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mōdor-lufu

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

mōdor-lufu, f.n: love for a mother. (MO-dor-LUV-uh / ˈmoː-dɔɹ-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

Queen Mary Psalter. England, 1310-1320. British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 314v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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land-ādl

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

land-ādl, f.n: nostalgia (lit. ‘land-illness’). (LAHND-AH-dull / ˈland-ˌaː-dəl)

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gīm-ness

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

gīm-ness, f.n: care that repairs or restores; care for a person’s needs; concern or anxiety. (YEEM-ness)

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car-ful

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

car-ful, adj: careful, anxious, curious. (KAR-full)

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mōd-blissiende

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

mōd-blissiende, adj: rejoicing at heart. (MOAD-BLISS-yen-deh)

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lyge-torn

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

lyge-torn, n.n: feigned anger or grief(?). (LUH-yeh-TORN)

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ēad-hrēðig

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

ēad-hrēðig, adj: happy, blessed. (AY-odd-HRAY-thee)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the syl at the earth’s navel. Read it on Patreon.

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luf-tācen

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

luf-tācen, n.n: token of love. (LUV-TAHK-en)

John Gower’s Confessio amantis. England (London?), c. 1470. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.126, f. 8v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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gram-hȳdig

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

gram-hȳdig, adj: having hostile thought or purpose; fierce, hostile. (GRAHM-huh-dee)

Smithfield Decretals. S. France (probably Toulouse), c. 1300-1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 107r. [bl.uk]
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on-bǣru

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

on-bǣru, f.n: wrong behaviour, vexation, anger. (on-BAA-ruh)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the battlefield’s dark-cloaked scavenger. Read it on Patreon.

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