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cristesmæsse-niht

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristesmæsse-niht, f.n: Christmas Eve. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-NI’HT / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌnɪxt)

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heofon-þrymm

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-þrymm, m.n: heavenly glory/majesty. (HEH-oh-von-THRUEM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌθrym)

Medieval manuscript image of God enthroned holding an orb in his left arm and reaching out the right; he is surrounded by angels, who clasp their hands and look upon him worshipfully.
Vincent de Beauvais’s Speculum historiale, 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAF 15939, f. 11r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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heofon-lēoht

Posted on November 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-lēoht, n.n: the light of heaven, a light from heaven. (HEH-oh-von-LAY-o’ht / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌleːɔxt)

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heofon-būend

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-būend, m.n: dweller in heaven. (HEH-oh-von-BOO-end / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌbuː-ɛnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Azarias and fire-terror. Read it on Patreon.

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heofon-werod

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-werod, n.n: heavenly host. (HEH-oh-von-WEH-rod / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwɛ-rɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ enthroned holding a T-O representation of the world; beside him three angels play music on stringed instruments.
De Nobilitatibus, Sapientiis, et Prudentiis Regum; England (London), 1326-7; University of Oxford, Christ Church, MS 92, f. 14v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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heofon-cenned

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-cenned, adj: heaven-born. (HEH-oh-von-KEN-ned / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌkɛn-nɛd)

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heofon-hālig

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-hālig, adj: of heavenly holiness, celestially holy. (HEH-oh-von-HA-lih / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhaː-lɪj)

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heofon-beorht

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-beorht, adj: heavenly-bright; an epithet for angels/archangels. (HEH-oh-von-BEH-or’ht / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌbɛɔrxt)

Historiated T initial from a medieval manuscript with Michael the Archangel, who holds scales and spears a dragon below his feet.
Passionale (Lives of the Saints); England (Canterbury), 12th century; British Library, Harley 624, f. 134v. [bl.uk]
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þel-fæsten

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

þel-fæsten, n.n: plank-fortress (Noah’s ark). (THELL-FAST-en / ˈθɛl-ˌfæs-tɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of Noah’s ark crammed full of animals; a blue dove perches outside with a branch in its beak, and in the waters below human corpses float among the fish.
Psalter of Saint Louis and Blanche of Castile; France, c. 1225-1250; Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms 1186, f. 13v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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heofon-wolcen

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-wolcen, n.n: cloud of heaven. (HEH-ov-on-WOL-kun / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwɔl-kən)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ, cross-nimbed, with book in left hand and right hand raised, striding upward within a mandorla above the cloud-edged arc of heaven, flanked by two nimbed angels.
Sacramentary; France (Mont-Saint-Michel), c. 1060; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.641, f. 75v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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