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sculan

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

sculan, v: to owe, shall, must, ought, be obliged. (SHUH-lahn / ˈʃʌ-lan)

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ælmes-æcer

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Hana Videen

ælmes-æcer, m.n: a field the produce of which was given as alms, first-fruits. (AL-mez-ACK-er / ˈæl-mɛz-ˌæ-kɛɹ)

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gyfu-þancung

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

gyfu-þancung, f.n: thanks (in pl.); gyfuþancunga gedon ‘to give thanks’. (YUH-vuh-THON-kung / ˈjɝ-vʌ-ˌθan-kʌŋ)

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be-sceatwyrpan

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-sceatwyrpan, wk.v: to betroth. (beh-SHEH-aht-WUR-pahn / bɛ-ˈʃɛat-ˌwɝɹ-pan)

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loc-stān

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

loc-stān, m.n: a stone that closes the entrance to a cave. (LOCK-STAHN / ˈlɔk-ˌstaːn)

Medieval manuscript image of seven men huddled in a cave, with a man outside hammering a stone into place in front of the entrance.
Seven Sleepers in Vies de saints. France (Paris), 1325-1350. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 185, f. 234v. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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þrosm

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

þrosm, m.n: smoke, vapour; darkness, a dark space. (THRAW-zum / ˈθɹɔ-zəm)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on bōt-dæg to boot. Read it on Patreon.

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cniht-wesende

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

cniht-wesende, adj: being a boy, as a youth. (K’NI’HT-WEH-zen-duh / ˈknɪht-ˌwɛ-zɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of three boys playing a game with a five-by-five grid, a ball, and some kind of pin or bat.
Breviary. France (Paris), c. 1320-1325. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 2, f. 142r. [getty.edu]
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not-georn

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

not-georn, adj: busy in useful employment, profitably employed, diligent in business. (NOT-YEH-orn / ˈnɔt-ˌjɛɔɹn)

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lāf

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāf, f.n: what is left, remnant, remains, relic, remainder. (LAHF / ˈlaːf)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on sib and siblings. Read it on Patreon.

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efen-niht

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

efen-niht, f.n: ‘even-night’, equinox. (EH-ven-NI’HT / ˈɛ-vɛn-ˌnɪht)

Medieval manuscript page with a circular diagram, showing circles bearing the Latin word SOL lined up in various ways.
Diagram of the solstices & equinoxes in a cosmography manuscript. England, late 12th century. Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.73, f. 3r. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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