frēo

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Hana Videen

frēo, adj: free, having liberty or immunity, noble, glad, joyful. Also, m.n: a lord, master. Also, f.n: a lady, woman. (FRAY-oh)

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lēod-wynn

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēod-wynn, f.n: joy of being among one’s own people. (LAY-odd-WUEN / ˈleːɔd-ˌwyn)

dōm-hwæt

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Hana Videen

dōm-hwæt, adj: eager for glory; also interpreted as “strenuous in judgement”. [DOM-HWÆT]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on “head-guilt”. Read it on Patreon.

wundrung

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

wundrung, f.n: wondering, wonder, admiration, astonishment; a wonderful sight, a spectacle. [WUN-drung]

Image of St Patrick – but where’s it from? Please comment if you know. Happy St Patrick’s Day!

sceand-lufiende

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Hana Videen

sceand-lufiende, adj: loving shamelessly. [SHAY-and-LUV-ee-en-deh]

drēam-swinsung

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

drēam-swinsung, f.n: mirth-harmony, harmony. [DRAY-ahm-SWIN-zung]

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ofer-lufu

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Hana Videen

ofer-lufu, f.n: excessive love. (OV-er-LUH-vuh / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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Screen Shot 2018-02-04 at 10.47.05 — Pierre Sala’s *Petit Livre d’Amour*. France, central (Paris) and southeast (Lyon), 1st quarter of the 16th century. British Library, Stowe MS 955, f. 13r. [bl.uk]

mann-lufu

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

mann-lufu, f.n: love of men. [MAHN-luv-oo]

The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 264, fol. 59r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk] Thanks very much to @melibeus1 for identifying the manuscript!