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gramatisc-cræft

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Hana Videen

gramatisc-cræft, m.n: the art of grammar. (GRA-ma-tish-KRAFT / ˈgɹa-ma-tɪʃ-ˌkɹæft)

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wōþ-cræft

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Hana Videen

wōþ-cræft, m.n: ‘song-craft’, the art of poetry or song. (WOATH-KRAFT / ˈwoːθ-ˌkræft)

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martyr-racu

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Hana Videen

martyr-racu, f.n: an account of martyrs. (MAR-tur-RA-kuh / ˈmaɹ-tɝɹ-ˌra-kʌ)

A bonus Word of the Day because I broke my tweet line-up…

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St Margaret of Antioch freeing herself from the dragon’s innards. Historiated initial in a Book of Hours. Walters Museum MS 168, f. 222r. Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.
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mān-word

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Hana Videen

mān-word, n.n: a wicked word. (MAHN-WORD / ˈmaːn-ˌwɔɹd)

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teosu-sprǣc

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Hana Videen

teosu-sprǣc, f.n: hurtful, deceitful speech. (TEH-oh-zuh-SPRATCH / ˈtɛɔ-zʌ-ˌspɹæːtʃ)

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word-sige

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Hana Videen

word-sige, m.n: success in speaking, lit. word-victory. (WORD-SIH-yuh / ˈwɔɹd-ˌsɪ-jə)

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word-bēot

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-bēot, n.n: a promise. (WORD-BAY-ot / ˈwɔɹd-ˌbeːɔt)

Have any for the New Year? Why not promise yourself the joy of learning more about a personal interest of yours?

(Maybe even Old English!)

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hlēoðor-cwide

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

hlēoðor-cwide, m.n: a saying, vocal utterance, words, speech, discourse. (HLAY-oh-thor-KWIH-duh / ˈhleːɔ-θɔɹ-ˌkwɪ-də)

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word-wīs

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-wīs, adj: ‘word-wise’, wise in speech. (WORD-WEES / ˈwɔrd-ˌwiːs)

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word-wynsum

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-wynsum, adj: pleasant in speech, affable. (WORD-WUN-zum / ˈwɔɹd-ˌwɝn-zʌm)

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