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hwurful

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

hwurful, adj: changeable, fickle. (H’WUR-vull)

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feor-būend

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

feor-būend, m.n: one dwelling far off. (FEH-or-BOO-end)

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

Hereford mappa mundi. England, c. 1300. Hereford Cathedral Library. [wikipedia.org]

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mær-weorc

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

mær-weorc, n.n: a great, splendid work. (MAR-WEH-ork)

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fēondulf

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

fēondulf, m.n: a fiend, enemy, rascal, scoundrel. (FAY-ond-ulf / ˈfeːɔn-dʌlf)

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wēngeard-wealh

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wēngeard-wealh, m.n: a labourer in a vineyard. (WAIN-yeh-ard-WEH-alh)

Psalter. England (Canterbury), 1155-1160. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.521r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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ūt-gang

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

ūt-gang, m.n: a going out, exit, egress; a coming out from a position within a body; in reference to time, the going out of a period, the conclusion, end; a place by which anything comes out, an exit; what comes out of a body, an evacuation. (OOT-gahng)

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tādige

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

tādige, f.n: a toad. (TAH-di-yeh)

Pamplona Bible. Navarre, 1197. Amiens, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 108, f. 42v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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fen-fearn

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

fen-fearn, n.n: the fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal. (FEN-FEH-arn)

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gēomor-mōd

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēomor-mōd, adj: sad of mind, sorrowful, sad-hearted. (YAY-oh-mor-MOAD)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on bird emotions and gender nonconformity. Read it on Patreon.

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weorpan

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

weorpan, str.v: to cast, throw, fling. (WEH-or-pahn)

Today’s word is from goldgifa Michelle L. Find out more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Maciejowski Bible. France (Paris), 1244-54. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 46. [manuscriptminiatures.com]

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