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Monthly Archives: July 2021

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feccan

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

feccan, wk.v: to fetch, go in search of and bring back, come and get. (FETCH-ahn / ˈfɛ-tʃan)

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sweord-geswing

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

sweord-geswing, n.n: striking with swords, an attack with swords. (SWEH-ord-yeh-SWING / ˈswɛɔrd-jɛ-ˌswɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of two men fighting with swords and shields.
Biblia Porta; Switzerland (Lausanne), 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, U 964, f. 350v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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sprǣc

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

sprǣc, f.n: speech, talking, what is said. (SPRATCH / ˈspræːtʃ)

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Medieval line drawing five people, including a baby, who are talking to each other, shown by lines connecting words to their mouths.
Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Stowe 49, f. 220r. [bl.uk]
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undern-swǣsendu

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

undern-swǣsendu, n.n: breakfast. (UN-dern-SWAE-zen-duh / ˈʌn-dɛrn-ˌswæː-zɛn-dʌ)

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rūn-cræftig

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

rūn-cræftig, adj: skilled in explaining mysteries. (ROON-KRAF-tih / ˈruːn-ˌkræf-tɪj)

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stæpe-gang

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæpe-gang, m.n: a step. (STAPP-uh-GAHNG / ˈstæ-pə-ˌgaŋ)

Medieval historiated initial decorated with a winged dragon, containing a pilgrim with a staff.
Map Psalter; England, 1262-1300; British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 54v. [bl.uk]
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riht-scrīfend

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

riht-scrīfend, m.n: one who declares the sentence of the law, a lawyer. (RI’HT-SHREE-vend / ˈrɪxt-ˌʃriː-vɛnd)

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lagu-swimmend

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

lagu-swimmend, m.n: creature that swims in the water. (LA-guh-SWIM-end / ˈla-gʌ-ˌswɪ-mɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue-finned, bare-breasted mermaid, combing her hair with one hand and holding a looking glass in the other.
Hours of Yolande of Flanders; France (Paris), 1353-63; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 27, f. 52v. [bl.uk]
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heorþ-fæst

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

heorþ-fæst, adj: having a house of one’s own. (HEH-orth-FAST / ˈhɛɔrθ-ˌfæst)

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on-fōn

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

on-fōn, str.v: to take; to receive; to accept. (on-PHONE / ɔn-ˈfoːn)

Medieval manuscript image of an arm reaching to the left and grasping the fleur-de-lis shaped marginal decoration.
Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 40r. [bl.uk]

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iPad and iPhone, each showing the Wordhord App cover with hwæt as the word of the day.
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