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salfige

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

salfige, f.n: sage (the herb). (SAL-vih-yeh)

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codd-æppel

Posted on January 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

codd-æppel, m.n: quince. (CODD-AP-pell)

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bryþen

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

bryþen, n.n: brewing; concoction, soup, broth. (BRUTH-en)

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wīn-horn

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīn-horn, m.n: a wine-horn, drinking-cup. (WEEN-horn)

Drinking-horn on modern core, fittings now mounted on a replica. England (Taplow), 6th century. British Museum 1883,1214.19. [research.britishmuseum.org]
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byrgan

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

byrgan, wk.v: to taste, partake of (food or drink). (BUR-gahn)

Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio. France, 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 22545, f. 72. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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fela-ǣte

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

fela-ǣte, adj: eating much. (FELL-ah-AT-eh)

De rerum natura. France, 1275-1290. Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, f. 45r. [bvmm.ihrt.cnrs.fr]
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wist-full

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

wist-full, adj: abounding in food, productive. (WIST-full)

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wist

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

wist, m/f.n: subsistence; a feast; eating, feasting. (WIST / ˈwɪst)

Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 206v. [bl.uk]

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calwer

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

calwer, m.n: substance made out of sour milk, possibly a kind of cheese, yogurt, curds, or whey. (CALL-wer)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on calwer (milk, fish or skull?). Read it on Patreon.

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ge-swētan

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-swētan, wk.v: to make sweet, sweeten, season. (yeh-SWAY-tahn)

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