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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)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on palaces. Read it on Patreon.

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scūr-boga

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

scūr-boga, m.n: rainbow. (SHOOR-BO-gha / ˈʃuːr-ˌbɔ-xa)

Medieval manuscript illustration in the midst of Old English and Latin writing showing an arc of red, blue, purple and red, below which is a group of people, a man on his knees labelled Noe and a haloed man gesturing with two fingers outstretched.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 16v. [bl.uk]
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un-wine

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-wine, m.n: enemy (‘un-friend’). (UN-WIN-uh / ˈʌn-ˌwɪ-nə)

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un-tīma

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-tīma, m.n: wrong or improper time; bad time. (UN-TEE-ma / ˈʌn-ˌtiː-ma)

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regn-wyrm

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

regn-wyrm, m.n: earthworm. (RAIN-WUERM / ˈrɛjn-ˌwyrm)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two fat earthworms with little faces rising up out of the soil.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 16, f. 136r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]
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reord-berend

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

reord-berend, m.n: speech-bearer, human. (REH-ord-BEH-rend / ˈrɛɔrd-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)

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hām-sittende

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

hām-sittende, adj: dwelling at home, resident at home. (HAWM-SIT-ten-duh / ˈhaːm-ˌsɪt-tɛn-də)

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