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Monthly Archives: September 2021

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trēow

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, f.n: truth. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

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wāþ

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post concerns those mysteriously ‘enclosed’ men from last week. Read it on Patreon.

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gȳmend

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

gȳmend, m.n: a governor. (YUE-mend / ˈjyː-mɛnd)

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ēstlic

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

ēstlic, adj: kind, gracious, bounteous; devout, pious. (AIST-lich / ˈeːst-lɪtʃ)

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wyn-mǣg

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-mǣg, f.n: beloved kinswoman. (WUEN-MAIE / ˈwyn-ˌmæːj)

Medieval manuscript letter F, in which sit the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child; the child gestures to a tree, which bows towards him, while his mother affectionately rests a hand on his shoulder.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375; British Library, Royal 6 E VII, f. 523v. [bl.uk]
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ufera

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

ufera, adj: upper, higher; upmost, highest; later, after. (UH-veh-ra / ˈʌ-vɛ-ra)

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spircing

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

spircing, f.n: a sprinkling, dropping. (SPIRCH-ing / ˈspɪr-tʃɪŋ)

Latin writing in a medieval manuscript; the letter Q of ‘quid’ is inhabited by a dragon and a bird, and the tail of the Q turns into the head of another dragon, out of whose mouth drop lines of red and blue, which fall to the bottom of the page.
Westminster Psalter; S England (Westminster or St Albans), c. 1200; British Library, Royal 2 A XXII, f. 66r. [bl.uk]
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īor

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

īor, m.n: name of the IA/IO-rune ᛡ; possibly an eel or a fish. The īor rune is a vertical line that bisects an x. (EE-or / ˈiːɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Noah extending his hands toward a dove flying toward him; he stands on a large boat with animal-headed prows, sailing on waters filled with fishes and eels, while on land a raven pecks at an animal carcass.
Psalter; England (Oxford), between 1212 and 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.43, f. 9r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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hago-steald

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

hago-steald, adj: unmarried, young. (HA-go-STEH-ald / ˈha-gɔ-ˌstɛald)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘young men enclosed’. Read it on Patreon.

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wolcen-wyrcende

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

wolcen-wyrcende, adj: cloud-producing. (WOLL-ken-WUER-chen-duh / ˈwɔl-kɛn-ˌwyr-tʃɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript illustration showing a blue pillar of cloud springing up from a field of flowers, extending up and to the left out of the green frame.
Das Buch der natürlichen Weisheit (Book of Natural Wisdom); Austria (Salzburg), c. 1430; British Library, Egerton MS 1121, f. 58v. [bl.uk]
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