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munt

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

munt, m.n: hill, mountain. (MUNT / ˈmʌnt)

Medieval manuscript image of two finely clothed men following a large group of naked men to a rocky mountain.
Dante Alighieri’s Divina Commedia; S Italy (Naples), c. 1370; British Library, Add MS 19587, f. 63r. [bl.uk]
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pearroc

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

pearroc, m.n: an enclosure. (PEH-ar-rock / ˈpɛar-rɔk)

Medieval manuscript image of a white-wimpled woman looking out a window from an enclosed cell with a cross; a man with a bishop’s mitre and crozier stands outside.
Pontificale; England (probably London), c. 1400-c. 1410; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 79, f. 96r. [parker.stanford.edu]
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heofon

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon, m.n: heaven. (HEH-oh-von / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn)

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heolstor-hof

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

heolstor-hof, n.n: a dark dwelling, hell. (HEH-ol-stor-HOFF / ˈhɛɔl-stɔr-ˌhɔf)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Helena’s discovery of the True Cross. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed, bleeding, cross-bearing Christ guiding naked men out of a gaping, toothy animal mouth; a couple of hairy demons watch.
Carrow Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W. 34, f. 28v. [art.thewalters.org]
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hell

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Hana Videen

hell, f.n: hell. (HELL / ˈhɛl)

Illustration in a circular frame: St Bartholomew hands a scourge to St Guthlac, who is being dragged into a monstrous hell mouth by winged and horned demons; other people are already being tortured by demons inside the hell mouth.
Guthlac Roll; England (Crowland, Lincolnshire), 1175-1215; British Library, Harley Y 6, f. 8r. [bl.uk]
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scoppa

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

scoppa, m.n: a shop, a booth or shed for trade or work. (SHOP-pa / ˈʃɔp-pa)

Medieval manuscript image of two men conversing in a room with shelves stocked with various jars; one man points to a jar in his hand, while the other gestures with both hands.
Mattheus Platearius’ Circa instans; N France (Amiens), early 14th century; British Library, Sloane 1977, f. 49v. [bl.uk]
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heofon-hām

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon-hām, m.n: heavenly home, heaven. (HEH-oh-von-HAHM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhaːm)

Medieval manuscript image of four angels hovering in the air, two of whom carry a golden mandorla, inside of which sits Christ making a gesture of blessing.
Refoundation charter of the New Minster, Winchester; England (Benedictine abbey of New Minster), c. 966; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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Dærenta-mūþa

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

Dærenta-mūþa, m.n: Dartmouth, Devonshire (mūþa = the mouth of a river). (DAE-ren-ta-MOO-tha / ˈdæ-rɛn-ta-ˌmuː-θa)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘dark deeds at Dartmouth’. Read it on Patreon.

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hors-croft

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

hors-croft, m.n: small enclosed field or pasture, attached to a dwelling and used for horses. (HORS-KROFT / ˈhɔrs-ˌkrɔft)

Medieval manuscript image of a bluish-gray horse on a gold and red background.
Royal Bestiary; England, c. 1200-c. 1210; British Library, Royal MS 12 C XIX, f. 34r. [bl.uk]

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ge-rūma

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-rūma, m.n: a room, place, space. (yeh-ROO-ma / jɛ-ˈruː-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a room surrounded by books sitting at a desk and writing.
Johannes Andreae’s Novella super sextum; Italy (Bologne), c. 1340-45; Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0620 (0572), f. 1r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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