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wōdheortness

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōdheortness, f.n: insanity, madness. (WOAD-HEH-ort-ness / ˈwoːd-ˌhɛɔrt-nɛs)

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middel-fōt

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

middel-fōt, m.n: instep, middle of the foot. (MID-dell-FOAT / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌfoːt)

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be-gīnan

Posted on November 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-gīnan, str.v: to open the mouth wide, gape. (beh-YEE-nahn / bɛ-ˈjiː-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of a gaping hell mouth into which a naked people are being thrown by a grinning, hairy demon.
Apocalypse de S. Jean; Belgium, c. 1313; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 13096, f. 86r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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hold

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hold, n.n: a carcass, body. (HOLD / ˈhɔld)

Medieval manuscript image of a hyena biting into a man’s corpse lying in an open coffin.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 12v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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hrǣcettan

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

hrǣcettan, wk.v: to belch, retch. (H’RATCH-et-tahn / ˈhræː-tʃɛt-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a wolf vomiting.
Bestiary; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 4v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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wæter-sēocness

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-sēocness, f.n: ‘water-sickness’, oedema. (WAT-er-SAY-ock-ness / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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finger

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

finger, m.n: finger. (FING-ger / ˈfɪŋ-gər)

Medieval manuscript image of a a pointing hand coming out of a sleeve, at the other end of which are the hind legs of a dog with a long and peculiarly decorated curving tail.
The Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 193r. [bl.uk]
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ǣ-blǣce

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

ǣ-blǣce, adj: (of the face or body) pale, wan. (AE-BLATCH-uh / ˈæː-ˌblæː-tʃə)

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beðing

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

beðing, f.n: a poultice, an assuaging or nourishing medicine. (BEH-thing / ˈbɛ-θɪŋ)

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hreþer

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

hreþer, m.n: breast, heart, mind. (HREH-ther / ˈhrɛ-θɛr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on words for the heart. Read it on Patreon.

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