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hām-fæst

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-fæst, adj: occupying a home of one’s own, resident, settled. (HAHM-FAST / ˈhaːm-ˌfæst)

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sumer-lǣcan

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

sumer-lǣcan, wk.v: to draw near to summer. (SUM-er-LACK-ahn / ˈsʌ-mɛr-ˌlæː-kan)

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meter

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

meter, n.n: metre, versification. (MEH-ter / ˈmɛ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a throne and playing a lyre, surrounded by other musicians playing horns and drums and people clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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cyre

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

cyre, m.n: choice, preference; free choice, free will. (KUE-ruh / ˈky-rə)

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ǣr-fæder

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

ǣr-fæder, m.n: forefather. (AER-FADD-er / ˈæːr-ˌfæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of the Tree of Jesse, a schematic representation of Christ’s genealogy as a branching tree which rises from Jesse of Bethlehem.
Capuchin’s Bible, c. 1180; Bibliothèque nationale de France. [en.wikipedia.org]
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mete-gafol

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

mete-gafol, n.n: food paid as tax or tribute. (MEH-tuh-GA-voll / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌga-vɔl)

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lēafnes-word

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēafnes-word, n.n: word of leave, permission. (LAY-ahv-ness-WORD / ˈleːav-nɛs-ˌwɔrd)

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þel-fæsten

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

þel-fæsten, n.n: plank-fortress (Noah’s ark). (THELL-FAST-en / ˈθɛl-ˌfæs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of Noah’s ark crammed full of animals; a blue dove perches outside with a branch in its beak, and in the waters below human corpses float among the fish.
Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile; France, c. 1225-1250; Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms 1186, f. 13v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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strang-hende

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

strang-hende, adj: strong of hand. (STRONG-HEN-duh / ˈstraŋ-ˌhɛn-də)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on elf diseases. Read it on Patreon.

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mōr-berige

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōr-berige, f.n: mulberry. (MOR-BEH-ri-yuh / ˈmoːr-ˌbɛ-rɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a mulberry tree.
Nuzhatnama-yi ala’i (Book of Council); Iran, 1300s; Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, F1937.28. [asia.si.edu]
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