ah-MOAD / ˈweːa-ˌmoːd)

lāwerce

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāwerce, f.n: lark, specifically the skylark. (LAH-wehr-cheh / ˈlaː-wɛɹ-t͡ʃɛ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a brown, speckled bird, standing amidst a vine that decorates the page’s margin. — Skylark in the Sherbourne Missal. England (Sherborne), c. 1399-c. 1407. British Library, Add MS 74236, p. 369. [access.bl.uk]

andgit-fullīc

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

andgit-fullīc, adj: fully or clearly understood, intelligible. (AHND-yit-FULL-leech / ˈand-jɪt-ˌfʌl-liːt͡ʃ)

wīglung

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

wīglung, f.n: divination, soothsaying, sorcery, augury. (WEE-glung / ˈwiː-glʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two men riding horses and looking around, with two flocks of birds above them flying in opposite directions. — Romulus and Remus using the flight of certain types of birds to determine where to found the city of Rome. France, c. 1390-1400. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIII 3, leaf 4. [blogs.getty.edu]

a-rīsan

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

a-rīsan, str.v: to arise, rise, rise up, rise again; to come forth, originate. (ah-REE-zahn / ˌa-ˈɹiː-zan)

prættig

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

prættig, adj: wily, crafty, astute. (PRAT-tih / ˈpɹæt-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a fox in a blue hooded robe, holding a crozier, preaching to two roosters and a duck. — Maastricht Hours. S Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of 14th century. British Library, MS Stowe 17, f. 84r. [bl.uk]

wīcan

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

wīcan, str.v: to yield, give way. (WEE-kahn / ˈwiː-kan)

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