hin-sīþ

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Hana Videen

hin-sīþ, m.n: departure (journey hence), death. (HIN-SEETH / ˈhɪn-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ’s crucifixion; one soldier pierces Christ’s side with a spear, while another lifts a sponge on a stick to his mouth. — Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 13r. [blogs.bl.uk]

for-swelgan

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

for-swelgan, str.v: to swallow (something/someone) entirely, devour (something/someone) utterly. (for-SWELL-gahn / fɔr-ˈswɛl-gan)

Medieval manuscript marginalia depicting a hooded man holding the midsection of a winged dragon while swallowing its head; a bird pecks its breast and a squirrel eats a nut nearby. — Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 71v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

spor

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

spor, n.n: track, trace; mark left by anything. (SPOR / ˈspɔr)

lox

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Hana Videen

lox, m.n: lynx. (LOCKS / ˈlɔks)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a long, spotted cat-like creature. — Lynx in a bestiary; England, c. 1170; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 3v. [bestiary.ca]

smēagan

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

smēagan, wk.v: to consider, ponder, examine, search, seek an opportunity. (SMAY-ah-gahn / ˈsmeːa-gan)

ge-palmtwīged

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-palmtwīged, adj/participle: palm-twigged, adorned with palm twigs. (yeh-PALM-TWEE-yed / jɛ-ˈpalm-ˌtwiː-jɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ entering Jerusalem on a donkey holding a palm leaf; two men are in a tree gathering palm leaves, and another man lays a cloth out for the donkey to walk on. — Bamberger Psalter; Germany (Bamberg or Regensberg), c. 1220-1230; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc.Bibl.48, f. 61v. [artsandculture.google.com]

færeld

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Hana Videen

færeld, n.n: a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; the Jewish Passover. (FAE-reld / ˈfæ-rɛld)

foxunga

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

foxunga, pl.n: foxlike wiles, tricks. (FAWK-sung-ga / ˈfɔk-sʌŋ-ga)

Marginal illustration in a medieval manuscript of a fox disguised in human clothing approaching a hare. — Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 89r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

fæþm

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæþm, m/f.n: bosom, embrace; grasp, clutch, possession; fathom (a unit of measurement). (FATH-um / ˈfæ-θəm)

wīc-eard

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

wīc-eard, m.n: a dwelling-place. (WEECH-EH-ard / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌɛard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman nursing her child and a bearded man sitting in a barrel chair and eating from a bowl inside a house; in the background is a cooking pot hanging above a fire, a storage cabinet, a shelf with pewter plates, a utensil rack, and a small window. — Hours of Catherine of Cleves; Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 151. [themorgan.org]

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