lyft-geswenced

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

lyft-geswenced, adj: weather-beaten. (LUEFT-yeh-SWENCH-ed / ˈlyft-jɛ-ˌswɛn-tʃɛd)

pintel

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

pintel, n: penis. (PIN-tell / ˈpɪn-tɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a nun picking penises from a penis tree and putting them in her basket. — Le Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), c. 1325-1353; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 25526, f. 106v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

hē

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

hē, pronoun: he (or a pronoun that refers to a grammatically masculine noun). (hay / heː)

hēo

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

hēo, pronoun: she (or a pronoun that refers to a grammatically feminine noun). (hay-oh / heːɔ)

rǣde-cempa

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

rǣde-cempa, m.n: a mounted soldier. (RAD-uh-KEM-pa / ˈræː-də-ˌkɛm-pa)

Medieval manuscript image of a knight mounted on a horse with a long spear attacking a snail that sits on a leafy branch. — Brunetto Latini’s Li Livres dou Tresor; France (Picardy), c. 1315-1325; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 19, f. 65r. [blogs.bl.uk]

feormere

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

feormere, m.n: one who supplies with food, purveyor. (FEH-or-meh-ruh / ˈfɛɔr-mɛ-rə)

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aspide

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

aspide, m/f.n: asp. (AH-spih-duh / ˈa-spɪ-də)

Medieval manuscript image amidst Latin text of a coiled blue and green snake plugging one of its ears with its tail. — Rabanus Maurus’ De rerum naturis; S Germany (Heidelberg?), 1425; Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Pal. lat. 291, f. 93r. [digi.vatlib.it]

simbel-gefēra

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

simbel-gefēra, m.n: one who continually goes with another, a constant companion. (SIM-bell-yeh-VAY-ra / ˈsɪm-bɛl-jɛ-ˌveː-ra)

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Medieval manuscript image of various animals following a large, dark-coloured cat with brightly coloured spots, who is approaching a swirly mound containing a winged two-legged dragon. — Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 9r. [abdn.ac.uk]

iū-wine

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

iū-wine, m.n: a friend of old or former times. (IH-yew-WIN-uh / ˈɪuː-ˌwɪ-nə)

þrotu

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrotu, f.n: the throat. (THROT-uh / ˈθrɔ-tʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature that resembles a bizarre horse but with a somewhat flattened snout and a huge toothless mouth that stretches ear to ear and a long neck. — Leucrota from the Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough?), early 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 1511, f. 22r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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