rīpan

rīpan, str.v: to reap, cut corn; (metaphorically) to derive advantage. (REE-pahn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on hawks, hoards and hall-joy. Read it on Patreon.

0919 ripan

Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine. France, c. 1185. Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 76 F 13, f. 8v. [kb.nl]

milisc

milisc, adj: honeyed, sweet, mellow, (of drink) mulled. (MILL-ish)

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