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feorh-hūs

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

feorh-hūs, n.n: ‘life-house’, a kenning for the body. (FEH-or’h-HOOS / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌhuːs)

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heofon-fȳr

Posted on January 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-fȳr, n.n: lightning. (HEH-ov-on-FUER / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfyːr)

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morgen-torht

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

morgen-torht, adj: bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun). (MOR-gen-TOR’HT / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌtɔrxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a tree with a glowing orange sun in its branches; beneath it are three people, two of whom clasp their hands together before them.
Roman d’Alexandre; France (Paris), 1330-c. 1340; British Library, Royal MS 19 D I, f. 32r. [bl.uk]
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ǣwisc-berend

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣwisc-berend, m.n: (referring to the middle finger) shame-bearer. (AE-wish-BEH-rend / ˈæː-wɪʃ-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

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micel-hēafded

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

micel-hēafded, adj: having a great head. (MITCH-el-HAY-av-ded / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl-ˌheːav-dɛd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on being fast-thoughtful. Read it on Patreon.

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ēag-duru

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

ēag-duru, f.n: window (lit. ‘eye-door’). (AY-ah-DUH-ruh / ˈeːaj-ˌdʌ-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting at a desk, head in hand and eyes closed; there is a table with a pile of books nearby, one of which is open for reading, and to her left is a window of glass roundels.
Christine de Pisan’s Book of the City of Ladies, 15th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 1177, f. 3v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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glīw-bēam

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

glīw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (glee-wood), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

Medieval illuminated initial N, inside of which a surprised cow sitting on its haunches plays the harp with its two front hooves.
Complete Latin Bible, 12th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, MS 4, f. 155v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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brim-hlæst

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

brim-hlæst, f.n: fish (‘sea-cargo’). (BRIM-H’LAST / ˈbrɪm-ˌhlæst)

Medieval manuscript depiction of Pisces, with two fish facing opposite directions within two circles, their mouths connected by a curving red line.
11th century calendar, from SE England (Canterbury?); British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 4r. [bl.uk]
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heofon-flēogende

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-flēogende, adj: (of birds) flying around or across the sky. (HEH-oh-von-FLAY-oh-yen-duh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌfleːɔ-jɛn-də)

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hām-cūþ

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

hām-cūþ, adj: familiar, literally ‘home-known’. (HAHM-KOOTH / ˈhaːm-ˌkuːθ)

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