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a-gīemelēasian

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-gīemelēasian, wk.v: to neglect, despise. (ah-YEE-eh-meh-LAY-ah-zi-ahn / a-ˈjiːɛ-mɛ-ˌleːa-zɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on shield-coverings. Read it on Patreon.

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an-weald

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

an-weald, adj: powerful. (AHN-WEH-ald / ˈan-ˌwɛald)

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lettan

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

lettan, wk.v: to cause to be slow, hinder, impede, delay. (LET-tahn / ˈlɛt-tan)

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a-fēdan

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-fēdan, wk.v: to feed, nourish, rear, bring up. (ah-FAY-dahn / a-ˈfeː-dan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on battle-clashes. Read it on Patreon.

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be-ūtan

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

be-ūtan, preposition: without, outside. (beh-OO-tahn / bɛ-ˈuː-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of a person and an angel on the outer wall of a castle, looking outside to a hybrid creature playing a long golden horn; the hybrid creature has a man’s form from head to waist, with a lion-like bottom half and long spiky tail.
Decretals of Gregory IX; France (Toulouse), late 13th/early 14th century; British Library, Royal 10 E IV, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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brēman

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

brēman, wk.v: to celebrate, solemnise, make famous, have in honour. (BRAY-mahn / ˈbreː-man)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘variations on a talkative man’. Read it on Patreon.

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spec-fāh

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

spec-fāh, adj: speckled, spotted, full of spots. (SPETCH-FAH / ˈspɛtʃ-ˌfaː)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on how we know the pronunciations of Old English words. Read it on Patreon.

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lēas-bregd

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Hana Videen

lēas-bregd, m.n: deceit, fraud, trick, cheat, wile. (LAY-ahs-BREYD / ˈleːas-ˌbrɛjd)

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tō-gang

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

tō-gang, m.n: access, approach. (TOH-GAHNG / ˈtoː-ˌgaŋ)

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ōfostlīce

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

ōfostlīce, adv: hastily, speedily, in haste. (OH-vost-LEE-chuh / ˈoː-vɔst-ˌliː-tʃə)

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