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hrēþ

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

hrēþ, m.n: glory, victory. (HRAITH / ˈhreːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 8th instalment of Judith (The Victory). Listen to and read it on Patreon.

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eaxl-gestealla

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

eaxl-gestealla, m.n: ‘shoulder-companion’, fellow warrior. (EH-ahk-sul-yeh-STEH-ah-la / ˈɛak-səl-jɛ-ˌstɛa-la)

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here-gang

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

here-gang, m.n: an attack by an army. (HEH-ruh-GAHNG / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌgaŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 6th instalment of Judith (The Battle). Listen to and read it on Patreon.

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fēond-sceaþa

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond-sceaþa, m.n: enemy, hostile ravager. (FAY-ond-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey with a long spear fighting a snail with a large curved sword.
Pontifical de Guillaume Durand. France (Avignon), c. 1357. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 179v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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wyndle

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyndle, f.n: a wound. (WUND-luh / ˈwɝnd-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of an armoured man pierced by three arrows: one through his shield at chest level, one through his shoulder, one through his thigh.
Untitled text by Peter Lombard. France (Paris), 1175-1200. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 14267, f. 89r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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wīg-bora

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-bora, m.n: a belligerent, literally ‘battle-bearer’. (WEE-BO-ra / ˈwiːj-ˌbɔ-ɹa)

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beadu-hrægl

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

beadu-hrægl, n.n: coat of mail, literally ‘battle-garment’. (BEH-ah-duh-H’RAEL / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌhɹæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a king and five of his men dressed in coats of mail, one leading a horse.
Henry of Huntingdon’s Historia Anglorum. England, late 12th-early 13th century. British Library, Arundel 48, f. 168v. [bl.uk]
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stearc-heard

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

stearc-heard, adj: violent, unrestrained. (STEH-ark-HEH-ard / ˈstɛaɹk-ˌhɛaɹd)

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Medieval manuscript image of a snail-human hybrid with a bow and arrow approaching a rabbit who rides a lion and brandishes a sword.
Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar. France (Metz), c. 1302-1305. Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 107, f. 89r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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hand-gang

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

hand-gang, m.n: laying on of hands; submission, surrender. (HAND-GANG / ˈhand-ˌgaŋ)

Medieval manuscript image a man binding the hands of another man with rope while a group of men looks on. In the margin is an inscription in Persian.
Samson’s surrender in Old Testament with Latin, Persian & Judeo-Persian inscriptions. France (Paris), c. 1244-1254. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]
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æsc-wīga

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

æsc-wīga, m.n: spear-warrior. (ASH-WEE-ga / ˈæʃ-ˌwiː-ga)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the virtues of jet. Read it on Patreon.

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