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ge-acsian

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-acsian, wk.v: to find out by asking, discover, learn, hear. (yeh-AHK-si-ahn / jɛ-ˈak-sɪ-an)

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

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bealcettan

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

bealcettan, wk.v: to belch; (of speech or words) to utter. (BEH-al-chet-tahn / ˈbɛal-tʃɛt-tan)

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gilp-word

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

gilp-word, n.n: boast. (YILP-WORD / ˈjɪlp-ˌwɔrd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on boasts and yelps. Read it on Patreon.

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lēoþ-wyrhta

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wyrhta, m.n: poet. (LAY-oth-WUER’H-ta / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwyrx-ta)

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wit-word

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

wit-word, n.n: testament, covenant, statement that bears witness to something. (WIT-WORD / ˈwɪt-ˌwɔrd)

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lēoþ-word

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-word, n.n: a word in a poem. (LAY-oth-WORD / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwɔrd)

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hweoðerung

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

hweoðerung, f.n: murmuring. (HWEH-oth-eh-rung / ˈhwɛɔ-θɛ-rʌŋ)

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eald-writere

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

eald-writere, m.n: an antiquarian, one who writes about old or ancient matters. (EH-ald-WRIH-teh-ruh / ˈɛald-ˌwrɪ-tɛ-rə)

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ge-wrītere

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-wrītere, m.n: a writer. (yeh-WREE-teh-ruh / jɛ-ˈwriː-tɛ-rə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the third day. Read and hear it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting on a bench at a small desk; she uses a quill pen and pen knife to write in the open book in front of her.
Marie de France; France, c. 1285-1292; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms. 3142, f. 256r. [expositions.bnf.fr]
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galdor

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

galdor, n.n: poem, song; incantation, charm. (GAL-dor / ˈgal-dɔr)

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