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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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hlāf-ǣta

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

hlāf-ǣta, m.n: dependant (‘bread-eater’). (H’LAW-vat-ah / ˈhlaː-ˌvæ-ta)

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hlǣfdige

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

hlǣfdige, f.n: lady, female head of a household (‘bread-maker’). (H’LAV-dih-yuh / ˈhlæːv-ˌdɪ-jə)

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hlāford

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

hlāford, m.n: lord, male head of a household (‘bread-guardian’). (H’LAW-vord / ˈhlaː-vɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with loaves in a basket and a baker putting loaves in or taking loaves out of an oven.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (probably Toulouse), c. 1300-c. 1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 145v. [bl.uk]
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heofon-biggend

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-biggend, m.n: dweller in heaven. (HEH-oh-von-BIH-yend / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌbɪj-jɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the three astrologers. Read it on Patreon.

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ge-byrd-wītega

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-byrd-wītega, m.n: birth-prophet, astrologer. (yeh-BUERD-WEE-teh-ga / jɛ-ˈbyrd-ˌwiː-tɛ-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a blue sphere with a red border, inside of which celestial bodies are depicted in gold: a crescent moon, a sun with nine curving rays, and round stars.
Northern French Miscellany; N France, 1277-1286; British Library, Additional 11639, f. 517r. [bl.uk]
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