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feax

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

feax, n.n: hair. (FEH-ahks / ˈfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a man’s head sporting Marilyn Monroe-esque blond pin curls and a shining gold halo.
St John the Evangelist; Germany, c. 1340-50; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 108, verso. [blogs.getty.edu]
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and-weardnes

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

and-weardnes, f.n: presence, presentness, present time. (OND-WEH-ard-ness / ˈand-ˌwɛard-nɛs)

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a-sūrian

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

a-sūrian, wk.v: to be or become sour, tart, bitter. (ah-ZOO-ri-ahn / a-ˈzuː-rɪ-an)

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tǣnel

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

tǣnel, m/f.n: wicker basket. (TAN-ul / ˈtæː-nəl)

Medieval manuscript image of what appears to be a wicker basket holding three Teletubbies.
Le Livre des hystoires du Mirouer du monde; France (Paris), 15th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 328, f. 27r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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frēond-rǣden

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

frēond-rǣden, f.n: friend-condition, friendship. (FRAY-ond-RADD-en / ˈfreːɔnd-ˌræː-dɛn)

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dūru

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

dūru, m/f/n.n: door. (DOO-ruh / ˈduː-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a person standing between some columns beside an unusually short door (not quite reaching their shoulders) with decorative hinges and a knocker or handle in the centre.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 27v. [bl.uk]
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corn-hwæcca

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

corn-hwæcca, m.n: a bin for grain. (KORN-HWACK-ka / ˈkɔrn-ˌhwæk-ka)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Holy Month. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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frocga

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

frocga, m.n: frog. (FRAW-ja / ˈfrɔ-dʒa)

Medieval manuscript image of three frogs swimming in the water, a fourth halfway swallowed by a large fish, with a sea serpent swimming by.
Bestiary; England, c. 1225-1250; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 54v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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hwisprian

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

hwisprian, wk.v: to mutter, murmur, whisper. (H’WISS-pri-ahn / ˈhwɪs-prɪ-an)

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lēoht-mōd

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēoht-mōd, adj: of cheerful disposition, light-hearted. (LAY-o’ht-MOAD / ˈleːɔxt-ˌmoːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a smiling human head popping out of a snail shell.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 8r. [bl.uk]
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