wlite-beorht

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

wlite-beorht, adj: of splendid beauty, beautiful. [WLIT-eh-BEH-orht]

smiþ-cræft

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Hana Videen

smiþ-cræft, m.n: ‘smith-craft’, the craft of working in metals or wood. (SMITH-KRAFT / ˈsmɪθ-ˌkræft)

sceand-hūs

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Hana Videen

sceand-hūs, m.n: a house of ill fame, a brothel. [SHEH-ond-HOOS]

sealf

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Hana Videen

sealf, f.n: salve, ointment. [SAY-alf]

From an Anglo-Norman translation of the Chirurgia Practica of Roger of Salerno. Early 13th century. Cambridge, Trinity College Library, MS O.1.20, f. 272r. [trin.cam.ac.uk]

fǣr-cȳle

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Hana Videen

fǣr-cȳle, m.n: a terrible coldness, extreme cold. [FÆR-kill-eh]

īs-mere

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

īs-mere, m.n: a mere covered with ice. [EEZ-MEH-reh]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Boethius’s ice-mere. Read it on Patreon.

cucurbite

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

cucurbite, f.n: a gourd. [KUH-kur-bit-eh]

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Please comment if you have more info on this image. [oldfoodways.info]

gicel

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Hana Videen

gicel, m.n: an icicle. [YICH-ell]

ellen-cræft

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

ellen-cræft, m.n: strength, power. [EL-len-KRÆFT]

weder-blāc

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

weder-blāc, adj: weather-pale, pale from exposure to weather (?). [WED-er-BLAWK]