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wicce-dōm

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicce-dōm, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery, magic. (WITCH-eh-DOAM / ˈwɪ-t͡ʃɛ-ˌdoːm)

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gagātes

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

gagātes, n: jet. (GA-GAH-tehs / ˈga-ˌgaː-tɛs)

Pawn made of black jet, decorated with a dot and circle motif.
Chess piece (pawn) made of jet. Western Islamic lands, 9th-11th century. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, item 1974.98.2 (gallery 457). [metmuseum.org]
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wicg-cræft

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg-cræft, m.n: steed-craft, skill in connection with horses. (WIDG-KRAFT / ˈwɪd͡ʒ-ˌkɹæft)

Medieval manuscript illustration of an army of armoured men on horses with swords and spears, riding into battle.
Crusader Bible. France (Paris), 1240s. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 24r. [themorgan.org]
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smēa-wyrhta

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

smēa-wyrhta, m.n: a skilled workman, an artisan. (SMAY-ah-WUR’H-ta / ˈsmeːa-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

St Mark on a leaf from Gospel Book or New Testament. Turkey (Constantinople), c. 1325-1345. J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 70, verso. [getty.edu]

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wynde-cræft

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

wynde-cræft, m.n: art of weaving. (WUN-deh-KRAFT)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Doomsday spiders. Read it on Patreon.

Boccaccio’s De claris mulieribus. France, 1403. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 598, f. 13r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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rima

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

rima, m.n: a rim, border, bank, coast. (RIM-ah)

Beautiful border in a Book of Hours. France (Paris), 1406-1407. British Library, Additional 29433, f. 192v. [bl.uk]
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snēr

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

snēr, f.n: the string of a musical instrument. (SNAIR)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 13r. [bl.uk]

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mynet-slege

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

mynet-slege, m.n: striking of coin, minting, coining. (MUH-net-SLEH-yeh)

Silver-gilt penny of Cuthred of Kent, probably minted in Canterbury between 798 and 807. Portable Antiquities Scheme via Wikimedia Commons. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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sēamere

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sēamere, m.n: tailor. (SAY-ah-MEH-reh)

Book of Hours. England (London), c. 1320-1330. British Library, Harley 6563, f. 65r. [twitter.com/BLMedieval]

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gylda

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

gylda, m.n: member of a guild; associate. (YULL-dah)

Yves de Saint-Denis, 14th century. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 2092, f. 75v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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