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wōd

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

wōd, adj: mad, raving, raging, furious. (WOAD / ˈwoːd)

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sorh-word

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

sorh-word, m.n: word of sorrow or anxiety. (SOR’H-WORD / ˈsɔrx-ˌwɔrd)

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nīþ

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

nīþ, m.n: hatred, enmity, rancor, spite, malice. (NEETH / ˈniːθ)

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glædscipe

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

glædscipe, m.n: joy, gladness. (GLAD-SHIP-uh / ˈglæd-ˌʃɪ-pə)

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ge-yrsian

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-yrsian, wk.v: to anger, make angry; to be angry. (yeh-UER-zi-ahn / jɛ-ˈyr-zɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed and crowned Virgin Mary wagging her finger in disapproval at a hairy devil who holds a contract in its right hand.
Queen Mary Psalter; England, c. 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 205r. [publicmedievalist.com]
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a-myrgan

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

a-myrgan, wk.v: to cheer, delight. (ah-MUER-gahn / a-ˈmyr-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of ten men and women doing a group dance to music played on bagpipes and drum.
Roman de la Rose; France (Paris), 1320-1340; British Library, Royal MS 20 A XVII, f. 9r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ellen-wōdnes

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Hana Videen

ellen-wōdnes, f.n: zeal, ardour. (EL-len-WOAD-ness / ˈɛl-lɛn-ˌwoːd-nɛs)

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sēoslig

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

sēoslig, adj: afflicted, troubled, vexed. (SAY-oz-lih / ˈseːɔz-lɪj)

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lāð

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

lāð, adj: hostile, malign, bearing hate toward another. (LAWTH / ˈlaːθ)

Medieval marginalia depicting an elephant with a trunk nearly the size of its entire body and a tower bearing three soldiers on its back facing off with a man who carries a shield and a giant sword.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 168v. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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sārig

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Hana Videen

sārig, adj: feeling grief, sorry, sorrowful, sad; expressing grief, mournful, sad, bitter. (SA-rih / ˈsaː-rɪj)

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