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clæwetða

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

clæwetða, m.n: a clawing, scratching. (KLAE-wet-tha / ˈklæ-wɛt-θa)

Medieval manuscript image of a long-tailed lion wearing a crown, with one of his forepaws raised; his mouth is opened to reveal sharp teeth, and each paw has very large claws.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-40; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 29v. [bl.uk]
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un-ācwencedlīc

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-ācwencedlīc, adj: unquenchable, inextinguishable. (UN-ah-KWEN-ched-leech / ˈʌn-aː-ˌkwɛn-tʃɛd-liːtʃ)

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on-þræc

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

on-þræc, adj: horrible, dreadful. (ON-THRACK / ˈɔn-ˌθræk)

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fǣr

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

fǣr, m.n: sudden or unexpected danger; peril, calamity. (FAER / ˈfæːr)

Medieval manuscript image a two-legged blue and green creature with a dragon-like tail that instead of a head has a single human arm holding an ax.
Book of Hours; Flanders, c. 1300-1310; Walters Art Museum, W.37, f. 187v. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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wāc-līc

Posted on September 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

wāc-līc, adj: poor, mean, of little dignity or worth, paltry. (WAHK-leech / ˈwaːk-liːtʃ)

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a-rēosan

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

a-rēosan, str.v: to fall down, perish. (ah-RAY-oh-zahn / a-ˈreːɔ-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of a man tumbling head-first out of a rather abstract-looking tree.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 63v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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tō-blǣdan

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

tō-blǣdan, wk.v: to puff up, inflate. (toh-BLADD-ahn / toː-ˈblæː-dan)

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un-gescrēpness

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-gescrēpness, f.n: inconvenience. (UN-yeh-SHRAPE-ness / ˌʌn-jɛ-ˈʃreːp-nɛs)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Etheldreda. Read it on Patreon.

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cytel

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

cytel, m.n: cooking-vessel (usually of metal), kettle, cauldron. (KUE-tell / ˈky-tɛl)

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sulh

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

sulh, n.n: plough. (SUL’H / ˈsʌlx)

Medieval manuscript image of three men working in a field, with four muscular oxen drawing a plough; a bearded man guides the plough, and behind him another man scatters grain.
Miscellany; England (Canterbury), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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