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dēaþ-gedāl

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-gedāl, n.n: a deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death. (DAY-ath-yeh-DAHL / ˈdeːaθ-jɛ-ˌdaːl)

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morþor-hūs

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

morþor-hūs, n.n: ‘murder-house’, house of torment, hell. (MOR-thor-HOOS / ˈmɔr-θɔr-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of three hairy, winged demons carrying and tormenting two humans; a dragon-like creature bites the shoulder of one of the humans, and the other human holds a giant key; horns and even the heads of other monstrous creatures protrude from the demons’ bodies.
Winchester Psalter; England (Winchester), 12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero C IV, f. 38r. [bl.uk]

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hālig-rift

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

hālig-rift, f.n: a holy garment, veil. (HA-lih-RIFT / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌrɪft)

Medieval manuscript image of a white-veiled nun on her knees, hands clasped together as she confesses to a monk in a black habit; an angel holding a scroll watches on the left, and a hand making a gesture of blessing reaches out from the right.
Livres de l’estat de l’ame; France, c. 1290; British Library, Yates Thompson 11, f. 29r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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heofon-drēam

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-drēam, m.n: joy of heaven. (HEH-ov-on-DRAY-ahm / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌdreːam)

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godspellīc

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

godspellīc, adj: evangelical. (GOD-spell-leech / ˈgɔd-spɛl-liːtʃ)

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

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heofon-hlāf

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-hlāf, m.n: bread from heaven, manna. (HEH-oh-von-H’LAWF / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhlaːf)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of people gathering pieces of bread that fall from the sky; a bearded man holding a rod motions towards a haloed man’s face in the sky.
Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-54; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 9v. [themorgan.org]
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nunne

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

nunne, f.n: nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on eye-doors and window-wimpling. Read it on Patreon.

Image of a nun kneeling in the corner of a decorative initial in a medieval manuscript; she wears a black habit and veil and reads from a book held open in her hands.
Psalter associated with Laycock nunnery; England (Oxford), c. 1260; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 114, f. 148r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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munuc

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

munuc, m.n: monk. (MUH-nuck / ˈmʌ-nʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of two tonsured monks standing side by side, each framed in a rounded-arch window, each with their head tilted to the left and their hands raised palms out before them.
Bamberg Schreiberbild; Germany (Bamberg), c. 1150; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc. Patr. 5, f. 1r. [nbn-resolving.org]
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wuldor-fæder

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

wuldor-fæder, m.n: glory-father, the heavenly Father. (WULL-dor-VADD-er / ˈwʌl-dɔr-ˌvæ-dɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of God portrayed as a brown-haired and bearded man with a halo who is wearing red and green; he looks calm as he hovers over the world.
Stammheim Missal; N Germany, probably 1170s; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 64 (97.MG.21), f. 10v. [getty.edu]
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cyric-sceatt

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

cyric-sceatt, m.n: tax or rent due to the church (frequently paid in grain). (CHUE-rich-SHEH-aht / ˈtʃy-rɪtʃ-ˌʃɛat)

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