cū-butere

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-butere, f.n: cow’s butter, butter made of cow’s milk. (KOO-BUH-teh-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbʌ-tɛ-rə)

Screen Shot 2017-10-25 at 12.01.21 — Detail of a butter churn from the Bohun Psalter. England (London?), 2nd half of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3277, f. 18r. [bl.uk]

cum-feorm

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Hana Videen

cum-feorm, f.n: entertainment of strangers; obligation to supply food and drink to (unexpected) visitors connected with a king’s court or members thereof. [KOOM-FEY-orm]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a recipe for sorcery-free land. Read it on Patreon.

ōga

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Hana Videen

ōga, m.n: terror, dread, horror, great fear; the cause/object which excites fear; a terrible, horrible thing. [OH-ga]

wyrm-sele

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Hana Videen

wyrm-sele, m.n: a serpent-hall, a place where there are serpents (hell). [WURM-SELL-eh]

Le Livre des Meditacions monseigneur saint Bernard (1474). Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 916, f. 13r. [demonagerie.tumblr.com]