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bōc

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

bōc, f.n: book. (BOAK / ˈboːk)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman at a desk writing in a book, with a small dog at her feet.
Christine de Pizan, from the Book of the Queen. France (Paris), c. 1410-c. 1414. British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 4r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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word-sāwere

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

word-sāwere, m.n: word-sower, sower of words. (WORD-SAH-weh-ruh / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsaː-wɛ-ɹə)

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gnornian

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnornian, wk.v: to feel grief, regret; to feel or express discontent, murmur. (G’NOR-ni-yahn / ˈgnɔɹ-nɪ-an)

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sār-cwide

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

sār-cwide, m.n: a speech that is intended to give pain, injurious or affronting speech, reproach, bitter words; a speech in which grief is expressed, a lament. (SAHR-KWIH-deh / ˈsaːɹ-ˌkwɪ-dɛ)

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andgit-fullīc

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

andgit-fullīc, adj: fully or clearly understood, intelligible. (AHND-yit-FULL-leech / ˈand-jɪt-ˌfʌl-liːt͡ʃ)

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bōc-hord

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōc-hord, n/m.n: library, repository for books. (BOAK-HORD / ˈboːk-ˌhɔrd)

Today’s word is from Katrina B. Become a patron and request words for Goldgifa Week — learn more on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a halo writing in a book, with a cabinet of books behind him.
Codex Amiatinus. England, c. 700. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Amiatino 1. [wikipedia.org]
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wlisp

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wlisp, adj: speaking inarticulately, lisping, stuttering, stammering. (W’LISP / ˈwlɪsp)

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swīgen

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

swīgen, f.n: silence, refraining from speech. (SWEE-yen / ˈswiː-jɛn)

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riht-andswaru

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

riht-andswaru, f.n: an answer that corrects, a reproof, rebuke. (RI’HT-OND-swah-ruh / ˈɹɪht-ˌand-swa-ɹʌ)

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sōþ-sagol

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

sōþ-sagol, adj: veracious, truthful. (SOATH-SAH-goll / ˈsoːθ-ˌsa-gɔl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘sea over sea’. Read it on Patreon.

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