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ge-þæht

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-þæht, n.n: counsel, consultation. (yeh-THÆ-h’t)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on translation and ‘folk-queen’. Read it on Patreon.

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gydd

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

gydd, n.n: poem, song; report, tale, story; a speech, utterance; saying, proverb, maxim; parable; a prophetic utterance, divination. (YUDD)

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hyge-gār

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

hyge-gār, m.n: wile, device (lit. ‘mind-arrow’ or ‘mind-dart’). (HUH-yeh-GAR)

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lēas-sagol

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

lēas-sagol, adj: saying what is false, mendacious. (LAY-ahs-SAH-goll)

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be-frinan

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

be-frinan, str.v: to ask, inquire, learn. (beh-FRIN-ahn)

Isagoge Johannitii in Tegni Galeni (Articella). England (Oxford), 13th century. National Library of Medicine, DeRicci NLM 78, f. 61r. [nlm.nih.gov]
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smēaþ

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

smēaþ, f.n: meditation. (SMAY-ath)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the LeechMD Guide to Elf Enchantments. Read it on Patreon.

Meditations of St Anselm. England, 12th century. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Auct. D. 2. 6. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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gūþ-spell

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

gūþ-spell, n.n: war-tidings, news (of the outcome) of a battle. (GOOTH-spell)

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ǣwe

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

ǣwe, n.n: law. (Æ-weh)

Law of Æthelberht (Textus Roffensis). England (Kent), early 7th century. Rochester Cathedral Library, MS A.3.5, f. 1v. [wikipedia.org]
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þanc-metung

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

þanc-metung, f.n: deliberation, consideration. (THONK-meh-tung)

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fyrwit-georn

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

fyrwit-georn, adj: curious, inquisitive, eager for knowledge. (FUER-wit-YEH-orn / ˈfyr-wɪt-ˌjɛɔrn)

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