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pīpere

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

pīpere, m.n: piper, player on the flute. (PEE-peh-ruh / ˈpiː-pɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with animal feet and a tall pointy hood playing a drone-less bagpipe that has a human face at the top of the chanter.
Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 109v. [bl.uk]
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stǣr-wrītere

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

stǣr-wrītere, m.n: a writer of history, a historian. (STAR-W’REE-teh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌwriː-tɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured scribe seated and writing in an open book on his desk, holding a pen in one hand and a knife in the other.
Bede’s Life of St Cuthbert (possibly an illustration of Bede himself); England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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fiscere

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

fiscere, m.n: fisher. (FISH-er-uh / ˈfɪ-ʃɛ-rə)

Medieval historiated initial D depicting Jesus calling two fishermen to him (saints Peter and Andrew), two bearded men leaning over the side of their boat and holding a net filled with fish.
Antiphonal; Italy, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VI 6, f. 155r. [getty.edu]
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lār-cniht

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

lār-cniht, m.n: disciple. (LAHR-K’NIH’T / ˈlaːr-ˌknɪxt)

Medieval manuscript image of an old bearded man speaking to two youths who hold books.
Pythagoras and his disciples; Utrecht, c. 1404-5; Walters Art Musem W.171.148V. [art.thewalters.org]
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lyffetere

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

lyffetere, m.n: flatterer. (LUEF-feh-teh-ruh / ˈlyf-fɛ-tɛ-rə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on flatterers. Read it on Patreon.

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hēah-dēma

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

hēah-dēma, m.n: chief judge. (HAY-ah-DAY-ma / ˈheːax-ˌdeː-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of God enthroned within a mandorla held up by six flying angels.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th centuries; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 2r. [bl.uk]
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heofon-būend

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-būend, m.n: dweller in heaven. (HEH-oh-von-BOO-end / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌbuː-ɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Azarias and fire-terror. Read it on Patreon.

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ē-swīca

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

ē-swīca, m.n: a hypocrite, heathen. (AY-ZWEE-ka / ˈeː-ˌzwiː-ka)

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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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