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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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arewe

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

arewe, f.n: an arrow. (AH-reh-wuh / ˈa-ɹɛ-wə)

Smithfield Decretals. S France (Toulouse?), late 13th-early 14th century. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 49v. [bl.uk]
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wīr-trēow

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

wīr-trēow, n.n: a myrtle tree. (WEER-TRAY-oh / ˈwiːɹ-ˌtɹeːɔ)

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in-gang

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

in-gang, m.n: entrance, entry. (IN-GAHNG / ˈɪn-ˌgaŋ)

Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung’s Roman de la Rose. France (Paris), c. 1400. British Library, Egerton 1069, f. 1r. [bl.uk]

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scrynce

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

scrynce, adj: withered. (SHRUN-chuh / ˈʃɹɝn-tʃə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is seven causes and more than a little blood. Read it on Patreon.

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bryne-lēoma

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

bryne-lēoma, m.n: beam of fire, burning flame, gleam of fire. (BRUH-nuh-LAY-om-ah / ˈbɹɝ-nə-ˌleːɔ-ma)

The Cloisters Apocalypse. France (Normandy), c. 1330. Metropolitan Museum of Art, MS 68.174, f. 13r. [metmuseum.org]
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eormen

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

eormen, adj: (of the expanse of the earth) spacious, broad. (EH-or-men / ˈɛɔɹ-mɛn)

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tīd-fara

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

tīd-fara, m.n: a traveller the time of whose journey is come (?), or one who journeys for a (short) time (?). (TEED-FA-ra / ˈtiːd-ˌfa-ɹa)

Richard de Fournival’s Bestiaire d’amour. France (Paris), 13th-14th centuries. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 30r. [bestiary.ca]

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ǣr-beþōht

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

ǣr-beþōht, adj: premeditated. (AER-beh-THOH’HT / ˈæːɹ-bɛ-ˌθoːht)

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fant-wæter

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

fant-wæter, n.n: baptismal water. (FONT-WAE-ter / ˈfant-ˌwæ-tɛɹ)

St Bartholomew baptizing a king, queen & princess. Bologna, Italy, or Hungary, 1325-1335. The Morgan Library & Museum, M.360.21. [ica.themorgan.org]
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in-tinga

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

in-tinga, m.n: a cause, sake, plea, case, occasion, matter, affair, business. (IN-TING-ga / ˈɪn-ˌtɪŋ-ga)

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