cnēowian

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēowian, wk.v: to bow the knee, to kneel. (K’NAY-oh-wi-ahn / ˈkneːɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a kneeling knight receiving a helmet from a seated woman in a pink gown; the helmet in the woman’s hands is topped by a swan-shaped crest and two red plumes. — The Romance of Alexander; France, 1338-1344; Bodleian Library, MS 264, f. 101v. [inpress.lib.uiowa.edu]

cnēow-wyrste

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

cnēow-wyrste, f.n: knee-joints (‘knee-wrist’). (K’NAY-oh-WUER-stuh / ˈkneːɔ-ˌwyr-stə)

wrist

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

wrist, f.n: wrist. (WRIST / ˈwrɪst)

Medieval manuscript with a glossed Latin text that is being pointed to by a hand’s creepy, tentacle-like fingers; more Latin is written on the hand’s sleeve and wrist. — Cicero’s Paradoxa stoicorum; Italy, 14th century, with 15th century hand illustration; Berkeley, Bancroft Library, BANC MS UCB 085. [erikkwakkel.tumblr.com]

gefyrn-gewiten

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

gefyrn-gewiten, adj: long-past. (yeh-VUERN-yeh-WIT-en / jɛ-ˈvyrn-jɛ-ˌwɪ-tɛn)

scip-līðend

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

scip-līðend, m.n: one who goes in a ship. (SHIP-LEE-thend / ˈʃɪp-ˌliː-θɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of four people aboard a ship that they’ve anchored to the back of a giant fish-like creature. — Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 60v. [blogs.bl.uk]

scop-lēoþ

Posted on October 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

scop-lēoþ, n.n: song, poem. (SHOP-LAY-oth / ˈʃɔp-ˌleːɔθ)

gǣst

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

gǣst, m.n: spirit. (GAST / ˈgæːst)

Medieval manuscript image of a dove, cross-nimbed, wings outspread, descending from the clouds towards the Virgin Mary in prayer, surrounded by saints. — The Dove of the Holy Ghost in a Book of Hours; France (Saint-Omer), between 1320 and 1329; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.754, f. 1r. [ica.themorgan.org]

gæst

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

gæst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (GAST / ˈgæst)

geap

Posted on October 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

geap, adj: crooked; deceitful, crafty, cunning. (YEH-op / ˈjɛap)

Medieval manuscript image of a fox wearing a bishop’s mitre and carrying a crozier, addressing a group of various birds gathered before him. — Smithfield Decretals; Toulouse, c. 1300, with illuminations added in London c. 1340; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 49v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

ge-ārian

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-ārian, wk.v: to give honour, to honour; to have mercy or compassion upon someone, be merciful to, pity, pardon; to endow. (yeh-AH-ri-ahn / jɛ-ˈaː-rɪ-an)

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