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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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morgen-wlǣtung

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

morgen-wlǣtung, f.n: nausea in the morning. (MOR-gen-WLAT-ung / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌwlæː-tʌŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on morning sickness. Read it on Patreon.

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gamol-feax

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

gamol-feax, adj: with hoary locks, grey-haired. (GAH-moll-FEH-ahks / ˈga-mɔl-ˌfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript illustration of nine men all looking off to the right, a row of seven in the back and two bowing down in front; six of the men have white or grey hair and beards, while the other three have brown hair.
Hunterian Psalter; England, c. 1170; Glasgow University Library, MS Hunter 229 (U.3.2), f. 19v. [gla.ac.uk]
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angsumnes

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

angsumnes, f.n: (physical) distress, torment, suffering, affliction; (mental/emotional) distress; anguish, anxiety. (AHNG-sum-ness / ˈaŋ-sʌm-nɛs)

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ēage

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

ēage, n.n: eye. (AY-ah-yuh / ˈeːa-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a diagram of a face in profile, with a large eye in the centre, around which are rings with different labels in Latin; further layers are labelled around the back of the skull.
Medical miscellany, including the ‘book of Macharias on the eye called Salaracer or secret of secrets’; England, late 14th or early 15th century; British Library, Sloane 981, f. 68r. [bl.uk]
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hyge

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

hyge, m.n: heart, mind, soul. (HUE-yuh / ˈhy-jə)

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dēaþ-gedāl

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-gedāl, n.n: a deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death. (DAY-ath-yeh-DAHL / ˈdeːaθ-jɛ-ˌdaːl)

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fēond-sēocnes

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

fēond-sēocnes, f.n: ‘fiend-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (FAY-ond-SAY-ock-ness / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St John & broken gemstones. Read it on Patreon.

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ælf-ādl

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

ælf-ādl, f.n: elf disease (unknown illness, perhaps a skin disease). (ALF-AH-dull / ˈælf-ˌaː-dəl)

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