ēaster-niht

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēaster-niht, f.n: ‘Easter-night’, the night of Holy Saturday. (AY-ah-ster-NI-h’t)

ēaster-frēolsdæg

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēaster-frēolsdæg, m.n: paschal feast, Passover. (AY-ah-ster-FRAY-olz-dæy)

Celebrants around a Seder table in North French Miscellany. France, 1277-1286. London, British Library, MS Additional 11639, f. 205. [bl.uk]

feorh-genīþla

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

feorh-genīþla, m.n: mortal enemy. (FAY-or’h-yeh-NEETH-la)

in-flēde

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

in-flēde, adj: full of water (of a stream). (in-FLAY-deh)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Cuthbert. Read it on Patreon. And while you’re there, Patrons, you have one week to send me word requests for Goldgifa Week!

ancor-līf

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

ancor-līf, n.n: eremitic life; life as a hermit, religious recluse or anchorite. (AHN-kor-leef)

St Guthlac in one of his less reclusive moments. Guthlac Roll. Abbey of Crowland (Lincolnshire), 1175-1215. London, British Library, Harley Roll Y 6, f. 4r. [bl.uk]

dūstig

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

dūstig, adj: dusty. (DOOST-ee)

Palm-sunnandæg

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

Palm-sunnandæg, m.n: Palm Sunday (a moveable feast day commemorating Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, one week before Easter). [PALM-SUN-non-DÆY]