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hēafod-swīma

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

hēafod-swīma, m.n: dizziness, intoxication (head-swimming). (HAY-ah-vod-SWEE-ma / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌswiː-ma)

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tægl-hǣr

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

tægl-hǣr, n.n: a hair of an animal’s tail. (TAE-yull-HAER / ˈtæ-jəl-ˌhæːr)

Medieval manuscript image cropped to show a horse’s tail, rear, and two hind legs.
Ashmole Bestiary. England (Peterborough or Lincoln?), 1201-1225. Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 32v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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līg-locc

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

līg-locc, adj: having flaming locks. (LEE-LOCK / ˈliːj-ˌlɔk)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dark days and dark words. Read it on Patreon.

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hring-finger

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

hring-finger, m.n: ring finger. (H’RING-FING-ger / ˈhrɪŋ-ˌfiŋ-gər)

Gold ring, with runes inscribed around the outside.
Gold finger-ring, engraved with runes. England (Cumbria), 8th-10th century. British Museum OA.10262. [britishmuseum.org]
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middel-finger

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

middel-finger, m.n: middle finger. (MID-dell-FING-ger / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌfiŋ-gər)

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gryrran

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

gryrran, v: to gnash, chatter (of teeth). (GRUR-rahn / ˈgɹɝɹ-ɹan)

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hǣrihte

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣrihte, adj: hairy. (HA-ri-h’teh / ˈhæː-ɹih-tɛ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman clothed in her own hair, which drapes over her arms and even covers her feet. She hands some fruit to a monkey who sits in a tree.
Mary of Egypt in the Smithfield Decretals. S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c. 1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 275r. [bl.uk]
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lācnian

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

lācnian, wk.v: to heal, cure; to treat, tend to. (LAHK-ni-ahn / ˈlaːk-nɪ-an)

Three panels in a medieval manuscript image show doctors operating on patients' skulls.
An operation to repair a compound fracture of the skull. N France (Amiens), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Sloane MS 1977, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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fǣr-stice

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

fǣr-stice, m.n: sudden stitch or sharp pain. (FAER-STI-cheh / ˈfæːɹ-ˌstɪ-t͡ʃɛ)

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fēðe-mund

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

fēðe-mund, f.n: a ‘foot-hand’, the fore-feet of a four-legged animal. (FAY-theh-MUND / ˈfeː-θɛ-ˌmʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a walking stick, and carrying a basket of puppies on its back.
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. France, c. 1294. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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