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wyn-sum

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

wyn-sum, adj: pleasant, agreeable; joyous. (WUEN-zum / ˈwyn-zʌm)

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ēa

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

ēa, f.n: river. (AY-ah / ˈeːa)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ, offering a blessing, flamed by a golden arch in the upper left corner; below him, four angels have been freed from their bindings; a river, complete with swimming fish, divides these angels from a golden altar and two trumpeting angels.
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1991.232.11. [metmuseum.org]
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bēacen

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

bēacen, n.n: sign, portent. (BAY-ah-kun / ˈbeːa-kən)

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gold

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold, n.n: gold. (GOLD / ˈgɔld)

A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.
Saxon ring; England, c. 550; Dover Museum. [dovermuseum.co.uk]
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lēoþ

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēoþ, n.n: song, poem, ode. (LAY-oth / ˈleːɔθ)

Historiated initial R in a medieval manuscript depicting six Cistercian monks singing at a lectern; above them another monk plays an organ.
Historiated initial from a Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A. [collections.vam.ac.uk]
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frætwe

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

frætwe, f.n: adornments, ornaments, treasure; sometimes used figuratively to refer to ‘fruits of the earth’. (FRAT-wuh / ˈfræt-wə)

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nēat

Posted on December 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

nēat, n.n: ox or cow; beast, animal. (NAY-aht / ˈneːat)

Medieval manuscript image of baby Jesus in a manger, with Joseph watching over him, a star shining above, and a donkey and an ox munching on hay beside him.
De Lisle Psalter; England (Westminster), 1310-1339; British Library, MS Arundel 83 II, f. 124r. [imagesonline.bl.uk]
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ēad

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

ēad, n.n: happiness, well-being. (AY-ahd / ˈeːad)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on gifts and the beginning-beginning of happiness. Read it on Patreon.

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eosol

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

eosol, m.n: donkey, ass. (EH-oh-zoll / ˈɛɔ-zɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey seated on its rear, playing a harp with its forefeet.
Antiphonal; Cambrai or Tournai, c. 1260-70; Getty Museum, Ms. 44 / Ludwig VI 5, p. 115. [getty.edu]
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ge-fēa

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-fēa, m.n: joy, gladness. (yeh-VAY-ah / jɛ-ˈveːa)

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