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gēoguþ-cnōsl

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēoguþ-cnōsl, n.n: a youthful family, young progeny. (YAY-oh-guth-K’NOH-zull / ˈjeːɔ-gʌθ-ˌknoː-zəl)

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

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īðe-līce

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

īðe-līce, adv: easily. (EE-thuh-LEE-chuh / ˈiː-θə-ˌliː-tʃə)

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byldan

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

byldan, wk.v: to make bold, to animate, instigate, exhort, encourage, confirm. (BULL-dahn / ˈbɝl-dan)

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gnagan

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnagan, str.v: to gnaw, bite. (G’NAH-gahn / ˈgna-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of a white bird gnawing on a vine.
Caladrius bird in De Natura Avium. NW France (Thérouanne?), 1278-1300. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XV 4, f. 74r. [blogs.getty.edu]
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smēaþancolness

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

smēaþancolness, f.n: exactness, strictness. (SMAY-ah-THAN-koll-ness / ˈsmeːa-ˌθan-kɔl-nɛs)

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wilsumlīce

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

wilsumlīce, adv: willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously; devoutly, devotedly. (WILL-zum-LEE-chuh / ˈwɪl-zʌm-ˌliː-tʃə)

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ge-māh

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-māh, adj: shameless, obstinate, stubborn, impious, wicked, importunate. (yeh-MAH / jɛ-ˈmaːh)

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wundrian

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

wundrian, wk.v: to wonder at, to regard with surprise or admiration. (WUN-dri-ahn / ˈwʌn-dɹɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the 7th instalment of Judith (The Surprise). Read and listen on Patreon.

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regnian

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

regnian, wk.v: to set in order, arrange, dispose, regulate. (REH-ni-ahn / ˈɹɛj-nɪ-an)

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swic-dōm

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Hana Videen

swic-dōm, m.n: deceit, fraud; treachery, failure in loyalty, treason; an offence. (SWITCH-DOAM / ˈswɪtʃ-ˌdoːm)

Medieval manuscript image of a beast dressed as a bishop and speaking to two ducks; he holds a dead duck out of their sight.
Gorleston Psalter. E England (Suffolk), 1310-1324. British Library, Add MS 49622, f. 49v. [bl.uk]

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