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brond-hord

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

brond-hord, n.n: burning or ardent treasure, a treasure exciting ardent desires. (BROND-HORD / ˈbrɔnd-ˌhɔrd)

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þroht-heard

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Hana Videen

þroht-heard, adj: strong under afflictions, having fortitude or endurance in trouble. (THRO’HT-HEH-ard / ˈθrɔxt-ˌhɛard)

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twi-snǣse

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

twi-snǣse, adj: double-pointed, cloven. (TWIH-SNAZZ-uh / ˈtwɪ-ˌsnæː-zə)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature shaped somewhat like a horse, with four cloven hooves, a long three-pronged tail, and an exceptionally wide mouth, with teeth that are a single continuous piece of bone.
Leucrota in a bestiary; England (Durham?), c. 1200-1210; British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 37v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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mǣrþu

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣrþu, f.n: greatness, honour, glory, fame; a great, honourable, glorious action, a wonderful thing, a mighty work. (MAER-thuh / ˈmæːr-θʌ)

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and-bīdian

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

and-bīdian, wk.v: to expect. (OND-BEE-di-ahn / ˈɔnd-ˌbiː-dɪ-an)

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ge-hyrtan

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hyrtan, wk.v: to encourage, animate, refresh. (yeh-HUER-tahn / jɛ-ˈhyr-tan)

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for-rotian

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Hana Videen

for-rotian, wk.v: to become wholly rotten, to rot, putrefy. (for-ROT-i-ahn / fɔr-ˈrɔ-tɪ-an)

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fulluht-nama

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

fulluht-nama, m.n: baptismal or Christian name. (FULL-uh’ht-NA-ma / ˈfʌl-lʌxt-ˌna-ma)

A woman stands within an initial D in a medieval manuscript, grasping a banderole with the name Guda and writing in Latin.
Self-portrait of a medieval illustrator, labelled with her name, Guda; Rhineland, late 12th century; Frankfurt, Staatsbibliothek, MS Barth. 42. [medievalbooks.nl]
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þrūh

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Hana Videen

þrūh, m/f.n: wood or stone hollowed out; a trough, pipe, conduit; a box, chest; a coffin, sarcophagus, tomb. (THROO’H / ˈθruːx)

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frem-sum

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

frem-sum, adj: kind, benign, courteous. (FREM-sum / ˈfrɛm-sʌm)

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