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tān-hlyta

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

tān-hlyta, m.n: one who divines by casting lots. (TAHN-H’LUE-ta / ˈtaːn-ˌhly-ta)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘getawa of the trade’, and because it’s post number 300, it’s free for everyone to read. Read it on Patreon.

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dysig-cræftig

Posted on April 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dysig-cræftig, adj: skilled in foolish arts (i.e. magic). (DUE-zih-KRAFF-tih / ˈdy-zɪj-ˌkræf-tɪj)

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wīglian

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīglian, wk.v: to practise divination or sorcery. (WEE-li-ahn / ˈwiːj-lɪ-an)

Historiated letter D in a medieval manuscript containing a man studying a series of markings at a desk or lectern while two hairy black devils look on.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), 14th century; British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 535v. [bl.uk]
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galdor-lēoþ

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

galdor-lēoþ, n.n: charm, incantation. (GAL-dor-LAY-oth / ˈgal-dɔr-ˌleːɔθ)

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heoloþ-helm

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-helm, m.n: helmet which makes the wearer invisible, helmet of deception. (HEH-oh-loth-HELM / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌhɛlm)

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munt-ælfen

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Hana Videen

munt-ælfen, f.n: mountain elf, mountain nymph. (MUNT-AL-ven / ˈmʌnt-ˌæl-vɛn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on elves and the quirks of lexicographers. Read it on Patreon.

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wicce-dōm

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicce-dōm, m.n: witchcraft, sorcery, magic. (WITCH-eh-DOAM / ˈwɪ-t͡ʃɛ-ˌdoːm)

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wīglung

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

wīglung, f.n: divination, soothsaying, sorcery, augury. (WEE-glung / ˈwiː-glʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of two men riding horses and looking around, with two flocks of birds above them flying in opposite directions.
Romulus and Remus using the flight of certain types of birds to determine where to found the city of Rome. France, c. 1390-1400. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIII 3, leaf 4. [blogs.getty.edu]

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ælf-cynn

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

ælf-cynn, n.n: elf-kind, the race of elves, referring to their supposed agency in bringing about some affliction, or perhaps referring to the affliction itself. (ALF-KUN / ˈælf-ˌkɝn)

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be-galan

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-galan, str.v: to enchant. (beh-GAH-lahn / bɛ-ˈga-lan)

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