land-here

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

land-here, m.n: land army (referring to a land force as opposed to a naval force, or referring to a native force as opposed to a foreign force). (LOND-HEH-reh)

Bible Historiale. France (Paris), 1375-1400. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 164, f. 303. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

smēaþancollīce

Posted on October 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

smēaþancollīce, adv: exactly, in a searching manner, thoroughly. (SMAY-ath-ahn-KOLL-lee-cheh)

cucurbite

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

cucurbite, f.n: a gourd. (KUH-kur-bit-eh)

Gourd plant within initial C. Régime du corps. France (Rouen?), c. 1440-1450. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 89v. [ica.themorgan.org]

hwurful

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

hwurful, adj: changeable, fickle. (H’WUR-vull)

feor-būend

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

feor-būend, m.n: one dwelling far off. (FEH-or-BOO-end)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on wine. Read it on Patreon.

Hereford mappa mundi. England, c. 1300. Hereford Cathedral Library. [wikipedia.org]

mær-weorc

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

mær-weorc, n.n: a great, splendid work. (MAR-WEH-ork)

fēondulf

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

fēondulf, m.n: a fiend, enemy, rascal, scoundrel. (FAY-ond-ulf / ˈfeːɔn-dʌlf)

wēngeard-wealh

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wēngeard-wealh, m.n: a labourer in a vineyard. (WAIN-yeh-ard-WEH-alh)

Psalter. England (Canterbury), 1155-1160. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.521r. [ica.themorgan.org]

ūt-gang

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

ūt-gang, m.n: a going out, exit, egress; a coming out from a position within a body; in reference to time, the going out of a period, the conclusion, end; a place by which anything comes out, an exit; what comes out of a body, an evacuation. (OOT-gahng)