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nēotan

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

nēotan, wk.v: to enjoy, have the benefit of, make use of. (NAY-o-tahn / ˈneːɔ-tan)

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

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gūþ-gemōt

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

gūþ-gemōt, n.n: battle-meeting, combat. (GOOTH-yeh-MOAT / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˌmoːt)

Medieval manuscript image of a knight, whose shield is white with a red cross, on a white horse stabbing a rather puny-looking red dragon with his spear; a young woman watches him.
St George from the Legenda aurea; France (Paris), 1382; British Library, Royal 19 B XVII, f. 109r. [bl.uk]
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miht

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

miht, f.n: power, might. (MI’HT / ˈmɪxt)

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bera

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

bera, m.n: bear. (BEH-ra / ˈbɛ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of a black bear licking its cub.
Bestiary; England, late 13th century; Trinity College Library (Cambridge), R.14.9, f. 96v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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mōd

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōd, n.n: mind, heart, spirit. (MOAD / ˈmoːd)

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fōt

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

fōt, m.n: foot. (FOAT / ˈfoːt)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ bent on his knees to wash the feet of a nimbed, grey-haired man, whose robe is pulled up to his knee and who sits on a bench with other nimbed men.
Leaf from a Royal Psalter; England (London?), 1250-70; Metropolitan Museum of Art acc no 22.24.3. [metmuseum.org]
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feoh-hord

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

feoh-hord, m.n: hoard of money or wealth. (FEH-oh-HORD / ˈfɛɔx-ˌhɔrd)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: Beowulf vs. Dragon. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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tusc

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

tusc, m.n: canine or molar tooth; tusk. (TUSK / ˈtʌsk)

Medieval manuscript image of a fairly realistic grey elephant in profile with a white tusk; to the left is the beginning of a sketch of a trunk in a different position.
Henry III’s elephant in the Liber Additamentorum; England (St Albans), 1250s; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D I, f. 169v. [bl.uk]
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scop

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

scop, m.n: poet. (SHOP / ˈʃɔp)

Medieval manuscript image of a hare standing on its hind legs and playing a golden harp with its forefeet.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 92v. [bl.uk]
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hunta

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

hunta, m.n: hunter.; possibly a venomous spider or a hunting spider. (HUN-tah / ˈhʌn-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a king mounted on a horse with a hawk perched on his right hand; a stag is eating the grass in front of him unaware of his presence.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-c.1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 254r. [bl.uk]
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