wit-word

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

wit-word, n.n: testament, covenant, statement that bears witness to something. (WIT-WORD / ˈwɪt-ˌwɔrd)

wit

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

wit, n.n: wit, intelligence, understanding. (WIT / ˈwɪt)

þurstig

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

þurstig, adj: thirsty (literally and figuratively). (THUR-stih / ˈθʌrs-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man sitting and drinking from a bowl, which he holds in one hand; he holds a long, two-pronged fork in the other hand. — Psalter of Lambert le Bègue; N France (Liège), 1255-65; British Library, Additional 21114, f. 1r. [bl.uk]

gafol-swān

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

gafol-swān, m.n: tax-paying swineherd, someone who rents a herd of swine on condition of paying a certain number of swine (butchered) as rent. (GA-voll-SWAN / ˈga-vɔl-ˌswaːn)

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mixen

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

mixen, f.n: a dung heap. (MICK-sen / ˈmɪk-sɛn)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman pointing towards a skeleton on a dung heap; a group of men look on, one with his arms raised up. — Job on the dung hill by ‘Sub-Fauvel’ master; France, 1320-1340; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 71 A 23. [europeana.eu]

eornostlīce

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

eornostlīce, adv/conjunction: therefore, but. (EH-or-nost-LEE-chuh / ˈɛɔr-nɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)

brim-hlæst

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (‘sea-cargo’). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)

Medieval manuscript depiction of Pisces, with two fish facing opposite directions within two circles, their mouths connected by a curving red line. — 11th century calendar, from SE England (Canterbury?); British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 4r. [bl.uk]

rand-bēah

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

rand-bēah, m.n: the boss of a shield or the shield itself. (RAND-BAY-ah / ˈrand-ˌbeːax)

dȳr

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dȳr, n.n: door. (DUER / ˈdyːr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman ascending a flight of stairs toward a door in a building with crenellated towers; a face in a golden sun looks down on her. — Rothschild Canticles; Flanders/Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 48r. [collections.library.yale.edu]

lēoþ-word

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-word, n.n: a word in a poem. (LAY-oth-WORD / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwɔrd)

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