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Monthly Archives: November 2019

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ūter-mere

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

ūter-mere, m.n: outer-sea, open sea. (OO-ter-MEH-reh)

St Omer Psalter. England (Norfolk), c. 1330-c. 1440. British Library, Yates Thompson MS 14, f. 70v. [bl.uk]
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cwēme

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

cwēme, adj: pleasant, pleasing, grateful, acceptable, fit. (KWAY-meh)

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ed-wyrping

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

ed-wyrping, f.n: a recovery, a growing better, recovering. (ED-WURP-ing)

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earn

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

earn, m.n: eagle. (EH-arn / ˈɛarn)

Book of Durrow. Durrow Abbey, Ireland, or Northumbria, England, 650-675. Library of Trinity College Dublin, MS 57, f. 84v. [codex99.com]
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hold-scipe

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

hold-scipe, m.n: loyalty, fealty, allegiance. (HOLD-ship-eh)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on glosses, monks, and daytime shoes. Read it on Patreon.

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ge-scēadan

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-scēadan, str.v: to separate, distinguish, discern, decide. (yeh-SHAY-ah-dahn)

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symbel-gifa

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

symbel-gifa, m.n: a feast-giver. (SUM-bell-YI-vah)

La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d’Arthus. France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 343, 3r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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dæg-þerne

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

dæg-þerne, adj: day, for use in the day time. (DAγ-THER-neh)

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nēo

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

nēo, n: a corpse. (NAY-oh)

De Lisle Psalter. England, c. 1308-c. 1340. British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 127r. [bl.uk]

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hālgung

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

hālgung, f.n: hallowing, consecration, sanctification. (HALL-gung)

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