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Monthly Archives: August 2020

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glīw-bydenestre

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

glīw-bydenestre, f.n: a female player on the timbrel. (GLEEW-BUH-deh-nez-treh / ˈgliːw-ˌbɝ-dɛ-nɛz-tɹɛ)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of women in long, flowing dresses playing musical instruments, including a timbrel, lute and cymbals.
Golden Haggadah. Spain (Barcelona?), 14th century. British Library, MS Additional 27210, f. 15r. [bl.uk]

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be-beorgan

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-beorgan, str.v: to defend oneself, to take care. (beh-BEH-or-gahn / bɛ-ˈbɛɔɹ-gan)

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lāst-weard

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāst-weard, m.n: one who keeps in the steps of another, a successor, pursuer. (LAHST-WEH-ard / ˈlaːst-ˌwɛaɹd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about a charm for a sudden stitch. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a hunting dog chasing a stag and two hunting dogs chasing a rabbit.
Bestiary. England, 13th century. British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 45r. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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lāst

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāst, m.n: step, track, trace. (LAHST / ˈlaːst)

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fǣr-stice

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

fǣr-stice, m.n: sudden stitch or sharp pain. (FAER-STI-cheh / ˈfæːɹ-ˌstɪ-t͡ʃɛ)

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fēðe-mund

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

fēðe-mund, f.n: a ‘foot-hand’, the fore-feet of a four-legged animal. (FAY-theh-MUND / ˈfeː-θɛ-ˌmʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a walking stick, and carrying a basket of puppies on its back.
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. France, c. 1294. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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un-hearmgeorn

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

un-hearmgeorn, adj: not eager for harm. (UN-HEH-arm-yeh-orn / ˈʌn-ˌhɛarm-jɛɔrn)

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gipian

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

gipian, wk.v: to gape, yawn. (YIH-pi-ahn / ˈjɪ-pɪ-an)

A medieval manuscript illustration of a blue hairy creature with an orange face, wearing a hood and boots. Its mouth is open.
Book of Hours, Zenobi da Firenze & Master of Luçon. France, 1400-1410. Bodleian Library, MS Douce 62, f. 64v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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wlisp

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wlisp, adj: speaking inarticulately, lisping, stuttering, stammering. (W’LISP / ˈwlɪsp)

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weg-brāde

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

weg-brāde, f.n: way-bread, a kind of plant, possibly plantain. (WEY-BRAH-deh / ˈwɛj-ˌbɹaː-dɛ)

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