cyrc-līc

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

cyrc-līc, adj: ecclesiastical. (KURK-leech / ˈkyrk-liːtʃ)

A simple, rectangular stone chapel with one small arched window and a door visible on one side and two small square windows on another; a blue sky with white clouds is in the background. — St Peter-on-the-wall, a 7th-century chapel in Bradwell-on-Sea (England); photo by Hana Videen (2013).

ge-bēor

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-bēor, m.n: a guest. (yeh-BAY-or / jɛ-ˈbeːɔr)

frem-sum

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

frem-sum, adj: kind, benign, courteous. (FREM-sum / ˈfrɛm-sʌm)

īsen

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

īsen, n.n: iron. (EE-zen / ˈiː-zɛn)

Three extremely corroded pieces of metal, which are difficult to identify as anything in particular. — Iron brooch fastenings; England, 6th century; Rutland County Museum. [rutlandcountymuseum.org.uk]

ge-lēafful

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-lēafful, adj: full of belief, faithful. (yeh-LAY-ahf-full / jɛ-ˈleːaf-fʌl)

gesweotulung-dæg

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

gesweotulung-dæg, m.n: Epiphany (lit. ‘showing/manifesting-day’). (yeh-SWEH-oh-tuh-lung-DAIE / jɛ-ˈswɛɔ-tʌ-lʌŋ-ˌdæj)

In a medieval manuscript three kings visit Mary and baby Jesus bearing gifts. One king kneels before the mother and child, while the other two wait their turn and converse. An angel with a long staff stands behind Mary. — Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]

gehroden

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

gehroden, adj: adorned. (yeh-H’ROD-en / jɛ-ˈhrɔ-dɛn)

Circular pendant decorated with twisted and beaded gold wires. Surrounded by a border of eight gold circles, four gold triangles extend from a central red garnet. — Gold disk pendant; England (Kent), early 600s; Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]

fore-bēacen

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

fore-bēacen, n.n: foretoken, portent, sign. (FOR-uh-BAY-ah-kun / ˈfɔ-rə-ˌbeːa-kən)

syllic

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

syllic, adj: strange, wonderful. (SUEL-litch / ˈsyl-lɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature with a bird-like head, with a testicle-like wattle hanging below its long curved beak and a tentacle coming out of the back of its head between its long ears; the body, which has neither arms nor wings, is blue and rests upon two taloned feet. — Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 145r. [blogs.bl.uk]

ge-metgian

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-metgian, wk.v: to measure, moderate, temper, regulate, order, govern; to measure in the mind, to deliberate, meditate on. (yeh-MET-gi-ahn / jɛ-ˈmɛt-gɪ-an)

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