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tusc

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

tusc, m.n: canine or molar tooth; tusk. (TUSK / ˈtʌsk)

Medieval manuscript image of a fairly realistic grey elephant in profile with a white tusk; to the left is the beginning of a sketch of a trunk in a different position.
Henry III’s elephant in the Liber Additamentorum; England (St Albans), 1250s; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D I, f. 169v. [bl.uk]
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up-feax

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

up-feax, adj: having hair at the top, bald in front. (UP-FEH-ahks / ˈʌp-ˌfɛaks)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: a triumphant return. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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ēar-finger

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

ēar-finger, m.n: little finger (‘ear-finger’). (AY-ar-FING-ger / ˈeːar-ˌfɪŋ-gɛr)

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smearcian

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

smearcian, wk.v: to smirk, smile. (SMEH-ark-i-ahn / ˈsmɛar-kɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a line of three hoofed creatures, each of which has two heads; the heads have toothy grins and wear gold crowns; the creature at the front of the line also has feathery wings.
Apocalypse; England, 13th century; British Library, Add MS 18633, f. 16r. [bl.uk]
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feorh-hūs

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

feorh-hūs, n.n: ‘life-house’, a kenning for the body. (FEH-or’h-HOOS / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌhuːs)

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hāl-bǣre

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

hāl-bǣre, adj: wholesome, salutary. (HALL-BAER-uh / ˈhaːl-ˌbæː-rə)

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lācniendlic

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

lācniendlic, adj: medical, surgical. (LAHK-ni-end-litch / ˈlaːk-nɪ-ɛnd-lɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a doctor cutting into the stomach of a patient who lies awake and naked on a gurney; an assistant holds the patient’s left leg still.
Roger of Salerno’s ‘Surgery’; England, early 13th century; Trinity College Cambridge, MS O.1.20, f. 254r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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ears-endu

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

ears-endu, m.n: buttocks. (AY-arz-EN-duh / ˈɛarz-ˌɛn-dʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a rather surprised looking lion with its tail in the air that has a large magpie pecking at its rear end.
Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda Aurea; France, 14th century; Angers, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 808, f. 88v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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clæppetung

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

clæppetung, f.n: the pulse. (KLAP-peh-tung / ˈklæp-pe-tʌŋ)

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gēotend-ǣder

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

gēotend-ǣder, f.n: vein, artery. (YAY-oh-tend-ADD-er / ˈjeːɔ-tɛnd-ˌæː-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript page with a diagram of a man with various red lines drawn from different parts of his body (head to toe) to explanatory text in Latin.
Illustration of a vein man in a compendium of learned medical texts, late 13th century; Wellcome Collection, MS.536, f. 2r. [wellcomecollection.org]
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