reord

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

reord, n.n: speech, language, voice. (REH-ord / ˈrɛɔrd)

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

Jacobus de Voragine’s *Legenda aurea.* England, c. 1300. British Library, Stowe MS 49, f. 122r. [bl.uk]

bēcnan

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēcnan, wk.v: to indicate, denote, signify. (BAKE-nahn)

gōs

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

gōs, f.n: a goose. (GOHS / ˈgoːs)

Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme.* Flanders, c. 1350. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 76r. [bestiary.ca]

gāst-cyning

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

gāst-cyning, m.n: spirit-king, God. (GAHST-KUE-ning / ˈgaːst-ˌky-niŋ)

wyrm-hord

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrm-hord, n.n: a treasure held by a serpent, dragon’s hoard. (WURM-hord)

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The Gorleston Psalter. England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 5v. [bl.uk]

geard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

geard, m.n: enclosure, yard, garden, court, dwelling, region; fence, hedge. (YEH-ard / ˈjɛard)

gliew-mēden

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

gliew-mēden, n.n: a glee-maiden, female musician. (GLIH-ew-MAY-den)

Woman playing a harp in the Codex Manesse. Zurich, c. 1300-c. 1340. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 412r. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]

hlūd-swēge

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd-swēge, adv: with a loud voice. (HLOOD-SWAY-yeh)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post hear about the Teeth Tyrant. Listen on Patreon. Also, patrons have one week to send requests for Goldgifa Week!