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rōt

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Hana Videen

rōt, adj: glad, cheerful. (ROAT / ˈroːt)

St Omer Book of Hours. France, c. 1320. British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 3v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hrēoh

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

hrēoh, adj: rough, fierce, savage, rough (of the weather, the sea, etc.); stormy, tempestuous, disturbed (of the mind). (HRAY-oh)

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ēad-hrēðig

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

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

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gram

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

gram, adj: angry, wrathful; hostile, fierce. (GROM / ˈgram)

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rēonig-mōd

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Hana Videen

rēonig-mōd, adj: sad at heart, weary. (RAY-on-ee-MODE)

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hǣlu-tīd

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Hana Videen

hǣlu-tīd, f.n: a time of well-being, a happy time. (HA-lu-teed)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the spear-leek. Read it on Patreon.

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fēa

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Hana Videen

fēa, m.n: joy. (FAY-ah / ˈfeːa)

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Flemish Romance of Alexander. Tournai, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, pt. I, f. 78r. [bodley30.bodley.ox.ac.uk]
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hrēow-līce

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

hrēow-līce, adv: miserably, cruelly, grievously; in a way to excite pity. (HRAY-oh-LEE-cheh)

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rēonig

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

rēonig, adj: mournful, sad, gloomy, weary. (RAY-oh-neeγ)

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wynn

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

wynn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; name of the W-rune ᚹ. (WUEN / ˈwyn)

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