hearpere, m.n: a harper. (HAY-arp-eh-reh)
David playing the harp in the Westminster Psalter. S. England (Westminster or St Albans), c. 1200. British Library, Royal 2 A XXII, f. 14v. [bl.uk]
hearpere
hlēoðrian
hlēoðrian, wk.v: to sound, make a sound (with the voice), to speak, sing, cry, exclaim, resound. (HLAY-oth-rih-yahn)
ciris-æppel
ciris-æppel, m.n: a cherry. (CHIR-iz-APP-ell)
A boy stealing cherries from a tree. The Luttrell Psalter. Northern England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 196v. [bl.uk]
ealo-wǣge
ealo-wǣge, n.n: ale-cup. (AY-ah-lo-WÆ-yeh)
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ofer-mǣte
ofer-mǣte, adj: beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense. (OH-ver-MAT-eh)
mēowle
mēowle, f.n: a maid, damsel, virgin, woman. (MAY-oh-leh)
A unicorn resting its head in a maiden’s lap. Most depictions of this scenario have a hunter stabbing the poor unicorn but in this image we can imagine the two are simply good friends. Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 63r. [bestiary.ca]
hār-wenge
hār-wenge, adj: hoary, grey-haired. (HAR-WENG-guh / ˈhaːɹ-ˌwɛŋ-gə)
sǣ-burh
sǣ-burh, f.n: a maritime town. (SÆ-burh)
A man riding on a donkey, head in hand, across a bridge, as a personification of Idleness (Peresse). The Dunois Hours. Central France (Paris), c. 1440 – c. 1450 (after 1436). British Library, Yates Thompson 3, f. 162r. [bl.uk]
bēcn
bēcn, n.n: a sign, beacon. (BAKE-n)
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wracnian
wracnian, wk.v: to be or travel in a foreign country, be a pilgrim or stranger. (WRACK-ni-ahn / ˈwrak-nɪ-an)
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