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wōþ

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōþ, f.n: voice, song, speech. (WOATH / ˈwoːθ)

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wīg-cirm

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-cirm, m.n: the din of battle. (WEE-CHIRM / ˈwiː-ˌtʃɪrm)

Medieval manuscript image of angels in heaven hurling spears and axes and shooting arrows down at a group of soldiers below; God points to the angels, as if directing them, and another group of men marches towards the battle with spears.
Eadwine Psalter; England (Canterbury), c. 1150; Trinity College Cambridge, MS R.17.1, f. 6v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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gamen-wudu

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

gamen-wudu, m.n: harp (merriment-wood). (GAH-men-WUH-duh / ˈga-mɛn-ˌwʌ-dʌ)⁠

A green-winged angel playing a golden harp in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Maastricht Hours; Netherlands (Liège), early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 21v. [bl.uk]
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swin

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

swin, m.n: sound, melody. (SWIN / ˈswɪn)

Medieval manuscript image of a caped man playing the viol, wearing one red stocking and one yellow one.
Gradual (a book of chants); France (Toulouse), 2nd half of the 11th century; British Library, Harley MS 4951, f. 297v. [bl.uk]
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þoterian

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

þoterian, wk.v: to howl, wail, cry out. (THO-teh-ri-ahn / ˈθɔ-tɛ-rɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of an open-mouthed grey wolf with her two small cubs.
Wolf and cubs in a bestiary; N France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, lat. 6838B, f. 11r. [visualiseur.bnf.fr]
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wyn-drēam

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-drēam, m.n: joyful sound, jubilation. (WUEN-DRAY-ahm / ˈwyn-ˌdreːam)

Biblia Porta. France, late 13th century. Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, U 964, fol. 343v. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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gnornian

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnornian, wk.v: to feel grief, regret; to feel or express discontent, murmur. (G’NOR-ni-yahn / ˈgnɔɹ-nɪ-an)

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wyn-weorod

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-weorod, n.n: chorus (lit. joy-troop, joy-band). (WUN-WEH-or-odd / ˈwɝn-ˌwɛɔ-ɹɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of seven women in gold crowns standing close together and holding books; above them, the word CHORUS is written in gold.
Benedictional of St Æthelwold. England (Winchester), 963-984. British Library, Add MS 49598, f. 1v. [bl.uk]
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antefn

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

antefn, f/n.n: an antiphon, a hymn sung in alternate parts. (AHN-TEH-vun / ˈan-ˌtɛ-vən)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on gledes and those who imitate them. Read it on Patreon.

Page from a medieval manuscript showing medieval music notation and words written in Latin; a woman debates with a throned man inside a large letter V.
Beaupré Antiphonary. Belgium (Hainaut), c. 1290. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Ruskin Collection WA.RS.STD.007. [ruskin.ashmolean.org]

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gryrran

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

gryrran, v: to gnash, chatter (of teeth). (GRUR-rahn / ˈgɹɝɹ-ɹan)

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