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ebba

Posted on January 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ebba, m.n: an ebbing or receding of water. (EB-ba / ˈɛb-ba)

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gangan

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

gangan, str.v: to go, walk. (GAHNG-gahn / ˈgaŋ-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of three rabbits walking in a line on their hind legs; the rabbit in front holds a large cross in its forepaws.
Hours of Saint-Omer; France, c. 1320; British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 24v. [bl.uk]
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hrēoh-ness

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

hrēoh-ness, f.n: roughness of the weather, of the sea, storm, tempest. (HRAY-o’h-ness / ˈhreːɔx-nɛs)

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glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap.
Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]
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smēga-wyrm

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

smēga-wyrm, m.n: penetrating worm that makes its way into the flesh. (SMAY-ga-WUERM / ˈsmeː-ga-ˌwyrm)

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sōt

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

sōt, n.n: soot. (SOAT / ˈsoːt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on on avoiding toxic relationships. Read it on Patreon.

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getæl-cræft

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

getæl-cræft, m.n: arithmetic (literally ‘number-craft’ or ‘computation-craft’). (yeh-TAL-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌkræft)

Medieval manuscript page with a series of shapes (triangles, squares, pentagons and hexagons) with Roman numerals marked on different parts of the shapes; below is writing in Latin.
Boethius’ De institutione arithmetica; France, mid 9th-early 10th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 10251, f. 41r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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þingung

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

þingung, f.n: intercession, intervention, mediation. (THING-gung / ˈθɪŋ-gʌŋ)

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ān-wīg

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-wīg, n.n: single combat, duel. (AHN-wee / ˈaːn-wiːj)

Medieval manuscript image of two foxes dressed as knights fighting on horseback; the sword of the one on the left pierces the chest of the one on the right.
Roman de Renart; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 1581, f. 6v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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heofon-fȳr

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-fȳr, n.n: lightning. (HEH-ov-on-FUER / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfyːr)

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