ofer-mǣte

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

ofer-mǣte, adj: beyond measure, excessive, immoderate, immense. (OH-ver-MAT-eh)

mēowle

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

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

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

hār-wenge, adj: hoary, grey-haired. (HAR-WENG-guh / ˈhaːɹ-ˌwɛŋ-gə)

sǣ-burh

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

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

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

bēcn, n.n: a sign, beacon. (BAKE-n)

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wracnian

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

wracnian, wk.v: to be or travel in a foreign country, be a pilgrim or stranger. (WRACK-ni-ahn / ˈwrak-nɪ-an)

frox

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

frox, m.n: a frog. (FROKS)

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

Institutes of Justinian. France, 15th century. Montpellier, Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine, H 418, f. 23v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]