windan

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

windan, str.v: to fly, leap, start, spring, wheel; to twist, roll; to brandish, wave; to twist, plait, weave, give a curved form to. (WIN-dahn / ˈwɪn-dan)

A band that would spiral 2.5 times around one’s finger, decorated with a design of lines and dots etched into the metal. — Silver spiral finger ring, found in grave 18 during excavations at an early medieval cemetery at Butler’s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England; Corinium Museum 1997/25/18/19. [coriniummuseum.org]

swangor

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

swangor, adj: heavy in the movement of the body or mind, slow, slothful, sluggish, indolent. (SWONG-gor / ˈswaŋ-gɔr)

twi-dǣlan

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

twi-dǣlan, wk.v: to divide in two; to differ. (TWIH-DAL-ahn / ˈtwɪ-ˌdæː-lan)

ambiht

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

ambiht, m/n.n: servant, attendant, one who serves; officer; disciple; service, ministry. (AHM-bi’ht / ˈam-bɪxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured disciple standing before his seated master. — Welles Apocalypse; England, 1310; British Library, Royal 15 D II, f. 6r. [picryl.com]

must-flēoge

Posted on August 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

must-flēoge, f.n: a small fly found in wine. (MUST-FLAY-oh-guh / ˈmʌst-ˌfleːɔ-gə)

ānnes

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

ānnes, f.n: oneness, unity, integrity; union (as opposed to disagreement), concord, harmony; solitude, loneliness (of a remote place). (AHN-ness / ˈaːn-nɛs)