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ōfostlīce

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

ōfostlīce, adv: hastily, speedily, in haste. (OH-vost-LEE-chuh / ˈoː-vɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)

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prāfost

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

prāfost, m.n: an officer; an officer of a monastery. (PRAH-vost / ˈpraː-vɔst)

Medieval manuscript image of a small boy being received into a monastery; he faces two tonsured monks who have come out of a church, while two laypeople stand behind him and hold out a bag.
Gratian’s Decretum; France, 13th century; British Library, Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v. [bl.uk]
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hyspan

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

hyspan, wk.v: to mock, scorn, taunt, revile, insult, reproach. (HUE-spahn / ˈhy-span)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on heavenly homes. Read it on Patreon.

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wīg-cirm

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-cirm, m.n: the din of battle. (WEE-CHIRM / ˈwiː-ˌtʃɪrm)

Medieval manuscript image of angels in heaven hurling spears and axes and shooting arrows down at a group of soldiers below; God points to the angels, as if directing them, and another group of men marches towards the battle with spears.
Eadwine Psalter; England (Canterbury), c. 1150; Trinity College Cambridge, MS R.17.1, f. 6v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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gnēað

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnēað, adj: sparing, frugal, stingy, scanty, small. (G’NAY-ath / ˈgneːaθ)

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heofon-hām

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon-hām, m.n: heavenly home, heaven. (HEH-oh-von-HAHM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhaːm)

Medieval manuscript image of four angels hovering in the air, two of whom carry a golden mandorla, inside of which sits Christ making a gesture of blessing.
Refoundation charter of the New Minster, Winchester; England (Benedictine abbey of New Minster), c. 966; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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fyrn-gemynd

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

fyrn-gemynd, n.n: ancient tradition, memory of former times. (FUERN-yeh-MUEND / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌmynd)

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trēow

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, n.n: tree; wood. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a club at the base of a tree next to a pair of shoes; the man looks up into the tree’s branches where a boy in stocking feet is stealing cherries.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 196v. [bl.uk]
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trēow

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, f.n: truth. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

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wāþ

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post concerns those mysteriously ‘enclosed’ men from last week. Read it on Patreon.

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