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Monthly Archives: April 2018

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mǣl

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

mǣl, f.n: a speech, talk, conversation. [MÆL]

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Miniature cycle on the life and teachings of Raimundus Lullus. Northern France(?), 14th century. Karlsruhe, Badische LandesBibliothek, St Peter Perg. 92, f. 11v. [digital.blb-karlsruhe.de]

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hlēow-mǣg

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlēow-mǣg, m.n: a near relation, one who is bound to offer shelter or help. [HLAY-ow-mæγ]

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cēne

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Hana Videen

cēne, adj: keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike. [KAY-neh]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Cuthbert, false fire and other miracles. Read it on Patreon.

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hēah-dēor

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

hēah-dēor, n.n: a stag, deer. (HAY-ah-DAY-or)

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Marginal deer in Bible. Northeastern France, last quarter of the 13th century. New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS. M.969, f. 411r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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croc

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

croc, m.n: a crock, pitcher, water pot, flagon, small jug. [CROCK]

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sunn-ganges

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

sunn-ganges, adv: in the direction of the sun’s movement, with the sun. [SUN-GONG-ess]

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hweogul

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

hweogul, n.n: a wheel. [HWAY-oh-gull]

wheel

Fortune turns her wheel in Boethius’s Consolation de philosophie. Art by Coëtivy Master (Henri de Vulcop?). France (Paris), c. 1460-1470. Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 42, fol. 1v. [getty.edu]

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dyderung

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

dyderung, f.n: an illusion, delusion, pretence. [DUD-eh-rung]

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weorold-cræft

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

weorold-cræft, m.n: secular (non-religious) craft or art (world-craft). (WEH-oh-rold-KRAFT / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-ˌkræft)

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wæter-sēaþ

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

wæter-sēaþ, m.n: a water-pit, well, reservoir. [WÆ-ter-SAY-ath]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on sea-candles. Read it on Patreon.

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Medieval water well at the Qala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Urek Meniashvili on Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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