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wægn-wyrhta

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

wægn-wyrhta, m.n: wainwright, someone who makes wagons or carts. (WAYN-WUER-h’ta / ˈwæjn-ˌwyrx-ta)

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belg

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

belg, m.n: bag, pouch, sack; bellows. (BELG / ˈbɛlg)

Medieval manuscript image of a blacksmith hammering on an anvil; behind them a bellows is suspended over an open fire.
Marie de France’s Fables; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 24428, f. 98r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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stān-wyrhta

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

stān-wyrhta, m.n: stonemason. (STAHN-WUER-h’ta / ˈstaːn-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of five people working on the top of a tower, standing on scaffolding and holding various tools; blocks of stone are being laid out at the top.
Egerton Genesis Picture Book; England, c. 1350-1375; British Library, Egerton MS 1894, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap.
Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]
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getæl-cræft

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

getæl-cræft, m.n: arithmetic (literally ‘number-craft’ or ‘computation-craft’). (yeh-TAL-KRAFT / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌkræft)

Medieval manuscript page with a series of shapes (triangles, squares, pentagons and hexagons) with Roman numerals marked on different parts of the shapes; below is writing in Latin.
Boethius’ De institutione arithmetica; France, mid 9th-early 10th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 10251, f. 41r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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scop

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

scop, m.n: poet. (SHOP / ˈʃɔp)

Medieval manuscript image of a hare standing on its hind legs and playing a golden harp with its forefeet.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 92v. [bl.uk]
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bōc-cræftig

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-cræftig, adj: book-crafty, learned, scholarly. (BOAK-KRAFF-tih / ˈboːk-ˌkræf-tɪj)

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leðer-wyrhta

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

leðer-wyrhta, m.n: tanner, currier, someone who works in leather. (LEH-ther-WUER-h’ta / ˈlɛ-θɛr-ˌwyrx-ta)

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sēamestre

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

sēamestre, f.n: one who sews, tailor; (specifically) woman who sews, seamstress. (SAY-ahm-es-truh / ˈseːam-ɛs-trə)

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lēoþ-wrenc

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wrenc, m.n: definition uncertain, perhaps ‘poetic device’; ‘trick in a poem’ or ‘doubtful/spurious passage in a poem’ have also been suggested. (LAY-oth-WRENCH / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwrɛntʃ)

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