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tūnes-mann

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Hana Videen

tūnes-mann, m.n: a man living on a manor. [TOO-nez-MAHN]

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hlēow-mǣg

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlēow-mǣg, m.n: a near relation, one who is bound to offer shelter or help. [HLAY-ow-mæγ]

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cū-hyrde

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-hyrde, m.n: a cowherd, person who has the charge of cows. (KOO-HUER-duh / ˈkuː-ˌhyr-də)

(Bonus word for today due to a Twitter tweet order mix-up!)

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efen-esne

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

efen-esne, m.n: a fellow servant. [EH-ven-EZ-neh]

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plegere

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

plegere, m.n: a player, athlete, wrestler. [PLAY-yeh-reh]

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The letter E with a knight on horseback with a lance, about 1290-1310. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 229. [blogs.getty.edu]

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wer-genga

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

wer-genga, m.n: stranger who seeks protection in the land to which they have come. (WER-GENG-ga / ˈwɛr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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wine-mǣg

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

wine-mǣg, m.n: a loving kinsman. [WIN-eh-MÆγ]

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frowe

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Hana Videen

frowe, f.n: a lady. [FRO-weh]

Several of you asked if sele and “cellar” were related, so I made it the subject of this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Read it on Patreon.

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gum-þegn

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

gum-þegn, m.n: a man. [GUM-THAYN]

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hī-gedryht

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Hana Videen

hī-gedryht, f.n: a band of household retainers. [HEE-yeh-DRIHT]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on swān-steorra, the evening star, and its peculiar name. Read it on Patreon.

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