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prāfost

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Hana Videen

prāfost, m.n: an officer; an officer of a monastery. (PRAH-vost / ˈpraː-vɔst)

Medieval manuscript image of a small boy being received into a monastery; he faces two tonsured monks who have come out of a church, while two laypeople stand behind him and hold out a bag.
Gratian’s Decretum; France, 13th century; British Library, Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v. [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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cȳðere

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

cȳðere, m.n: a witness; a martyr, one who bears witness by his death. (KUE-theh-ruh / ˈkyː-θɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of archers shooting arrows into a man bound to a tree; the man gazes up at the clouds from which a hand is shown giving a gesture of blessing.
Life & Miracles of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14r. [themorgan.org]
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ōs

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

ōs, m.n: a divinity, god; name of the O-rune ᚩ. (OHS / ˈoːs)

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earc

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Hana Videen

earc, f.n: ark (mainly referring to Noah’s ark and the ark of the covenant); chest, coffer, container of some sort. (EH-ark / ˈɛark)

Medieval manuscript image of after the Flood has subsided, when pairs of animals and people leave Noah’s Ark, with its curvy, dragon-headed bow and prow.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 15v. [bl.uk]
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wilsumness

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

wilsumness, f.n: devotion, devoutness. (WILL-sum-ness / ˈwɪl-sʌm-nɛs)

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predicere

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Hana Videen

predicere, m.n: one who announces, a preacher. (PREH-di-CHEH-ruh / ˈprɛ-dɪ-ˌtʃɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a fox in a bishop’s hat preaching to a rooster and two hens.
Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 98v. [bl.uk]
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ge-segnian

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-segnian, wk.v: to mark with the sign of the cross, to sign, bless. (yeh-SAIN-i-ahn / jɛ-ˈsɛj-nɪ-an)

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ealh

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

ealh, m.n: temple. (EH-al’h / ˈɛalh)

Today’s word is from Þórbeorht L. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript letter S, inside which is illustrated the presentation of Christ at the temple.
Gradual, Master of Bagnacavallo. Italy, c. 1278. Metropolitan Museum of Art. [metmuseum.org]
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hēah-cyning

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

hēah-cyning, m.n: high-king, God. (HAY-ah-KUN-ing / ˈheːah-ˌkɝ-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a winged and haloed man speaking to three haloed women beside a tomb.
Psalter. France (Fécamp), c. 1180. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, 76 F 13, f. 23r. [manuscripts.kb.nl]
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