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twisprǣcness

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

twisprǣcness, f.n: falseness in speech, detraction. (TWIH-SPRATCH-ness / ˈtwɪ-ˌspræːtʃ-nɛs)

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heofon-timber

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-timber, n.n: structure of heaven, firmament. (HEH-oh-von-TIM-ber / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌtɪm-bɛr)

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ēorod-man

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

ēorod-man, m.n: a horseman, equestrian. (AY-oh-rod-MAHN / ˈeːɔ-rɔd-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman standing before a knight on a white horse; the knight spears a rather small and harmless looking dragon on the ground.
St George in the Legenda Aurea; France (Paris), 1382; British Library, MS Royal 19 B XVII, f. 109r. [bl.uk]
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regn-wyrm

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

regn-wyrm, m.n: earthworm. (RAIN-WUERM / ˈrɛjn-ˌwyrm)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two fat earthworms with little faces rising up out of the soil.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 136r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]
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basu

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

basu, adj: purple, red, crimson. (BAH-zuh / ˈba-zʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a cow-human hybrid with a purple body; its human-like hands hold its big cow ears, and two horns are on its head; it has an oddly human facial expression and wears a jacket.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 169v. [bl.uk]
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efne

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

efne, interjection: Behold! Lo! Indeed! (EV-nuh / ˈɛv-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on here-wosan in the harm-locker. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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reord-berend

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

reord-berend, m.n: speech-bearer, human. (REH-ord-BEH-rend / ˈrɛɔrd-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

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hām-sittende

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

hām-sittende, adj: dwelling at home, resident at home. (HAWM-SIT-ten-duh / ˈhaːm-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də)

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dryhten

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

dryhten, m.n: ruler, lord, prince; the Lord (God or Christ). (DRUE-h’ten / ˈdryx-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of the legs and feet of a person suspended in the air, with the upper half obscured by clouds; groups of men stand on either side on the ground below, one man holding a crown and another a book.
Christ’s ascension in Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [bl.uk]
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sūsl-hof

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

sūsl-hof, n.n: place of torment, hell. (SOO-zull-HOFF / ˈsuː-zəl-ˌhɔf)

Medieval manuscript image of a giant haloed man reaching down into the gaping mouth of a monster and pulling people out of it; the giant man stands upon a demonic creature, and a two-legged dragon stands in the foreground.
Harrowing of Hell in Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 14r. [bl.uk]
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