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hord-wynn

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Hana Videen

hord-wynn, f.n: delightful treasure (hoard-joy). (HORD-WUEN / ˈhɔrd-ˌwyn)

Staffordshire-Hoard.jpg
Image of the Staffordshire Hoard from Medievalists.net.

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word-hlēoþor

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-hlēoþor, m.n: the sound of speaking, voice. (WORD-HLAY-oh-thor / ˈwɔɹd-ˌhleːɔ-θɔɹ)

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morgen-steorra

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Hana Videen

morgen-steorra, m.n: morning star (epithet for Satan or the Devil). (MOR-gen-STEH-or-ra / ˈmɔr–gɛn-ˌstɛɔr-ra)

Codex-Gigas-287728
Codex Gigas, the “Devil’s Bible”, currently housed in the National Library of Sweden.
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word-wīs

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-wīs, adj: ‘word-wise’, wise in speech. (WORD-WEES / ˈwɔrd-ˌwiːs)

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ceahhetung

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

ceahhetung, f.n: a loud and cackling laughter. (CHEH-ah-HEH-tung / ˈtʃɛah-ˌhɛ-tʌŋ)

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wiþer-wengel

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Hana Videen

wiþer-wengel, m.n: adversary. (WITH-er-WENG-gell / ˈwɪ-θɛr-ˌwɛŋ-gɛl)

Metz Pontifical, 1305.
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word-wynsum

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-wynsum, adj: pleasant in speech, affable. (WORD-WUN-zum / ˈwɔɹd-ˌwɝn-zʌm)

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pūcel

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

pūcel, m.n: goblin, demon. (POO-chell / ˈpuː-tʃɛl)

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dwimor

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Hana Videen

dwimor, n.n: an illusion, delusion, apparition; phantom. (DWIH-mor / ˈdwɪ-mɔɹ)

Happy Halloween!

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dēaþ-scūa

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-scūa, m.n: shadow of death, death. (DAY-ath-SHOO-ah / ˈdeːaθ-ˌʃuːa)

death
discarding images: Ars bene moriendi, France 1470-1480. Marseille, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 89, fol. 63r.

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