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Monthly Archives: April 2018

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hūs

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

hūs, n.n: building, house; temporary shelter; room. (HOOS / ˈhuːs)

The Holy Family at work, in the Hours of Catherine of Cleves. The Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440. New York, Morgan Library, MS M.917/945, p. 149. [themorgan.org]
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wind-rǣs

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

wind-rǣs, m.n: a storm of wind. [WIND-ræss]

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pleg-hūs

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

pleg-hūs, n.n: a play-house, theatre. [PLAY-hoos]

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flǣsc-hord

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

flǣsc-hord, n.n: ‘flesh-hoard’, the body. (FLASH-HORD / ˈflæːʃ-ˌhɔrd)

Bloodletting-Zodiac Man, from a collection of astronomical, calendrical, medical and philosophical texts compiled in England (1275-1540). British Library, Harley MS 3719, ff. 158v-159r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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tūnes-mann

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

tūnes-mann, m.n: a man living on a manor. [TOO-nez-MAHN]

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cræft-glēaw

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

cræft-glēaw, adj: sage-minded, science-learned. [KRÆFT-glay-aw]

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday I read excerpts from Beowulf in a voice I hope is hādor. Read and listen on Patreon.

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hādor

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

hādor, n/adj: the clear, serene sky; clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. (HA-dor / ˈhaː-dɔɹ)

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Christine de Pizan’s “Book of the Queen”. France (Paris), c. 1410-1414. British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 189v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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wyrt-stenc

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-stenc, m.n: scent from a plant. (WUERT-STENCH / ˈwyrt-ˌstɛntʃ)

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Cristes bōc

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

Cristes bōc, f.n: Christ’s book, the gospel (an account of Jesus’s life and teachings). [KRIST-ess BOAK]

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Lindisfarne Gospels, the beginning of St Matthew’s Gospel. England (Lindisfarne), late 7th or early 8th century. British Library, Cotton Nero D. IV, f. 27r. [bl.uk]

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brēad

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

brēad, n.n: bread; food. (BRAY-ad / ˈbreːad)

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