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word

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

word, n.n: word; saying, maxim; tale, story; report, tidings; command, order; message, announcement; promise, oath; speech, language. (WORD / ˈwɔrd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on writing-feathers. Read it on Patreon.

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fēond

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond, m.n: enemy, foe; fiend, the Devil. (FAY-ond / ˈfeːɔnd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed man sitting on a hillock with a tall, four-winged, long tailed, talon-toed devil before him; the holy man extends one hand to the devil, the other holding a scroll with Latin writing.
Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200-1225; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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heoloþ-helm

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-helm, m.n: helmet of concealment or deception. (HEH-oh-loth-HELM / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌhɛlm)

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cat

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

cat, m.n: cat. (KAHT / ˈkat)

Medieval manuscript with Latin writing and two black cats walking across a blue inset rectangle; the first cat’s tail extends straight up into the text, and both cats’ paws descend into the text below.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 533, f. 13r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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drēor

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

drēor, m.n: blood. (DRAY-or / ˈdreːɔr)

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hell

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

hell, f.n: hell. (HELL / ˈhɛl)

Illustration in a circular frame: St Bartholomew hands a scourge to St Guthlac, who is being dragged into a monstrous hell mouth by winged and horned demons; other people are already being tortured by demons inside the hell mouth.
Guthlac Roll; England (Crowland, Lincolnshire), 1175-1215; British Library, Harley Y 6, f. 8r. [bl.uk]
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bridd

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

bridd, m.n: young bird, chick. (BRID / ˈbrɪd)

Medieval manuscript image of the sun, with an angel stretching out his arms above it, surrounded by a flock of multi-coloured birds.
Silos Apocalypse; N Spain, 1091-1109; British Library, Add MS 11695, f. 197r. [bl.uk]
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blīþe

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

blīþe, adj: happy, joyful; gentle, kind, gracious. (BLEE-thuh / ˈbliː-θə)

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mann

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

mann, m/n.n: man, human being; name of the M-rune ᛗ. (MAHN / ˈmaːn)

A sequence of illustrations in a medieval manuscript depicting events in the Garden of Eden: God pulling Eve from a reclining Adam’s side; God leading Adam and Eve, gesturing towards fruits in a tree.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 1v. [themorgan.org]
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ān-haga

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

ān-haga, m.n: solitary being, one who dwells alone. (AHN-HA-ga / ˈaːn-ˌha-ga)

Medieval manuscript page with writing in black ink.
Old English poem ‘The Wanderer’ in the Exeter Book; England, 10th century; Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, f. 76r. [wikipedia.org]

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