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dēor

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

dēor, n.n: animal. (DAY-or / ˈdeːɔr)

A red-haired, glasses-wearing, thirty-something woman with bird earrings and a big smile holds a green and gold book, "The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary" by Hana Videen; the background is a forest with autumn colours.
Today is publication day for The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary. The next week of words will include various animals from the hoard.

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attor-cræft

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

attor-cræft, m.n: art of using poison or poisonous potions, witchcraft, sorcery. (AHT-tor-KRAFT / ˈat-tɔr-ˌkræft)

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hold

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hold, n.n: a carcass, body. (HOLD / ˈhɔld)

Medieval manuscript image of a hyena biting into a man’s corpse lying in an open coffin.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 12v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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a-weallan

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

a-weallan, str.v: to well up; to abound in numbers, swarm; to be hot, burn, well up with heat. (ah-WEH-al-lahn / a-ˈwɛal-lan)

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stenc

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

stenc, m.n: smell, scent, odour. (STENCH / ˈstɛntʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a bonnacon, a bull-like beast with a horse’s mane and spiral horns that shoots a stream of dung at the shield of an approaching warrior.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 26v. [getty.edu]
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þēow

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

þēow, m.n: servant; enslaved person. (THAY-oh / ˈθeːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of two servants with sacks of grain.
Le Régime du corps; French, c. 1285; Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Arsenal 2510, f. 50v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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corn-hūs

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

corn-hūs, n.n: granary. (KORN-HOOS / ˈkɔrn-ˌhuːs)

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līg

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

līg, m/n.n: flame. (LEE / ˈliːj)

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

Medieval manuscript image of a phoenix, wings outstretched, sitting in its nest, engulfed in flames.
Harley Bestiary; England, c. 1230-40; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 45r. [bl.uk]
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gyst

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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be-hēafdung

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man being beheaded by a man with a sword; the head and drops of blood fall to the ground, while a man with an axe looks on and a hand bearing a dove reaches down from the sky.
Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]
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