hop-steort

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Hana Videen

hop-steort, m.n: the train of a dress. [HOP-STEH-ort]

The Marriage. Nicolo da Bologna. Italy, 1350s. Washington (DC), National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, Miniatures 1975, no. 15. [nga.gov]

dæg-rēd

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Hana Videen

dæg-rēd, n.n: dawn, daybreak, early morning. (DAIE-RAID / ˈdæj-ˌreːd)

of-hrēosan

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

of-hrēosan, str.v: to overwhelm, cover, bury. [ov-HRAY-oh-zon]

rudduc

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

rudduc, m.n: a robin red-breast. [RUD-duck]

Marginal robin in the Sherbourne Missal. England (Sherbourne), c. 1400. British Library, Add. MS 59874, p. 382. [bl.uk] via [kateinneswriter.com]

winter-geweorp

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

winter-geweorp, n.n: a storm of snow or hail, wintry tempest. [WIN-ter-yeh-WEH-orp]

īs-ceald

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

īs-ceald, adj: ice-cold. [EEZ-CHEH-ald]

irþ-land

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Hana Videen

irþ-land, n.n: arable land. [IRTH-LOND]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Tubalcain, master of smith-craft. Read it on Patreon.

Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers. France, 1412-1416. Chantilly (France), Musée Condé, MS 65. R.M.N. / R.-G. Ojéda, Public Domain [commons.wikimedia.org]

morgen

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Hana Videen

morgen, m.n: morning. (MOR-gen / ˈmɔr-gɛn)

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)