bōc

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Hana Videen

bōc, f.n: a book. (BOAK / ˈboːk)

Bald’s Leechbook. England, mid-10th century. British Library, Royal MS 12 D XVII, f. 21r. [bl.uk]

sōþcwide

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Hana Videen

sōþcwide, m.n: a true saying, a truth. (SOATH-KWIH-duh / ˈsoːθ-ˌkwɪ-də)

dēofol-gyld

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Hana Videen

dēofol-gyld, n.n: idol, statue of a pagan god. (DAY-oh-voll-YUELD / ˈdeːɔ-vɔl-ˌjyld)

windelstān

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Hana Videen

windelstān, m.n: a tower with a winding staircase. (WIN-dell-STAHN / ˈwɪn-dɛl-ˌstaːn)

hrædlīc

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Hana Videen

hrædlīc, adj: quick, hasty, sudden, speedy, precipitate. (HRAD-leech / ˈhɹæd-liːtʃ)

blywnys

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Hana Videen

blywnys, f.n: bloom, flourishing condition. (BLUW-nuss / ˈblɝw-nɝs)

fromscipe

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Hana Videen

fromscipe, m.n: exercise, a proceeding, progress. (FROM-SHIH-puh / ˈfɹɔm-ˌʃɪ-pə)

ormōd

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Hana Videen

ormōd, adj: without courage, hopeless, despairing. (OR-MOAD / ˈɔɹ-ˌmoːd)

īsern

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Hana Videen

īsern, n.n: iron, an instrument or weapon made of iron. (EE-zern / ˈiː-zɛɹn)

īsern — Early medieval chest lock from the ironwork hoard from excavations at Bishopstone (Sussex). See article for more info.

un-āsecgendlīc

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Hana Videen

un-āsecgendlīc, adj: beyond the powers of language to describe, unspeakable, ineffable; not proper to tell, not to be told. (UN-ah-SEDGE-end-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌsɛdʒ-ɛnd-liːtʃ)