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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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heofon-torht

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-torht, adj: bright as heaven, invested with a heavenly radiance. (HEH-ov-on-TOR’HT / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌtɔrxt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on terror and brōga. Read it on Patreon.

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dryhtenlīc gebēd

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

dryhtenlīc gebēd, adj and n: the Lord’s Prayer. (DRUE-h’ten-leech yeh-BAID / ˈdryx-tɛn-liːtʃ jɛ-ˈbeːd)

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heofon-mægen

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-mægen, n.n: heavenly host; heavenly might, power. (HEH-ov-on-MAE-yen / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌmæ-jɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of angels armed with shields and spears stabbing down from the clouds into the mouths of dragon-like beasts below, one of which has seven heads.
The Cloisters Apocalypse; France (Normandy), c. 1330; The Met Cloisters Collection, 1968, acc no 68.174, f. 20v. [metmuseum.org]
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fæsten-dæg

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

fæsten-dæg, m.n: fast-day, day appointed for fasting. (FASS-ten-DAIE / ˈfæ-stɛn-ˌdæj)

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heofonlic

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofonlic, adj: heavenly. (HEH-ov-on-litch / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-lɪtʃ)

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ēaster-dæg

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

ēaster-dæg, m.n: Easter-day. (AY-ah-ster-DAIE / ˈeːa-stɛr-ˌdæj)

Medieval manuscript image of the lower half of a person’s body visible in the sky above, with the upper half disappearing into the clouds; on either side below are groups of men who gaze upwards at the miracle.
Christ ascending to heaven in the Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), c. 1050; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [bl.uk]
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cristen-dōm

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristen-dōm, m.n: Christianity, the Christian faith. (KRIS-ten-DOAM / ˈkrɪs-tɛn-ˌdoːm)

Medieval manuscript image of the Crucifixion, with the green wood cross flanked by the sun and the moon above, and by Mary and John the Evangelist, and the hand of God descending from above.
Latin-Old English Psalter; S England (Winchester), late 11th century; British Library, Arundel 60, f. 12v. [bl.uk]
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færeld-frēols

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-frēols, m.n: the passover feast. (FAER-eld-FRAY-olz / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌfreːɔlz)

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