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fōt

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

fōt, m.n: foot. (FOAT / ˈfoːt)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ bent on his knees to wash the feet of a nimbed, grey-haired man, whose robe is pulled up to his knee and who sits on a bench with other nimbed men.
Leaf from a Royal Psalter; England (London?), 1250-70; Metropolitan Museum of Art acc no 22.24.3. [metmuseum.org]
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færeld-frēols

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-frēols, m.n: the passover feast. (FAER-eld-FRAY-olz / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌfreːɔlz)

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bōc-rēad

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

bōc-rēad, n: book-red, vermilion (so named, because it was much used in ornamenting books); minium. (BOAK-RAY-ahd / ˈboːk-ˌreːad)

Medieval manuscript image of a full-page artistic combination of the letters L, I and B, that form the first part of the word “liber”, with other Latin writing in gold surrounding it; the big letters are gold with interlace designs and are outlined and ornamented with a red pigment.
Gospel book; France (Metz), late 10th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 9393, f. 29r. [iiif.biblissima.fr]
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hām-stede

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-stede, m.n: homestead, farm-dwelling. (HAHM-STED-uh / ˈhaːm-ˌstɛ-də)

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palm-wicu

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

palm-wicu, n: the week which begins with Palm Sunday. (PALM-WICK-uh / ˈpalm-ˌwɪ-kʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ nearing the gate to a city on a donkey; outside the gate people are laying down cloaks and branches of trees.
Gospels of St Augustine; Italy, late 6th century; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 286, f. 125r. [parker.stanford.edu]
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sot-mann

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

sot-mann, m.n: a foolish person. (SOT-mahn / ˈsɔt-man)

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clypnys

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

clypnys, f.n: an embrace. (KLUEP-nuess / ˈklyp-nys)

Happy Hug A Medievalist Day!

Medieval manuscript image of a woman embracing a lion who stands up on its hind legs, wrapping its paws around her and kissing her on the lips.
Joanna of Paris in Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hiberniae; England, c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 19v. [bl.uk]
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eorl

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

eorl, m.n: nobleman, warrior. (EH-orl / ˈɛɔrl)

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feoh-hord

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

feoh-hord, m.n: hoard of money or wealth. (FEH-oh-HORD / ˈfɛɔx-ˌhɔrd)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: Beowulf vs. Dragon. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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blōd-dolh

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōd-dolh, n.n: bleeding wound made by blood-letting. (BLOAD-doll’h / ˈbloːd-dɔlx)

Medieval manuscript image of one person sitting with their arm outstretched while another person, standing, cuts the arm with a knife, allowing the blood to fall into a bowl on the ground.
Le Régime du corps; N France (Lille?), 13th century; British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 11v. [bl.uk]
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