wel-þungen

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Hana Videen

wel-þungen, adj: well-thriven, able, good, excellent, honourable. (WELL-thung-gen / ˈwɛl-θʌŋ-gɛn)

Today is the wel-þungen feast of St Bartholomew.

Bartholomew appears to Guthlac in the company of an angel. From the Guthlac Roll, a series of illustrations of Guthlac’s life produced at the end of the 12th century. British Library, Harley Roll Y.6.

hās-swēge

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Hana Videen

hās-swēge, adj: hoarse-sounding. (HAWS-SWAY-yuh / ˈhaːs-ˌsweː-jə)

wang-beard

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Hana Videen

wang-beard, m.n: a whisker. (WAHNG-BEH-ard / ˈwaŋ-ˌbɛard)

wudu-blēd

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

wudu-blēd, f.n: a forest fruit. (WUH-duh-BLADE / ˈwʌ-dʌ-ˌbleːd)

Boy stealing cherries in the Luttrell Psalter (1325-1340). British Library, Add. MS 42130. [British Library]

dæg-fæsten

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Hana Videen

dæg-fæsten, n.n: a day’s fast. (DAIE-FAE-sten / ˈdæj-ˌfæ-stɛn)

ge-īcan

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Hana Videen

ge-īcan, wk.v: to eke, add, increase, enlarge. (yeh-EE-kahn / jɛ-ˈiː-kan)

cyne-stōl

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

cyne-stōl, m.n: a royal throne or dwelling, chief city, capital. (KUE-nuh-STOAL / ˈky-nə-ˌstoːl)

ambrogio_lorenzetti_effects — “Effects of Good Government in the City”, fresco by Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Italy (Siena), c. 1338 – 1339. Fondazione Musei Senesi. [via Google Arts and Culture]

ellen-rōf

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Hana Videen

ellen-rōf, adj: remarkably strong, powerful, daring, brave. (EL-len-ROAF / ˈɛl-lɛn-ˌroːf)

swēt-mete

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

swēt-mete, m.n: a sweet-meat, delicacy. (SWAIT-MEH-tuh / ˈsweːt-ˌmɛ-tə)

Geoffrey Luttrell dining with his family in the Luttrell Psalter, c. 1320-1340. British Library, Add. MS 42130. [via British Library]

gold-gifa

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Hana Videen

gold-gifa, m.n: a gold-giver, giver of gold or wealth, a generous lord or king. (GOLD-YIV-ah / ˈgɔld-ˌjɪ-va)

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