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nirwþ

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

nirwþ, f.n: confinement, a prison. (NIRWTH / ˈnɪɹwθ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in prison and an arm reaching down into the prison to pull him out by his hair.
Estoire del Saint Graal. N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai?), early 14th century. British Library, Royal 14 E III, f. 42r. [bl.uk]
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port-strǣt

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

port-strǣt, f.n: town road, public way. (PORT-STRAT / ˈpɔɹt-ˌstɹæːt)

Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 144–f. 20r. [themorgan.org]

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in-gang

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

in-gang, m.n: entrance, entry. (IN-GAHNG / ˈɪn-ˌgaŋ)

Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung’s Roman de la Rose. France (Paris), c. 1400. British Library, Egerton 1069, f. 1r. [bl.uk]

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sǣ-land

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sǣ-land, n.n: a maritime district. (SAE-LAHND / ˈsæː-ˌland)

Edmund and departing Danes in Passio Edmundi, illustrated by Abbo of Fleury. England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 15r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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fisc-pōl

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

fisc-pōl, m.n: fish pool, fish pond. (FISH-POLE / ˈfɪʃ-ˌpoːl)

Salmon in Gerald of Wales’ Topographia Hiberniae. N England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c. 1223. British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]

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eormen-grund

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

eormen-grund, m.n: the spacious earth, the wide world. (EH-or-men-GRUND / ˈɛɔɹ-mɛn-ˌgɹʌnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on an empress’s quest for nails. Read it on Patreon.

Psalter World Map, c. 1260. British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 9r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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scēap-wīc

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

scēap-wīc, n.n: a sheepfold. (SHAY-op-WEECH)

Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163v. [bl.uk]

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græs-molde

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

græs-molde, f.n: grassland, greensward, grassy turf. (GRAZ-MOLL-deh)

Can you spot the word of the day? Beowulf. England, late 10th or early 11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A XV, f. 174r. [bl.uk]
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lyft-edor

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

lyft-edor, m.n: an enclosure formed by clouds. (LUFT-ED-or)

Miscellany. Italy (Naples), last quarter of 14th century. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.498, f. 4v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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wīn-hūs

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

wīn-hūs, n.n: wine-house. (WEEN-HOOS)

Roman d’Alexandre. France (Tournai), 1338-1344. Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 94v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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