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sæpig

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

sæpig, adj: full of sap. (SAP-ih / ˈsæ-pɪj)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the wealth called forth by dew and rain. Read it on Patreon.

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mixen-duncge

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

mixen-duncge, f.n: dung from a mixen (dung heap). (MICK-sen-DUN-juh / ˈmɪk-sɛn-ˌdʌn-dʒə)

Medieval manuscript image of a skeleton with legs crossed atop a dungheap, with a woman standing and three companions sitting beside him; the woman points upward and the skeleton points to one of the companions.
Job in Bible Historiale, Fauvel Master, c. 1320; The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 71A23, f. 203v. [manuscripts.kb.nl]
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þyld

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

þyld, f/n.n: patience. (THUELD / ˈθyld)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on hair crimes. Read it on Patreon.

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ge-ortrūwian

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-ortrūwian, wk.v: to distrust, despair. (yeh-OR-troo-wi-ahn / jɛ-ˈɔr-truː-wɪ-an)

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spōn

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

spōn, m/f.n: a chip, shaving. (SPOAN / ˈspoːn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on hostile bites. Read it on Patreon.

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biter

Posted on January 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

biter, adj: bitter, sharp, severe, dire. (BIH-ter / ˈbɪ-tɛr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the twelve days of Christmas and the OE thesaurus. Read it on Patreon.

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hlēapan

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlēapan, str.v: to leap, jump, dance, run. (H’LAY-ah-pahn / ˈhleːa-pan)

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frician

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

frician, wk.v: to dance. (FRIH-chi-ahn / ˈfrɪ-tʃɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a quiz on last year’s favourite words. Test yourself on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a dancer in a long blue dress doing an impressive back bend.
Psalter; England (Oxford), 1200-1210; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 7r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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meolcian

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

meolcian, wk.v: to milk, take milk from an animal; to give milk, to suckle. (MEH-ol-chi-ahn / ˈmɛɔl-tʃɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a cow, with the rear half of the red-brown cow visible.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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lecgan

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

lecgan, v: to lay, deposit, place; to lay (an egg). (LEDGE-on / ˈlɛdʒ-an)

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