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Monthly Archives: September 2019

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eder

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

eder, m.n: a hedge, house. (ED-er)

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regol-līf

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

regol-līf, m.n: a life according to ecclesiastical rules. (REH-gol-LEEF)

Estoire del Sant Graal. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai?), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Royal 14 E III, f. 6v. [bl.uk]

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wann-fāh

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

wann-fāh, adj: dark-hued. (WAHN-FAH)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the history of the neat. Read it on Patreon.

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fȳr-hāt

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

fȳr-hāt, adj: fire-hot. (FUR-HAWT)

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Aberdeen Bestiary. England, 12th century. Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 56r. [abdn.ac.uk]

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īdel

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

īdel, adj: empty; not possessing, destitute, void, devoid (of); vain, useless, idle, to no purpose; idle, unemployed. (EE-dell)

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ēaðe

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēaðe, adv: easily, readily, soon, perhaps. (AY-ah-theh)

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nīten

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

nīten, n.n: animal; cattle. (NEE-ten / ˈniː-tɛn)

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þēostru

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

þēostru, f/n.n: darkness. (THAY-oz-truh)

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ge-dēfelic

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-dēfelic, adj: fitting, due, proper, worthy. (yeh-DAY-vell-itch)

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ge-horsian

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-horsian, wk.v: to horse, to set or mount on a horse, to supply with a horse. (yeh-HOR-ze-yahn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is “from pagan temples to London boroughs”. Read it on Patreon.

Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. London, British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163r. [bl.uk]
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