gegaf-sprǣce

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Hana Videen

gegaf-sprǣce, adj: given to buffoonery; scurrilous, vulgar in speech. (yeh-GOFF-SPRATCH-uh / jɛ-ˈgaf-ˌspɹæː-tʃə)

lēaf-wyrm

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Hana Videen

lēaf-wyrm, m.n: ‘leaf-worm’, blast or Bruchus (a kind of leaf beetle known for destroying crops). (LAY-ahv-WUERM / ˈleːav-ˌwyrm)

Worms, from Jacob van Maerlant’s *Der Naturen Bloeme*. Flanders, c. 1350. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 136r. [bestiary.ca]

candel-snytels

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Hana Videen

candel-snytels, m.n: candle-snuffers. (KAHN-dell-SNUE-telz / ˈkan-dɛl-ˌsny-tɛlz)

wæfer-sīn

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Hana Videen

wæfer-sīn, f.n: a sight, show, spectacle. (WAE-ver-SEEN / ˈwæ-vɛr-ˌsiːn)

charles_v_feast — The performance of a crusade play at King Charles V’s feast, from the *Great Chronicles of France* (*Grandes chroniques de France*). Paris, c. 1375-1380. Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS fr. 2813, f. 473v. [blogs.getty.edu]

forþ-weg

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Hana Videen

forþ-weg, m.n: an onward course, a going forth, departure, journey. (FORTH-WEY / ˈfɔrθ-ˌwɛj)

Forþ-weg features in this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post on St Andrew the Apostle. Today (November 30th) is St Andrew’s feast day. Read the post on the Wordhord’s Patreon page.

weolcen-rēad

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Hana Videen

weolcen-rēad, adj: scarlet, purple. (WEH-ol-chen-RAY-ahd / ˈwɛɔl-tʃɛn-ˌɹeːad)

The Luttrell Psalter. Northern England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 145r. [bl.uk]

worms

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Hana Videen

worms, n.n: corrupt matter (such as pus, infection or putrefaction). (WORMZ / ˈwɔrmz)

swinsian

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Hana Videen

swinsian, wk.v: to make a pleasing sound, make music. (SWIN-zi-ahn / ˈswɪn-zɪ-an)

musician — Musician from the Gradual of Saint-Etienne of Toulouse.France, S. (Toulouse), last quarter of the 11th century or first quarter of the 12th century. British Library, Harley MS 4951, f. 297v. [bl.uk]

tūn

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Hana Videen

tūn, m.n: enclosure, yard, court; estate, farm; village, town. (TOON / ˈtuːn)

scēap

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

scēap, n.n: sheep. (SHAY-op / ˈʃeːap)

add ms 47967 — A sheep drawn around a hole in the manuscript parchment, from the Old English *Orosius* (900-1000): British Library, Add MS 47967, f. 62v. [bl.uk/manuscripts]

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