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wine

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

wine, m.n: friend. (WIN-uh / ˈwɪ-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the fall of the angels. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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mæstling-smiþ

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

mæstling-smiþ, m.n: brazier, someone who works in brass. (MAST-ling-SMITH / ˈmæst-lɪŋ-ˌsmɪθ)

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nīþing

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

nīþing, m.n: villain, one who commits a vile action. (NEETH-ing / ˈniː-θɪŋ)

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wīf-mann

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

wīf-mann, m.n: woman. (WEEV-mahn / ˈwiːv-man)

Medieval manuscript image of woman holding a document with writing in her left hand and punching a hairy horned devil in the eye with the other.
Virgin Mary striking the Devil in the De Brailes Hours; England (Oxford), c. 1240; British Library, Add MS 49999, f. 40v. [bl.uk]
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hyrde

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

hyrde, m.n: shepherd, herdsman; keeper, guardian. (HUER-duh / ˈhyr-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a man sitting on a hillock, playing his pipe and ringing a bell; his crook lies on the ground beside him; he is surrounded by a dog, seven sheep and three goats, and a harp leans against a tree.
Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-1254; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 25v. [themorgan.org]
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sibling

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

sibling, m.n: relative, kin. (SIB-ling / ˈsɪb-lɪŋ)

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bōcere

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōcere, m.n: a writer, scribe, author, learned person, instructor. (BOH-cheh-ruh / ˈboː-tʃɛ-rə)

Initial and display script in a medieval manuscript decorated with a motif of interlaced knots and leaves; in the top right corner is an illustration of a haloed man using a quill and pen knife to write on a manuscript page.
Arnstein Bible; NW Germany (Arnstein), c. 1172; British LIbrary, Harley MS 2799, f. 166r. [bl.uk]
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gelenda

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

gelenda, m.n: a man of landed property, a rich man. (yeh-LEN-da / jɛ-ˈlɛn-da)

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heorþ-genēat

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

heorþ-genēat, m.n: hearth-companion, retainer. (HEH-orth-yeh-NAY-aht / ˈhɛɔrθ-jɛ-ˌneːat)

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folc-cyning

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

folc-cyning, m.n: king of nations, king of the people. (FOLK-KUE-ning / ˈfɔlk-ˌky-nɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript written in Latin, with a marginal illustration on the left of a tall bearded man wearing a crown and a long robe.
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae; France (Mont Saint-Michel), 1151-1200; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 8501A, f. 108v. [manuscrits-france-angleterre.org]
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