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cilic

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cilic, m.n: garment made of hair, hair-shirt. (CHILL-itch / ˈtʃɪl-ɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding up a hair-shirt for a tonsured man; the illustration is inside the letter N in the Latin word ‘nisi’.
De Brailes Hours. England (Oxford), c. 1240. British Library, Add MS 49999, f. 49r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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mid-winter

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

mid-winter, m.n: mid-winter, Christmas. (MID-WIN-ter / ˈmɪd-ˌwɪn-təɹ)

Medieval manuscript page showing a block of Latin text beside a sequence of images: 1, an angel addressing two shepherds; 2, a haloed pregnant woman reclined with a haloed man sitting nearby; 3, a haloed man, donkey and ox all looking at a haloed baby.
Boulogne Gospels. N France (monastery of Saint-Bertin), late 10th century. Boulogne-sur-mer, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 11, f. 12r. [enluminures.culture.fr]
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wuldor-gifu

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

wuldor-gifu, f.n: a glorious gift, a gift of heaven (lit. glory-gift). (WULL-dor-YIH-vuh / ˈwʌl-dɔɹ-ˌjɪ-vʌ)

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antefn

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

antefn, f/n.n: an antiphon, a hymn sung in alternate parts. (AHN-TEH-vun / ˈan-ˌtɛ-vən)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on gledes and those who imitate them. Read it on Patreon.

Page from a medieval manuscript showing medieval music notation and words written in Latin; a woman debates with a throned man inside a large letter V.
Beaupré Antiphonary. Belgium (Hainaut), c. 1290. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Ruskin Collection WA.RS.STD.007. [ruskin.ashmolean.org]

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el-þēodignes

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

el-þēodignes, f.n: the state of being or living abroad, a pilgrimage. (el-THAY-oh-dee-ness / ɛl-ˈθeːɔ-dɪj-nɛs)

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Medieval manuscript page with two columns, each with drawings of cities and churches in sequence with labels.
Itinerary from London to Beauvais. England (St Albans), 1250s. British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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wiþer-crist

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

wiþer-crist, m.n: an antichrist. (WITH-er-KRIST / ˈwɪ-θɛɹ-ˌkɹɪst)

Medieval manuscript image of the Antichrist, a crowned man in a blue robe and red stockings, sitting atop the Leviathan, a green, fire-breathing sea monster.
Liber Floridus, by Lambert, Canon of Saint-Omer. France, 1121. Ghent University Library, Ms. 92, f. 62v. [lib.ugent.be]

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hālgian

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

hālgian, wk.v: to hallow, make holy, consecrate, sanctify. (HALG-i-ahn / ˈhaːl-gɪ-an)

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godcundlīc

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

godcundlīc, adj: divine. (GOD-kund-leech / ˈgɔd-ˌkʌnd-liːt͡ʃ)

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Medieval manuscript image of a man disappearing into the clouds, only his lower half visible to the onlookers below.
Tiberius Psalter. Winchester, 11th century. British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hǣðen-styrc

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣðen-styrc, m.n: heathen-calf, a calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites. (HAETH-en-STURK / ˈhæː-θɛn-ˌstɝɹk)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a group of men praying to a calf on a pedestal, while a bearded man with horns lurks in the background.
Bible pictures by William de Brailes. England (Oxford), c. 1250. Walters Art Museum, MS W.106, f. 13r. [art.thewalters.org]
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bōt-dæg

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

bōt-dæg, m.n: day for atonement or penance. (BOAT-DAEY / ˈboːt-ˌdæj)

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