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sǣ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

sǣ-draca, m.n: sea-dragon. (SAE-DRAH-ka / ˈsæː-ˌdra-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a sea dragon swimming in the water, a creature with long ears, snout, long tail, and webbed feet.
Liber de natura rerum; France (Abbaye de Saint-Amand), 13th century; Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320, f. 114r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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eorþ-grāp

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

eorþ-grāp, f.n: earth’s grip, grasp of the earth. (EH-orth-GRAWP / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌgraːp)

Medieval manuscript image of God creating the earth, with a compass and scales in one hand and two rods extending from his mouth; the earth is depicted as two concentric circles with waves and a haloed bird.
Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 7v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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lēoht-fæt

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēoht-fæt, n.n: lamp, light, lantern. (LAY-o’ht-FAT / ˈleːɔxt-ˌfæt)

Medieval manuscript image of monks signalling to each other with torches across a body of water.
Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), late 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 74v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ealling

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ealling, adv: always. (EH-all-ling / ˈɛal-lɪŋ)

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wuldor-cyning

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

wuldor-cyning, m.n: glory-king, God. (WUL-dor-KUE-ning / ˈwʌl-dɔr-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a curly-haired, haloed God creating the world which he cradles in one arm.
Sainte-Chapelle Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 11r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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æferþe

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

æferþe, f.n: unidentified medicinal herb. (AE-ver-thuh / ˈæ-vɛr-θə)

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fixen

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

fixen, f.n: vixen (female fox). (FICK-sen / ˈfɪk-sɛn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on mark-dwellings. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a fox playing dead to lure birds close enough to catch; young foxes wait for a meal in the holes below.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 16r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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fox

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

fox, m.n: fox. (FAWKS / ˈfɔks)

In the margin of a medieval manuscript a fox tries to reach a bird perched in a tree.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 116r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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mearc-hof

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearc-hof, n.n: ‘mark-dwelling’, dwelling in the borderlands. (MEH-ark-HOFF / ˈmɛark-ˌhɔf)

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wōhhian

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōhhian, wk.v: to go astray mentally, rave, wander. (WO’H-he-ahn / ˈwoːx-hɪ-an)

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