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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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bān-cofa

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

bān-cofa, m.n: bone-chamber, a kenning for the body. (BAHN-KOV-ah / ˈbaːn-ˌkɔ-va)

A man's body appears on a manuscript page. His bones are drawn on top of body. The man has a bemused expression. He is cross-eyed with a disproportionately large mouth.
Treatise on the human body. England, c.1292. Bodleian Library, MS Ashmole 399, f. 20r. [iiif.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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þūma

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

þūma, m.n: the thumb. (THOO-mah / ˈθuː-ma)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is all thumbs. Read it on Patreon.

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cēlan

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

cēlan, v: to make cool, slake thirst. (CHAY-lahn / ˈtʃeː-lan)

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gōma

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

gōma, m.n: mouth, jaws; jaws of hell, death. (ˈgō-mä)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the gums of hell. Read it on Patreon.

Apocalypse. NW France (Normandy), c. 1320-1330. British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 43r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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land-ādl

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

land-ādl, f.n: nostalgia (lit. ‘land-illness’). (LAHND-AH-dull)

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ælf-þone

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

ælf-þone, f.n: a plant, probably woody nightshade, bittersweet; used to treat ailments thought to have been caused by supernatural agency, especially skin disease and mental illness. (ALF-THON-eh)

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þwēan

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

þwēan, str.v: to wash; to anoint. (THWAY-on)

Abrégé des histoires divines. France (Amiens?), 1300-1310. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.751, f. 48r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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