æpsen

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

æpsen, f.n: impudence, foulness. (APP-sen / ˈæp-sɛn)

docga

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

docga, m.n: dog. (DODGE-ah / ˈdɔdʒ-a)

Medieval manuscript image of a dog playing a drum. — Gorleston Psalter. England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 23v. [bl.uk]

gēoguþ-cnōsl

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēoguþ-cnōsl, n.n: a youthful family, young progeny. (YAY-oh-guth-K’NOH-zull / ˈjeːɔ-gʌθ-ˌknoː-zəl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about St Guthlac. Read it on Patreon.

here-grīma

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

here-grīma, m.n: helmet, or more specifically, visor. (HEH-ruh-GREE-ma / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌgɹiː-ma)

ge-mēðgian

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-mēðgian, wk.v: to weary, fatigue, impair. (yeh-MAITH-yi-ahn / jɛ-ˈmeːθ-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an elephant carrying a castle with four men on its back. — Bestiary. England, 13th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 3630, f. 77r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

spring

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

spring, m/n.n: source of water; springing, rising; ulcer, sore, pustule; flux; squirting, sprinkling. (SPRING / ˈspɹɪŋ)

sunna

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

sunna, f.n: sun. (SUN-na / ˈsʌn-na)

Medieval manuscript image of an orange sun with a face, an angel and a group of people worshipping a ram. — Harley Psalter. England (Canterbury), 11th century. British Library, Harley 603, f. 33v. [bl.uk]

īðe-līce

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

īðe-līce, adv: easily. (EE-thuh-LEE-chuh / ˈiː-θə-ˌliː-tʃə)

sāwel-sceatt

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

sāwel-sceatt, m.n: ‘soul-money’, an ecclesiastical due to be paid for every deceased person to the clergy of the church to which he belonged, in consideration of the services performed by them on his behalf. (SAH-well-SHEH-ot / ˈsaː-wɛl-ˌʃɛat)

sanct

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

sanct, m.n: saint. (SAHNKT / ˈsankt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on how your dog can help you fight off a throat infection. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man asleep on a knoll with two cat-like animals and a man holding a book nearby. — St Patrick sleeping in Wauchier de Denain’s Lives of Saints. France (Paris), 13th century. British Library, Royal 20 D VI, f. 213v. [bl.uk]