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gealla

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

gealla, m.n: gall, bile, or any bitter substance; bitterness. (YEH-al-la / ˈjɛal-la)

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dūn

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

dūn, f.n: mountain, hill. (DOON / ˈduːn)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed and tonsured monk with left wrist grasped by right hand of a nimbed angel, whose left hand is extended toward a mountain on which are two crenellated and towered buildings.
Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 120v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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lāc

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

lāc, n/m/f.n: battle, struggle; a gift, present, grace, favour; a message (offering of words); medicine. (LAHK / ˈlaːk)

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þyld

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

þyld, f/n.n: patience. (THUELD / ˈθyld)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on hair crimes. Read it on Patreon.

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brim-gyst

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

brim-gyst, m.n: sailor (‘sea-guest’). (BRIM-YUEST / ˈbrɪm-ˌjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of a sailor who seems unaware that his sailboat is being slowed down by a large fish in the water below.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koniniklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 114v. [galerij.kb.nl]
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feoh-spillung

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

feoh-spillung, f.n: wasting of money. (FEH-oh-SPILL-lung / ˈfɛɔx-ˌspɪl-lʌŋ)

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smiðian

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Hana Videen

smiðian, wk.v: to make out of metal or wood, to fashion, forge. (SMIH-thi-ahn / ˈsmɪ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench at her forge, raising a mallet with her right hand and grasping a small, partially formed human on an anvil.
Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), c. 1340; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.503, f. 106r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ge-ortrūwian

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-ortrūwian, wk.v: to distrust, despair. (yeh-OR-troo-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈɔr-truː-wɪ-an)

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beard

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

beard, m.n: beard. (BEH-ard / ˈbɛard)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man holding the grey beard of an older man in his left hand and chopping it off with a knife in his right hand; the older man looks rather perturbed.
Grandes Chroniques de France; France (Paris), 1332-1350; British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 93v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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beorht

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

beorht, adj: bright, clear, lucid. (BEH-orh’t / ˈbɛɔrxt)

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