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hand

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

hand, f.n: hand. (HAWND / ˈhand)

Medieval manuscript with a hand in the margin pointing a finger at the writing; the hand has a wyvern-like body, with clawed feet and a tail.
Philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Royal 12 E XXV, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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gēagl

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

gēagl, m.n: jaw, jowl, cheek. (YAY-ah-yull / ˈjeːa-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a three-headed hell-mouth devouring creatures in its three sets of toothy jaws, engulfed in flames of hell fire.
Apocalypse; France, 14th century; British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 43r. [bl.uk]
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belced-swēora

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

belced-swēora, adj: swollen-necked, having a neck which is puffed up with pride. (BELL-ched-SWAY-or-ah / ˈbɛl-tʃɛd-ˌsweːɔ-ra)

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blōd

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōd, n.n: blood. (BLOAD / ˈbloːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a pelican pecking her breast so that blood pours out; two of her young feed on the droplets.
Franco-Flemish bestiary; France (formerly Flanders),1278-1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 4, f. 75. [getty.edu]
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strang-hende

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

strang-hende, adj: strong of hand. (STRONG-HEN-duh / ˈstraŋ-ˌhɛn-də)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on elf diseases. Read it on Patreon.

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ælf-sogeþa

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

ælf-sogeþa, m.n: elf ailment (unknown illness, perhaps anaemia). (ALF-SO-yeh-tha / ˈælf-ˌsɔ-jɛ-θa)

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mōnaþ-gecynd

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-gecynd, f.n: menstruation, period. (MO-nath-yeh-KUEND / ˈmoː-naθ-jɛ-ˌkynd)

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lencten-ādl

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

lencten-ādl, f.n: ‘spring-disease’, fever. (LENK-ten-AH-dull / ˈlɛnk-tɛn-ˌaː-dəl)

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mōd

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōd, n.n: mind, heart, spirit. (MOAD / ˈmoːd)

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lǣdnes

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

lǣdnes, f.n: bringing forth, birth (of a child). (LADD-ness / ˈlæːd-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman lying in a bed screened by a curtain, with a swaddled infant held by a midwife.
A depiction of childbirth that has been smudged by kissing in the Passion of Margaret; N Italy (Padua?), 14th century; British Library, Egerton 877, f. 12r. [bl.uk]
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