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efen-etan

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Hana Videen

efen-etan, str.v: to eat as much as anyone. [EH-ven-EH-tahn]

1222 efenetan

Les Grandes Heures du Duc de Berry. France (Paris), 1409. Bibliothèque nationale de France, ms. lat. 919. [bnf.fr] via [timkanebooks.com]

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irþ-land

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Hana Videen

irþ-land, n.n: arable land. [IRTH-LOND]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Tubalcain, master of smith-craft. Read it on Patreon.

©Photo. R.M.N. / R.-G. OjŽda

Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, by the Limbourg brothers. France, 1412-1416. Chantilly (France), Musée Condé, MS 65. R.M.N. / R.-G. Ojéda, Public Domain [commons.wikimedia.org]

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wlite-beorht

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

wlite-beorht, adj: of splendid beauty, beautiful. [WLIT-eh-BEH-orht]

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wundor-līc

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

wundor-līc, adj: wondrous, exciting admiration or surprise. (WUN-dor-leech / ˈwʌn-dɔr-liːtʃ)

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drēam-hæbbende

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Hana Videen

drēam-hæbbende, v/adj: possessing bliss, joyful. (DRAY-ahm-HAB-ben-duh / ˈdɹeːam-ˌhæ-bɛn-də)

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morgen-drenc

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

morgen-drenc, m.n: ‘morning-drink’, some sort of healing drink or potion. (MOR-gen-DRENCH / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌdrɛntʃ)

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ǣfen-scēop

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-scēop, m.n: an evening bard. [Æ-ven-SHAY-op]

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druncen-læt

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Hana Videen

druncen-læt, adj: slow. [DRUNK-en-LÆT]

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, God gets his revenge. Read and listen at Patreon.

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wolcen-gehnāst

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

wolcen-gehnāst, n.n: collision of clouds. (WOL-kun-yeh-H’NAST / ˈwɔl-kən-jɛ-ˌhnaːst)

Medieval Manuscript Illumination of Lightning and a Cloudburst Over the Sea
Miniature of a solar eclipse. Thomas of Cantimpré, De natura rerum. Valenciennes Municipal Library MS 320, f. 196v. [listoffigures.wordpress.com]
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lēafnes-word

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Hana Videen

lēafnes-word, n.n: a password. [LÆ-ahv-ness-WORD]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘Magic…a fool’s craft?’ Read it on Patreon.

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