flǣsc-hord

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hord, n.n: ‘flesh-hoard’, the body. (FLASH-HORD / ˈflæːʃ-ˌhɔrd)

Bloodletting-Zodiac Man, from a collection of astronomical, calendrical, medical and philosophical texts compiled in England (1275-1540). British Library, Harley MS 3719, ff. 158v-159r. [blogs.bl.uk]

tūnes-mann

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

tūnes-mann, m.n: a man living on a manor. [TOO-nez-MAHN]

cræft-glēaw

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

cræft-glēaw, adj: sage-minded, science-learned. [KRÆFT-glay-aw]

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I read excerpts from Beowulf in a voice I hope is hādor. Read and listen on Patreon.

hādor

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

hādor, n/adj: the clear, serene sky; clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. (HA-dor / ˈhaː-dɔɹ)

wyrt-stenc

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-stenc, m.n: scent from a plant. (WUERT-STENCH / ˈwyrt-ˌstɛntʃ)

Cristes bōc

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

Cristes bōc, f.n: Christ’s book, the gospel (an account of Jesus’s life and teachings). [KRIST-ess BOAK]

Lindisfarne Gospels, the beginning of St Matthew’s Gospel. England (Lindisfarne), late 7th or early 8th century. British Library, Cotton Nero D. IV, f. 27r. [bl.uk]

brēad

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

brēad, n.n: bread; food. (BRAY-ad / ˈbreːad)

mǣl

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

mǣl, f.n: a speech, talk, conversation. [MÆL]

Miniature cycle on the life and teachings of Raimundus Lullus. Northern France(?), 14th century. Karlsruhe, Badische LandesBibliothek, St Peter Perg. 92, f. 11v. [digital.blb-karlsruhe.de]