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Author Archives: Hana Videen

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bæcestre

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

bæcestre, f.n: a baker; (specifically) female baker. (BACK-es-truh / ˈbæ-kɛs-trə)

Detail of bread baking in a psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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mǣgwlitian

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

mǣgwlitian, wk.v: to form, shape. (MAEY-WLI-tee-ahn)

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sund-hengest

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

sund-hengest, m.n: ‘sea-horse’, i.e. a ship. (SUND-HENG-gest / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

Louis IX sailing on his second crusade in Les Grandes chroniques de France. France (Paris), 1332-1350. London, British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 437v. [bl.uk]
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cū-horn

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cū-horn, m.n: a cow’s horn. (KOO-HORN / ˈkuː-ˌhɔrn)

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brēost-sefa

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

brēost-sefa, m.n: heart, mind, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-SEV-ah)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Romance of Alexander in French verse, with illuminations by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise & his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 59r. [image.ox.ac.uk]
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ciric-þēnung

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

ciric-þēnung, f.n: church-duty or service. (CHI-rich-THAY-nung)

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

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bryne-tēar

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

bryne-tēar, m.n: a burning tear. (BRUN-eh-TAY-ar)

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mere-dēaþ

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

mere-dēaþ, m.n: death in the sea, death by drowning. (MEH-reh-DAY-ath)

Shipwreck of Hugo de Boues in Matthew Paris’s Chronica maiora II. England (St Albans), 13th century. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 16 II, f. 46v. [parker.stanford.edu]

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dōn

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

dōn, v: to do, make, cause. (DOAN)

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weg

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

weg, m.n: a way. (WAY)

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