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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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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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