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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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heofon-biggend

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-biggend, m.n: dweller in heaven. (HEH-oh-von-BIH-yend / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌbɪj-jɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the three astrologers. Read it on Patreon.

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mete

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

mete, m.n: food. (MEH-tuh / ˈmɛ-tə)

Medieval manuscript image of five people including a man wearing a crown standing behind a long, narrow table covered with dishes containing food and drink.
Lancelot-Grail (Prose Vulgate Cycle); N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), 1316; British Library, Add MS 10293, f. 376r. [bl.uk]
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tīn-wintre

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

tīn-wintre, adj: ten years old; ten years long. (TEEN-WIN-truh / ˈtiːn-ˌwɪn-trə)

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be-wlātung

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

be-wlātung, f.n: show, sight, pageant. (beh-W’LAH-tung / bɛ-ˈwlaː-tʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of three children watching a puppet show.
Romance of Alexander; Flemish, 1338-1410; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 54v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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wrēgan

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

wrēgan, wk.v: to rouse, excite. (WRAY-gahn / ˈwreː-gan)

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sundor-sprǣc

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

sundor-sprǣc, f.n: where a single person speaks privately with one or more, private speech, a private conversation; where many speak in private, a private conference, council. (SUN-dor-SPRATCH / ˈsʌn-dɔr-ˌspræːtʃ)

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þrī

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

þrī, n/adj/numeral: three. (THREE / ˈθriː)

Medieval manuscript initial D, inside of which is a scene of two crowned men bearing gifts, one of them pointing upward, both standing behind the third, eldest man who removes the crown from his head and raises a gift to the extended hands of the haloed baby who is seated on the lap of a haloed and crowned woman.
Book of Hours; France (possibly Thérouanne), c. 1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.60, f. 8r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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efes

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

efes, f.n: eaves of a house, a brim, brink, edge, side. (EH-vess / ˈɛ-vɛs)

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, quiz yourself on the most-liked words from last year. Try it on Patreon.

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bealo-nīþ

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Hana Videen

bealo-nīþ, m.n: violent enmity, pernicious evil, wickedness. (BEH-ah-loh-NEETH / ˈbɛa-lɔ-ˌniːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a surprised-looking giant snail sitting on a hillock, watching as a warrior approaches with sword and shield at the ready.
Genealogical Chronicle of English Kings; England, 4th quarter of 13th century; British Library, Royal MS 14 B V, membrane 3. [bl.uk]
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syn-bōt

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

syn-bōt, f.n: amends for sin, penance. (SUEN-BOAT / ˈsyn-ˌboːt)

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