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Monthly Archives: November 2019

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eorcnan-stān

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

eorcnan-stān, m.n: a precious stone, pearl, topaz. (AY-ork-nahn-STAHN)

7th-century Saxon gold and garnet pendant, found in Hanningfield in 2006. Chelmsford Museum, Essex. [chelmsford.gov.uk/museums]
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wist-full

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wist-full, adj: abounding in food, productive. (WIST-full)

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wist

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

wist, m/f.n: subsistence; a feast; eating, feasting. (WIST / ˈwɪst)

Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 206v. [bl.uk]

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calwer

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

calwer, m.n: substance made out of sour milk, possibly a kind of cheese, yogurt, curds, or whey. (CALL-wer)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on calwer (milk, fish or skull?). Read it on Patreon.

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wær-sagol

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

wær-sagol, adj: cautious in speech, careful in what one says. (WAER-sah-goll)

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hwæl

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

hwæl, m.n: whale (also referring to any of various large marine mammals, including dolphins, porpoises, walruses, etc). (H’WAL / ˈhwæl)

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Peraldus’s Theological Miscellany. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley 3244, f. 65r. [bl.uk]
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hring-gewindla

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

hring-gewindla, m.n: coil (of a serpent). (h’RING-yeh-WIND-lah)

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ge-tīmian

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-tīmian, wk.v: to happen, befall. (yeh-TEE-me-yahn)

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gylda

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

gylda, m.n: member of a guild; associate. (YULL-dah)

Yves de Saint-Denis, 14th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 2092, f. 75v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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þunor-wyrt

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

þunor-wyrt, f.n: ‘thunder-plant’, house leek, Sempervivum tectorum. (THUN-or-WURT)

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