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eaxl-gestealla

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

eaxl-gestealla, m.n: ‘shoulder-companion’, fellow warrior. (EH-ahk-sul-yeh-STEH-ah-la / ˈɛak-səl-jɛ-ˌstɛa-la)

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frēols-gefa

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

frēols-gefa, m.n: a freedom-giver. (FRAY-olz-YEH-va / ˈfɹeːɔlz-ˌjɛ-va)

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fēond-sceaþa

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond-sceaþa, m.n: enemy, hostile ravager. (FAY-ond-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌʃɛa-θa)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey with a long spear fighting a snail with a large curved sword.
Pontifical de Guillaume Durand. France (Avignon), c. 1357. Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, ms. 143, f. 179v. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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þignen

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

þignen, f.n: a female servant, female attendant, handmaid. (THIH-nen / ˈθɪj-nɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding up a mirror and fixing the hair of another woman, who has a comb in her lap.
Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 63r. [bl.uk]
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wīg-bora

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-bora, m.n: a belligerent, literally ‘battle-bearer’. (WEE-BO-ra / ˈwiːj-ˌbɔ-ɹa)

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teld-wyrhta

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

teld-wyrhta, m.n: a tentmaker. (TELD-WUR’H-ta / ˈtɛld-ˌwɝɹh-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of four men setting up a black-and-white striped tent.
L’Estoire de Merlin. N France, 1280-1290. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 95, f. 307v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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cyne-mann

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Hana Videen

cyne-mann, m.n: a royal person, king. (KUH-neh-MAHN / ˈkɝ-nɛ-ˌman)

For Wordhord Wednesday find out last year’s favourite words on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of three kings with gold crowns, carrying gifts and walking towards a woman in a throne with a haloed baby in her lap.
Benedictional of St Æthelwold. England (Winchester), 963-984. British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 24v. [bl.uk]

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flett-werod

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

flett-werod, n.n: troop gathered in the hall. (FLET-WEH-rod / ˈflɛt-ˌwɛ-ɹɔd)

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tīr-wine

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

tīr-wine, m.n: a glorious friend, an epithet for one who follows a successful leader (lit. glory-friend). (TEER-WIN-uh / ˈtiːɹ-ˌwɪ-nə)

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lēan-gifa

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

lēan-gifa, m.n: one who gives recompense or reward. (LAY-ahn-YIH-va / ˈleːan-ˌjɪ-va)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is a tale of two philosophers. Read it on Patreon.

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