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norþ-þunor

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

norþ-þunor, m.n: thunder in the north. (NORTH-THUH-nor / ˈnɔɹθ-ˌθʌ-nɔɹ)

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fnǣrettan

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Hana Videen

fnǣrettan, wk.v: to snort, fume, snore, make a loud noise with the breath. (F’NAER-et-tahn / ˈfnæː-ɹɛ-tan)

Posted in hord highlights, sounds + music 2 Comments

mere-strǣt

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Hana Videen

mere-strǣt, f.n: sea (sea-street). (MEH-ruh-STRAT / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌstræːt)

Christ calms the waves in the Codex Egberti. Reichenau Abbey (modern day Germany), late 10th century. Stadtbibliothek Trier, Ms. 24, f. 24r. [commons.wikimedia.org]

Posted in hord highlights, places, travel + trade, water, wordhord book 4 Comments

word-samnere

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Hana Videen

word-samnere, m.n: gatherer or collector of words. (WORD-SAHM-neh-ruh / ˈwɔrd-ˌsam-nɛ-rə)

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brim-lād

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Hana Videen

brim-lād, f.n: ocean (sea-path). (BRIM-LAWD / ˈbrɪm-ˌlaːd)

The beast of the sea encounters the dragon. From the Burckhardt-Wildt Apocalypse. France, ca. 1295. Detroit Institute of Arts, Acc. 1983.20A, verso.
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grorn-hof

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Hana Videen

grorn-hof, n.n: house of sadness. (GRORN-HOFF / ˈgrɔrn-ˌhɔf)

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hēafod-gim

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Hana Videen

hēafod-gim, m.n: eye (head-gem). (HAY-ah-vod-YIM / ˈheːa-vɔd-ˌjɪm)

Illustration from a medical miscellany that includes the ‘book of Macharias on the eye called Salaracer or secret of secrets’; British Library, MS Sloane 981 (fol. 68r). England; last quarter of the 14th or first quarter of the 15th century.
Posted in body + health, hord highlights, kennings, wordhord book 3 Comments

wuldor-geflogena

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Hana Videen

wuldor-geflogena, m.n: a fugitive from glory, an evil spirit. (WULL-dor-yeh-FLOH-yeh-na / ˈwʌl-dɔɹ-jɛ-ˌflɔ-jɛ-na)

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hyge-wælm

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Hana Videen

hyge-wælm, m.n: agitation of the mind, violent emotion (e.g. anger). (HUH-yuh-WAELM / ˈhɝ-jə-ˌwælm)

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dysig

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Hana Videen

dysig, adj: dizzy, foolish, unwise, stupid. (DUE-zih / ˈdy-zɪj)

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