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lēoþ-gyddung

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-gyddung, f.n: utterance in verse, poem, song. (LAY-oth-YUD-dung)

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hādre

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

hādre, adv: clearly (of light and of sound). (HA-dreh)

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ge-cnyllan

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-cnyllan, wk.v: to strike, ring a bell. (yeh-K’NULL-ahn)

Gradual of Saint-Etienne of Toulouse. S France (Toulouse), last quarter of 11th century or 1st quarter of 12th century. London, British Library, Harley 4951, f. 299v. [bl.uk]
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bremman

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

bremman, wk.v: to rage, roar. (BREM-mahn)

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

Winged dragon from a bestiary. France (formerly Flanders), 1277-1300. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS Ludwig XV 4 (83.MR.174), f. 94r. [getty.edu]
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beorcan

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

beorcan, str.v: to make a sharp explosive sound; to bark. (BEH-or-kahn)

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cirman

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

cirman, wk.v: to make a noise, cry out, shout. (CHIRM-on)

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hearpe-streng

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

hearpe-streng, m.n: a harp-string. (HAY-ar-peh-STRENG)

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mid-singend

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

mid-singend, m.n: one who sings with another. (mid-SING-end)

Monks singing the office in the Olivetan Gradual. Italy (Lombardy), c. 1439-1447. Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 1184.
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sige-bīme

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

sige-bīme, f.n: a trumpet which is sounded after victory. (SI-yeh-BEE-meh)

The Ashridge Petrus Comestor. S. England (London?), between 1283 and 1300. London, British Library, Royal 3 D VI, f. 234r. [bl.uk]
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scēawend-wīse

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

scēawend-wīse, f.n: a jesting song, song of a jester. (SHAY-ah-wend-WEE-zeh)

jester

Gradual of Saint-Etienne of Toulouse. N. France (Toulouse), late 11th or early 12th century. British Library, Harley MS 4951 (Part 2), f. 297v. [bl.uk]

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