butere

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

butere, f.n: butter. (BUH-teh-ruh / ˈbʌ-tɛ-rə)

15th-century French Book of Hours. Bibliothèque nationale de france, MS. 502, fol. 39r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

cristenest

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

cristenest, adj: the most Christian, pious, holy. [KRIS-ten-est]

gliw-bēam

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

gliw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (‘glee-wood’), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel, or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, fol. 129r. [bl.uk]

sceand-lufiende

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

sceand-lufiende, adj: loving shamelessly. [SHAY-and-LUV-ee-en-deh]

drēam-swinsung

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

drēam-swinsung, f.n: mirth-harmony, harmony. [DRAY-ahm-SWIN-zung]

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ofer-lufu

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

ofer-lufu, f.n: excessive love. (OV-er-LUH-vuh / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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

Screen Shot 2018-02-04 at 10.47.05 — Pierre Sala’s *Petit Livre d’Amour*. France, central (Paris) and southeast (Lyon), 1st quarter of the 16th century. British Library, Stowe MS 955, f. 13r. [bl.uk]

mann-lufu

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

mann-lufu, f.n: love of men. [MAHN-luv-oo]

The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, fol. 59r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk] Thanks very much to @melibeus1 for identifying the manuscript!