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þeahtere

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

þeahtere, m.n: counsellor. (THEH-ah-h’teh-ruh / ˈθɛax-tɛ-rə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on wicked counsellors and a hound that was once a dragon. Read it on Patreon.

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þēow

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

þēow, m.n: servant; enslaved person. (THAY-oh / ˈθeːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of two servants with sacks of grain.
Le Régime du corps; French, c. 1285; Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Arsenal 2510, f. 50v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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fyrd-rinc

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

fyrd-rinc, m.n: warrior, soldier. (FUERD-RINK / ˈfyrd-ˌrɪnk)

Medieval manuscript image of two snails facing off with a warrior; the warrior holds a shield and spear and his lower half is that of a beast, with clawed feet, green wings and a long hairy tail.
Queen Mary Psalter; England, 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 148r. [bl.uk]
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land-mann

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

land-mann, m.n: native or inhabitant of a particular country, local person. (LOND-MAHN / ˈland-ˌman)

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ān-genga

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-genga, m.n: solitary walker, lone wanderer. (AHN-GENG-ga / ˈaːn-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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gyst

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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mann-dryhten

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-dryhten, m.n: a lord of men, liege lord. (MAHN-DRUE-h’ten / ˈman-ˌdryx-tɛn)

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hago-steald

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

hago-steald, m.n: one living in the lord’s house, not having their own household, an unmarried person, a young person, young warrior. (HA-go-STEH-ald / ˈha-gɔ-ˌstɛald)

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oret-mæcg

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

oret-mæcg, m.n: a combatant, warrior, champion. (OR-et-MADGE / ˈɔ-rɛt-ˌmædʒ)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit standing on its hind legs waving a giant sword in one forepaw and holding a round shield in the other.
Vincent de Beauvais’s Speculum Historiale; N France (Saint-Omer), c. 1300; Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, 0130, t. II, f. 319v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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weard

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

weard, f.n: guard, watchman; guardian, protector. (WEH-ard / ˈwɛard)

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