dūru

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

dūru, m/f/n.n: door. (DOO-ruh / ˈduː-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a person standing between some columns beside an unusually short door (not quite reaching their shoulders) with decorative hinges and a knocker or handle in the centre. — Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 27v. [bl.uk]

corn-hwæcca

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

corn-hwæcca, m.n: a bin for grain. (KORN-HWACK-ka / ˈkɔrn-ˌhwæk-ka)

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frocga

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

frocga, m.n: frog. (FRAW-ja / ˈfrɔ-dʒa)

Medieval manuscript image of three frogs swimming in the water, a fourth halfway swallowed by a large fish, with a sea serpent swimming by. — Bestiary; England, c. 1225-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 54v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

hwisprian

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwisprian, wk.v: to mutter, murmur, whisper. (H’WISS-pri-ahn / ˈhwɪs-prɪ-an)

lēoht-mōd

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēoht-mōd, adj: of cheerful disposition, light-hearted. (LAY-o’ht-MOAD / ˈleːɔxt-ˌmoːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a smiling human head popping out of a snail shell. — Maastricht Hours; Liège, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 8r. [bl.uk]

smēagelegen

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

smēagelegen, f.n: a syllogism, a type of logical reasoning where the conclusion is gotten from two linked premises (for example, an apple is a fruit and all fruit is good, therefore apples are good). (SMAY-ah-yeh-LEH-yen / ˈsmeːa-jɛ-ˌlɛ-jɛn)

rǣdan

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

rǣdan, wk/str.v: to have an idea, suppose; to make out the meaning of a riddle; to learn by perusal; to read; to counsel, give advice; to resolve after deliberation. (RAD-ahn / ˈræː-dan)