hring

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

hring, m.n: ring, circlet. (H’RING / ˈhrɪŋ)

Gold finger-ring, ornamented with a medallion inscribed in a quatrefoil and containing a haloed lamb, letters and foliage. — Æthelswith ring in Trewhiddle style; England (West Yorkshire), 9th century; British Museum AF.458. [britishmuseum.org]

middel-fōt

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

middel-fōt, m.n: instep, middle of the foot. (MID-dell-FOAT / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌfoːt)

ord

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

ord, m.n: point, pointed weapon. (ORD / ˈɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, bearded man wearing a crown and fine clothes, bearing one long arrow in his right hand. — St Edmund of Bury in the Macclesfield Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1330-40; Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, f. 1r. [fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk]

lāst-word

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

lāst-word, n.n: reputation. (LAHST-WORD / ˈlast-ˌwɔrd)

hēah-dēma

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

hēah-dēma, m.n: chief judge. (HAY-ah-DAY-ma / ˈheːax-ˌdeː-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of God enthroned within a mandorla held up by six flying angels. — Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th centuries; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 2r. [bl.uk]

feormian

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

feormian, wk.v: to foster or maintain; to entertain or welcome a guest; to harbour a fugitive or criminal; to maintain someone with basic necessities; to supply food as an obligation or rent; to provide a feast for someone. (FEH-or-mi-ahn / ˈfɛɔr-mɪ-an)