word-wynsum

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-wynsum, adj: pleasant in speech, affable. (WORD-WUN-zum / ˈwɔɹd-ˌwɝn-zʌm)

ge-fælsian

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Hana Videen

ge-fælsian, wk.v: to cleanse, purify, expiate. (yeh-FAEL-zi-ahn / jɛ-ˈfæl-zi-an)

prēost

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Hana Videen

prēost, m.n: a priest. (PRAY-ost / ˈpɹeːɔst)

priest saying mass — Cleveland Museum of Art, ACC. 1982.141 verso, detail.

wunung-stōw

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Hana Videen

wunung-stōw, f.n: dwelling-place, habitation. (WUH-nung-STOH / ˈwʌ-nʌŋ-ˌstoːw)

bed-clāþ

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Hana Videen

bed-clāþ, m.n: a bed-covering; (in plural) bed-clothes. (BED-KLAWTH / ˈbɛd-ˌklaːθ)

caladrius — British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog: Caladrius perched on the bed of a king, from a bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds, England (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of the 13th century, Harley MS 4751, f. 40r.

pūcel

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

pūcel, m.n: goblin, demon. (POO-chell / ˈpuː-tʃɛl)

fromawælta

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Hana Videen

fromawælta, wk.v: rolled away. (FROM-ah-WAEL-tah / ˈfɹɔ-ma-ˌwæl-ta)

From Got Medieval blog: Marginal image from an early 14th-century Festal Psalter (The Hague, KB, 78 D 40).

word-snotorung

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-snotorung, f.n: a sophism (a clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive). (WORD-SNOT-oh-rung / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsnɔ-tɔ-ɹʌŋ)

heals-mene

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

heals-mene, m.n: a necklace, chain for the neck. (HEH-alz-MEH-nuh / ˈhɛalz-ˌmɛ-nə)

Bedan-ford-scīr

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

Bedan-ford-scīr, f.n: Bedfordshire (place name), possibly derived from the name of Saxon chief Beda + ford, the crossing of River Great Ouse. (BEH-dahn-ford-SHEER / ˈbɛ-dan-fɔɹd-ˌʃiːɹ)