ed-sceaft

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

ed-sceaft, f.n: new creation, regeneration. (ED-SHEH-oft / ˈɛd-ˌʃɛaft)

Medieval manuscript image of a bearded, haloed man looking at the large brown globe he holds in his hand. — Partie de la Bible; French, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, NAF 1404, f. 3r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

ge-fēra

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-fēra, m.n: companion, comrade. (yeh-VAY-ra / jɛ-ˈveː-ra)

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Medieval manuscript image of people gathered around a table, eating and drinking and conversing; musicians perform in the background and in the foreground a dog steals some fish from a plate. — Somme le Roi; France, 1290-1300; British Library, Add MS 28162, f. 10v. [blogs.bl.uk]

snytro-cræft

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

snytro-cræft, m.n: prudent skill, prudence, wisdom. (SNUE-troh-KRAFT / ˈsny-trɔ-ˌkræft)

be-efesian

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

be-efesian, wk.v: to cut the hair of a person. (beh-eh-VEH-zi-ahn / bɛ-ɛ-ˈvɛ-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image in the margin of a Latin manuscript showing a seated monk receiving a tonsure from a monk holding a knife to the side of his head. — Abbey Dore manuscript; England (Herefordshire), c. 1220-1231; British Library, Cotton Cleo CXI, f. 27v. [dhi.ac.uk]

snāw-hwīt

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

snāw-hwīt, adj: snow-white. (SNAW-H’WEET / ˈsnaː-ˌhwiːt)

big-leofan

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

big-leofan, wk.v: to nourish, feed, support. (be-LEH-ov-ahn / bɪj-ˈlɛɔ-van)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding a distaff under one arm while she feeds a hen and her chicks from a bowl; the hen has one leg tied to a stake in the ground, and one chick is sitting on her back, pecking at her head. — Luttrell Psalter; England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 166v. [co-geeking.com]

nemnan

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

nemnan, wk.v: to name, give a name to a person or thing to call upon the name of, address by name, to invoke; to mention by name, to mention, relate. (NEM-nahn / ˈnɛm-nan)

hlāf-hūs

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlāf-hūs, n.n: ‘house of bread’, rendering the scriptural place-name Bethlehem. (HLAHV-HOOS / ˈhlaːv-ˌhuːs)

Nativity scene within initial D in a medieval manuscript; Mary holds the baby Jesus, with Joseph, an ox, a donkey, and three angels looking on. — Abbey Bible; Italy (probably Bologna), c. 1250-1262; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 107, 3v. [blogs.getty.edu]

hāls

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hāls, f.n: health, salvation. (HALZ / ˈhaːlz)

ge-les

Posted on December 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-les, n.n: reading, study, learning. (yeh-LESS / jɛ-ˈlɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a man writing in a book open on a stand before him, while a well-dressed woman holding a stack of books and a sceptre looks on. — Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy; France (Paris), 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 1728, f. 221r. [portail.biblissima.fr]

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