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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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symbel-gifa

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

symbel-gifa, m.n: a feast-giver. (SUM-bell-YI-vah)

La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d’Arthus. France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 343, 3r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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wīngeard-hring

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīngeard-hring, m.n: a cluster of grapes. (WEEN-YEH-ard-H’RING)

Parable of the Vineyard, in Speculum humanae salvationis. Germany (SW or Alsace), 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Harley 4996, f. 24v. [bl.uk]

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fōr-mete

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

fōr-mete, m.n: provisions for a journey (‘fare-food’). (FOR-MEH-teh)

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cucurbite

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

cucurbite, f.n: a gourd. (KUH-kur-bit-eh)

Gourd plant within initial C. Régime du corps. France (Rouen?), c. 1440-1450. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 89v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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