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hādor

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Hana Videen

hādor, n/adj: the clear, serene sky; clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. (HA-dor / ˈhaː-dɔɹ)

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Christine de Pizan’s “Book of the Queen”. France (Paris), c. 1410-1414. British Library, Harley MS 4431, f. 189v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hlūd

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd, adj: loud, sonorous. (HLOOD / ˈhluːd)

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heofon-wōma

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

heofon-wōma, m.n: a heavenly sound, the sound heard at the day of judgment. [HAY-oh-von-WOH-ma]

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The Escorial Beatus (Escorial, Biblioteca Monasterio, Cod. & II. 5, p. 20), a 10th-century illuminated manuscript of the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liébana. [arachne.uni-koeln.de]

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gliw-bēam

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

gliw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (‘glee-wood’), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel, or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, fol. 129r. [bl.uk]
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drēam-swinsung

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

drēam-swinsung, f.n: mirth-harmony, harmony. [DRAY-ahm-SWIN-zung]

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hearpe

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

hearpe, f.n: a harp. (HEH-ar-puh / ˈhɛar-pə)

The Maastricht Hours.  Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, fol. 92v. [bl.uk]
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drēam-cræft

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Hana Videen

drēam-cræft, m.n: music (joy-craft). (DRAY-ahm-KRAFT / ˈdreːam-ˌkræft)

Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner. N. France, 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Yates Thompson 25, fol. 1r. [bl.uk]
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wōþ-gifu

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hana Videen

wōþ-gifu, f.n: the gift of song. [WOATH-YI-voo]

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Miscellanea secundum usum ordinis Cluniacensis. France (Saint-Pierre de Cluny), late 12th to early 13th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 17716, f. 9r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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singan

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Hana Videen

singan, str.v: to sing, recite, relate musically or in verse; to compose verse, narrate; to sing about, recite or compose a poem about something. (SING-gahn / ˈsɪŋ-gan)

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geohsa

Posted on September 17, 2017 by Hana Videen

geohsa, m.n: hiccup; sob, sobbing. (YEH-o-h’sa / ˈjɛɔh-sa)

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