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fīf-lēaf

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

fīf-lēaf, f.n: cinquefoil (‘five-leaf’). (FEEF-LAY-ahf / ˈfiːf-ˌleːaf)

Medieval manuscript illustration of creeping cinquefoil, a plant with yellow flowers and leaves that split into five segments; a small snake is coiled beside it.
Tractatus de herbis; Italy (Salerno), c.1280-c.1310; British Library, Egerton 747, f. 78v. [bl.uk]
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snell

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

snell, adj: quick, active, strong. (SNELL / ˈsnɛl)

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ferhþ-lufe

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

ferhþ-lufe, f.n: love of the heart/soul/spirit/mind. (FER-h’th-LUH-vuh / ˈfɛrxθ-ˌlʌ-və)

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be-ūtan

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

be-ūtan, preposition: without, outside. (beh-OO-tahn / bɛ-ˈuː-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a person and an angel on the outer wall of a castle, looking outside to a hybrid creature playing a long golden horn; the hybrid creature has a man’s form from head to waist, with a lion-like bottom half and long spiky tail.
Decretals of Gregory IX; France (Toulouse), late 13th/early 14th century; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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stæf-cræft

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæf-cræft, m.n: grammar (letter-craft). (STAV-KRAFT / ˈstæv-ˌkræft)

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hilde-hlemm

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

hilde-hlemm, m.n: clash of battle, tumult of war. (HILL-duh-HLEMM / ˈhɪl-də-ˌhlɛm)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two armies fighting each other with swords on horseback; in the foreground are two kings on horseback, one of whom has received a bloody wound in his chest.
Les roys de Engeltere; England, c.1280-c. 1300; British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII/1, f. 3v. [bl.uk]
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brēman

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

brēman, wk.v: to celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honour. (BRAY-mahn / ˈbreː-man)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘variations on a talkative man’. Read it on Patreon.

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sprǣcful

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

sprǣcful, adj: talkative, loquacious. (SPRATCH-full / ˈspræːtʃ-fʌl)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of travellers carrying their belongings, one with a toddler on his back; the travellers are conversing, which is indicated by writing connected to each person’s mouth with a line, like comics-style speech bubbles.
Legenda aurea, Jacobus de Voragine; England, c. 1300; British Library, Stowe 49, f. 220r. [bl.uk]
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stigel

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

stigel, f.n: a stile, set of steps for getting over a fence. (STIH-yell / ˈstɪ-jɛl)

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rūn

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

rūn, f.n: mystery, secret; speech not meant to be overheard, a whisper. (ROON / ˈruːn)

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