ǣr-fæder

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

ǣr-fæder, m.n: forefather. (AER-FADD-er / ˈæːr-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a schematic representation of Christ’s genealogy as a branching tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem. — Capuchin’s Bible, c. 1180; Bibliothèque nationale de France. [en.wikipedia.org]

mete-gafol

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

mete-gafol, n.n: food paid as tax or tribute. (MEH-tuh-GA-voll / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌga-vɔl)

lēafnes-word

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēafnes-word, n.n: word of leave, permission. (LAY-ahv-ness-WORD / ˈleːav-nɛs-ˌwɔrd)

þel-fæsten

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

þel-fæsten, n.n: plank-fortress (Noah’s ark). (THELL-FAST-en / ˈθɛl-ˌfæs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of Noah’s ark crammed full of animals; a blue dove perches outside with a branch in its beak, and in the waters below human corpses float among the fish. — Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile; France, c. 1225-1250; Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms 1186, f. 13v. [portail.biblissima.fr]

strang-hende

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

strang-hende, adj: strong of hand. (STRONG-HEN-duh / ˈstraŋ-ˌhɛn-də)

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mōr-berige

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōr-berige, f.n: mulberry. (MOR-BEH-ri-yuh / ˈmoːr-ˌbɛ-rɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a mulberry tree. — Nuzhatnama-yi ala’i (Book of Council); Iran, 1300s; Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, F1937.28. [asia.si.edu]

sceaþa

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

sceaþa, m.n: one who does harm, a criminal, wretch, miscreant, an enemy; a spoiler, robber; (with a favourable meaning) a warrior. (SHEH-ah-tha / ˈʃɛa-θa)

lang-ness

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

lang-ness, f.n: length. (LAHNG-ness / ˈlaŋ-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of two long blue and red serpents coiled around around each other, labelled ‘nædran’, Old English for ‘snakes’. — Old English Illustrated Herbal; S England, 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius C III, f. 28v. [bl.uk]

heorþ-pening

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

heorþ-pening, m.n: a tax of a penny to be paid by every house. (HEH-orth-PEN-ing / ˈhɛɔrθ-ˌpɛ-nɪŋ)

heofon-wolcen

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-wolcen, n.n: cloud of heaven. (HEH-ov-on-WOL-kun / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwɔl-kən)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ, cross-nimbed, with book in left hand and right hand raised, striding upward within a mandorla above the cloud-edged arc of heaven, flanked by two nimbed angels. — Sacramentary; France (Mont-Saint-Michel), c. 1060; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.641, f. 75v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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