dēofol-sēocnes

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēofol-sēocnes, f.n: ‘devil-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (DAY-ov-ol-SAY-ock-ness / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

glæs

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Hana Videen

glæs, n.n: glass. (GLASS / ˈglæs)

fold-hrērende

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Hana Videen

fold-hrērende, adj: touching/moving on the earth; earth-stirring, epithet for an animal that treads upon the ground. (FOLD-HRAY-ren-duh / ˈfɔld-ˌhɹeː-ɹɛn-də)

blōstma

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

blōstma, m.n: a blossom, bloom, flower. (BLOHST-ma / ˈbloːst-ma)

ēagan bryhtm

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Hana Videen

ēagan bryhtm, m.n: an eye’s twinkle, a moment. (AY-ah-gahn BRUE-h’tm / ˈeːa-gan ˈbryx-təm)

hlȳp

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlȳp, m.n: leap, jump. (H’LUEP / ˈhlyːp)

Luttrell Psalter – folio 84r. Manuscript made in Lincolnshire, England, between 1320-1340 for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell. British Library, Add. MS 42130; from the British Library manuscript pages.

feng-net

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

feng-net, n.n: a net for catching. (FENG-NET / ˈfɛŋ-ˌnɛt)

wuldor-geweorc

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Hana Videen

wuldor-geweorc, n.n: glorious work. (WULL-dor-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈwʌl-dɔɹ-jɛ-ˌwɛɔɹk)

St Patrick did some *wuldor-geweorc* but here he’s just asleep. France, 2nd quarter of the 13th century (London, British Library, MS Royal 20 D VI, f 213v). From the British Library blog post The Legacy of St Patrick.

sund-gebland

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Hana Videen

sund-gebland, n.n: the water’s mingling. (SUND-yeh-BLAHND / ˈsʌnd-jɛ-ˌbland)

ærs

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

ærs, m.n: the buttocks. (ARSE / ˈæɹs)

Medieval manuscript image of a hybrid animal, with crowned human head and serpentine body, playing the bagpipe through its anus. — Pierpont Morgan Library’s MS G24.

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