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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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fyrn-gemynd

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

fyrn-gemynd, n.n: ancient tradition, memory of former times. (FUERN-yeh-MUEND / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌmynd)

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trēow

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, f.n: truth. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

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rǣde

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

rǣde, f.n: a reading, lesson. (RAE-duh / ˈræː-də)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on strong cities, clews and the world’s end. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit reading from a book with a fox crouched on its back.
Arthurian Romances; France, c. 1275-1300; Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 133v. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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leornung-mann

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

leornung-mann, m.n: scholar, student, disciple. (LEH-or-nung-MAHN / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ-ˌman)

Medieval manuscript image of a man looking at the stars with an astrolabe in one hand and a tube in the other; another man holds a book open while a third man writes in a book.
Psalter of St Louis and Blanche of Castille; France (Paris), 1225-1235; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-1186 réserve, f. 1v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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getæl-circul

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

getæl-circul, m.n: a cycle for computation. (yeh-TAEL-CHIR-kull / jɛ-ˈtæl-ˌ tʃɪr-kʌl)

A circular diagram from a medieval manuscript with tapering columns of Roman numerals in concentric rings.
Miscellany of works on computus and astronomy; France (Lyon), 11th century; British Library, Sloane MS 263, f. 47v. [bl.uk]
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tǣcing

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

tǣcing, f.n: the pointing out of a course to be followed, direction, teaching. (TAE-ching / ˈtæː-tʃɪŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post provides a reason one might smoke goat’s hair under one’s buttocks. Read it on Patreon.

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rūn-cræftig

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

rūn-cræftig, adj: skilled in explaining mysteries. (ROON-KRAF-tih / ˈruːn-ˌkræf-tɪj)

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stǣr

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Hana Videen

stǣr, n.n: a history. (STAER / ˈstæːr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is Wisdom’s words on wealth. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript page with two columns of writing, with the column on the left containing a giant letter B that is elaborately decorated with knot work and zoomorphic designs.
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History; S England (Canterbury?), 1st half of 9th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C II, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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lah-wita

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

lah-wita, m.n: one who has a knowledge of law, a lawyer. (LA’H-WI-ta / ˈlax-ˌwɪ-ta)

Today’s word is from George Z. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

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