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fisc-hūs

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

fisc-hūs, n.n: ‘fish-house’, place or building for storing and perhaps selling fish. (FISH-HOOS / ˈfɪʃ-ˌhuːs)

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hand

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

hand, f.n: hand. (HAWND / ˈhand)

Medieval manuscript with a hand in the margin pointing a finger at the writing; the hand has a wyvern-like body, with clawed feet and a tail.
Philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Royal 12 E XXV, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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glæd-mōd

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

glæd-mōd, adj: glad-minded, cheerful, of good cheer, joyous, pleasant, kind, courteous. (GLAD-MOAD / ˈglæd-ˌmoːd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about cheerful people. Read it on Patreon.

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sǣ-brōga

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

sǣ-brōga, m.n: sea-terror. (SAE-BROH-ga / ˈsæː-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man holding a flag and looking behind him at the sea, which is filled with a variety of monsters.
Petrus de Ebulo, De balneis puteolanis; Italy (Naples), 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 8161, f. 6r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hām-steall

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-steall, m.n: dwelling, homestead, home. (HAHM-STEH-all / ˈhaːm-ˌstɛal)

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gēagl

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

gēagl, m.n: jaw, jowl, cheek. (YAY-ah-yull / ˈjeːa-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a three-headed hell-mouth devouring creatures in its three sets of toothy jaws, engulfed in flames of hell fire.
Apocalypse; France, 14th century; British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 43r. [bl.uk]
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swōlig

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

swōlig, adj: sultry. (SWOH-lih / ˈswoː-lɪj)

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mann-dryhten

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-dryhten, m.n: a lord of men, liege lord. (MAHN-DRUE-h’ten / ˈman-ˌdryx-tɛn)

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wæl-regn

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæl-regn, m.n: deadly rain, slaughter-rain (the rain that caused the Flood). (WAEL-RAIN / ˈwæl-ˌrɛjn)

Medieval manuscript image of floodwaters filled with corpses of people and animals, with rain gushing down in five torrents from the clouds above.
Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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þweor-līc

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

þweor-līc, adj: reversed, contrary, opposite; perverse, evil, depraved. (THWEH-or-leech / ˈθwɛɔr-liːtʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on sorry and sorrow. Read it on Patreon.

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