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be-galan

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-galan, str.v: to enchant. (beh-GAH-lahn / bɛ-ˈga-lan)

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wundor-bebod

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wundor-bebod, n.n: a strange or mysterious command or advice; a monstrous command. (WUN-dor-beh-BOD / ˈwʌn-dɔɹ-bɛ-ˌbɔd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the mysterious ‘land-sickness’. Read it on Patreon.

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sinc-gifu

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

sinc-gifu, f.n: a gift of treasure, costly gift. (SINCH-YIH-vuh / ˈsɪntʃ-ˌjɪ-vʌ)

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scol-mann

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

scol-mann, m.n: one who attends a school, a scholar; one who belongs to a band, a follower, client. (SHOL-mahn / ˈʃɔl-ˌman)

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mōdor-lufu

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

mōdor-lufu, f.n: love for a mother. (MO-dor-LUV-uh / ˈmoː-dɔɹ-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

Queen Mary Psalter. England, 1310-1320. British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 314v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ge-lenge

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-lenge, adj: belonging, related. (yeh-LENG-uh / jɛ-ˈlɛŋ-ə)

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stalian

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

stalian, wk.v: to steal; to proceed stealthily, steal upon a person. (STAH-li-yahn / ˈsta-lɪ-an)

Bestiary. Northern France, 13th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 6838B, f. 18r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]

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land-ādl

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

land-ādl, f.n: nostalgia (lit. ‘land-illness’). (LAHND-AH-dull / ˈland-ˌaː-dəl)

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wynde-cræft

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

wynde-cræft, m.n: art of weaving. (WUN-deh-KRAFT)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Doomsday spiders. Read it on Patreon.

Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus. France, 1403. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 598, f. 13r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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gīm-ness

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

gīm-ness, f.n: care that repairs or restores; care for a person’s needs; concern or anxiety. (YEEM-ness)

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