ofer-lufu, f.n: excessive love. (OV-er-LUH-vuh / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌlʌ-vʌ)
This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on love. Read it on Patreon.
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mann-lufu
mann-lufu, f.n: love of men. [MAHN-luv-oo]
The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library,
wīf-lufu
wīf-lufu, f.n: love for a woman. [WEEV-luv-oo]
Epître d’Othea by Christine de Pisan. France, c. 1460. Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 49, fol. 20v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
þerscold
þerscold, m.n: a threshold. [THER-shold]
oroþ
oroþ, n.n: breath, breathing. (OR-oth / ˈɔ-rɔθ)
æppel-tūn
æppel-tūn, m.n: orchard. (AP-pell-TOON / ˈæp-pɛl-ˌtuːn)
wine-mǣg
wine-mǣg, m.n: a loving kinsman. [WIN-eh-MÆγ]
frowe
frowe, f.n: a lady. [FRO-weh]
Several of you asked if sele and “cellar” were related, so I made it the subject of this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Read it on Patreon.
gum-þegn
gum-þegn, m.n: a man. [GUM-THAYN]
symbel-wynn
symbel-wynn, f.n: ‘feast-joy’, pleasure or delight in feasting. (SUEM-bell-WUEN / ˈsym-bɛl-ˌwyn)
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