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regn-wæter

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

regn-wæter, n.n: rainwater. (RAIN-WAT-er / ˈɹɛjn-ˌwæ-tɛɹ)

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ge-cȳðan

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-cȳðan, wk.v: to make known, tell, relate, proclaim, announce, inform. (yeh-CUTH-ahn / jɛ-ˈkɝː-θan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on commands, tithes, and tenths. Read it on Patreon.

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wicg

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg, n.n: (poetical) a steed. (WIDG / ˈwɪdʒ)

Northumberland Bestiary. England, 1250-1260. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 25r. [blogs.getty.edu]

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riht-dōnde

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

riht-dōnde, n: right-doing. (RIH-h’t-DOAN-duh / ˈɹɪht-ˌdoːn-də)

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ēaster-ge-wuna

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

ēaster-ge-wuna, m.n: Easter custom, rite, or ritual. (AY-ah-stair-yeh-WUN-ah)

Feasting in the month of April. England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 4v. [bl.uk]

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be-bod

Posted on April 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-bod, n.n: a command, mandate, decree, order. (beh-BOD)

God commands Noah in Bible historiale. France (Paris), c. 1325. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.322 I, f. 19v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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nerian

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

nerian, wk.v: to save. (NAIR-i-yahn)

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for-swigan

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

for-swigan, wk.v: to pass over in silence, keep quiet about (something); (without expressed object) to be silent. (for-SWI-gahn / fɔɹ-ˈswɪ-gan)

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gelm

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

gelm, m.n: a handful. (YELM)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on yelms, centaury, and ocular mistiness. Read it on Patreon.

St Augustine of Hippo and St Monica in a Book of Hours. Belgium (Tournai?), c. 1440. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.357, f. 194r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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gār-cēne

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

gār-cēne, adj: spear-bold, bold in arms (lit. ‘spear-keen’). (GAR-KAY-neh)

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