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wel-dōnness

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

wel-dōnness, f.n: kindness, benignity. (WELL-DOAN-ness / ˈwɛl-ˌdoːn-nɛs)

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hærfest-wǣta

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

hærfest-wǣta, m.n: autumnal wet. (HAR-vest-WAT-ah / ˈhær-vɛst-ˌwæː-ta)

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under-crammian

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

under-crammian, wk.v: to stuff full below, to cram under. (UN-der-KRAM-mi-ahn / ˌʌn-dɛɹ-ˈkɹam-mɪ-an)

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prūt-swangor

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

prūt-swangor, adj: indolent/inactive/lazy because of pride (?). (PROOT-SWAHNG-gor / ˈpruːt-ˌswaŋ-gɔr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Drihthelm’s journey to heaven and hell. Read it on Patreon.

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mōd-blind

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

mōd-blind, adj: having the mind’s eye darkened, undiscerning. (MOAD-BLIND / ˈmoːd-ˌblɪnd)

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sib

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

sib, f.n: relationship; friendliness, kindness, the opposite of hostility; peace, the opposite of war; peace of mind, freedom from agitation, fear, etc. (SIB / ˈsɪb)

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hlagol

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

hlagol, adj: apt to laugh. (H’LAH-goll / ˈhla-gɔl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a donkey laughing and holding a book with its front hooves.
Saint-Josse-sur-Mer Abbey Psalter. France, 13th-14th century. Abbeville, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 3, f. 6r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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bōc-hord

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōc-hord, n/m.n: library, repository for books. (BOAK-HORD / ˈboːk-ˌhɔrd)

Today’s word is from Katrina B. Become a patron and request words for Goldgifa Week — learn more on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a halo writing in a book, with a cabinet of books behind him.
Codex Amiatinus. England, c. 700. Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, MS Amiatino 1. [wikipedia.org]
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fēðe-mund

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

fēðe-mund, f.n: a ‘foot-hand’, the fore-feet of a four-legged animal. (FAY-theh-MUND / ˈfeː-θɛ-ˌmʌnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs, holding a walking stick, and carrying a basket of puppies on its back.
Pontifical of Guillaume Durand. France, c. 1294. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 174r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]

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ācweorna

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

ācweorna, m.n: squirrel (contains the word āc ‘oak’). (AH-KWEH-or-na / ˈaː-ˌkwɛɔɹ-na)

Cooking squirrel in a margin of the book of Revelation. Normandy, c. 1320-1330. British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 4v. [bl.uk]

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