mann-dryhten

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-dryhten, m.n: a lord of men, liege lord. (MAHN-DRUE-h’ten / ˈman-ˌdryx-tɛn)

wæl-regn

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæl-regn, m.n: deadly rain, slaughter-rain (the rain that caused the Flood). (WAEL-RAIN / ˈwæl-ˌrɛjn)

Medieval manuscript image of floodwaters filled with corpses of people and animals, with rain gushing down in five torrents from the clouds above. — Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]

þweor-līc

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

þweor-līc, adj: reversed, contrary, opposite; perverse, evil, depraved. (THWEH-or-leech / ˈθwɛɔr-liːtʃ)

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heofon-hēah

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-hēah, adj: heaven-high, reaching to heaven. (HEH-o-von-HAY-ah / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌheːax)

Medieval manuscript image of an eagle diving into the water, an eagle flying out of the water with a fish in its talons, and an eagle flying all the way up to the sun. — Bestiary; SW England, late 12th-early 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 35v. [bl.uk]

sorig

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

sorig, adj: grieved, sorry. (SOR-ih / ˈsɔ-rɪj)

be-hēafdung

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man being beheaded by a man with a sword; the head and drops of blood fall to the ground, while a man with an axe looks on and a hand bearing a dove reaches down from the sky. — Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]

bricg-bōt

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

bricg-bōt, f.n: a repairing of a bridge. (BRIDGE-BOAT / ˈbrɪdʒ-ˌboːt)

hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail. — Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

Hagustaldes

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

Hagustaldes, n: Hexham. (HA-guh-STALL-dess / ˈha-gʌ-ˌstal-dɛs)

hago-steald

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

hago-steald, m.n: one living in the lord’s house, not having their own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warrior. (HA-go-STEH-ald / ˈha-gɔ-ˌstɛald)

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