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hring

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

hring, m.n: ring, circlet. (H’RING / ˈhrɪŋ)

Gold finger-ring, ornamented with a medallion inscribed in a quatrefoil and containing a haloed lamb, letters and foliage.
Æthelswith ring in Trewhiddle style; England (West Yorkshire), 9th century; British Museum AF.458. [britishmuseum.org]
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scōh-þwang

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

scōh-þwang, m.n: the thong or latchet of a shoe. (SHO’H-THWONG / ˈʃoːx-ˌθwaŋ)

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hrēoþa

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

hrēoþa, m.n: animal skin, usually sheepskin or goatskin, usually used as a cloak or mantle. (HRAY-oh-tha / ˈhreːɔ-θa)

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hama

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

hama, m.n: covering. (HA-ma / ˈha-ma)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on placentas and plumage, bodies and skins. It’s the 350th post so it’s free for all to read on Patreon.

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binde

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

binde, f.n: headband, fillet. (BIN-duh / ˈbɪn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of three women and two donkeys; one woman wears a long cloak and white scalloped fillet and gestures with her right hand.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 33v. [themorgan.org]
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cyrtel

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cyrtel, m.n: garment, tunic, coat, gown. (KUER-tell / ˈkyr-tɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of three young men wearing white, green and red tunics; the one on the left is playing a trumpet and the other two are clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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hālig-rift

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

hālig-rift, f.n: a holy garment, veil. (HA-lih-RIFT / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌrɪft)

Medieval manuscript image of a white-veiled nun on her knees, hands clasped together as she confesses to a monk in a black habit; an angel holding a scroll watches on the left, and a hand making a gesture of blessing reaches out from the right.
Livres de l’estat de l’ame; France, c. 1290; British Library, Yates Thompson 11, f. 29r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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feax-prēon

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

feax-prēon, m.n: hair pin. (FEH-ahks-PRAY-on / ˈfɛaks-ˌpreːɔn)

A long pin terminating in a stylized cloisonné bird of red garnets and gold.
Frankish hair pin, early 6th century; Walters Art Museum 57.1883. [art.thewalters.org]
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lim-nacod

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

lim-nacod, adj: with uncovered limbs, naked. (LIM-NAH-kodd / ˈlɪm-ˌna-kɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman with her hands in the air, looking behind her, wearing only a cloth that reveals her chest, arms and legs; a haloed, bearded man comes out of the sky towards her.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, turn of the 14th century; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 23r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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gūþ-getawa

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

gūþ-getawa, f.n (plural): battle-gear, equipment for war, armour. (GOOTH-yeh-TA-wa / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˌta-wa)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man in a knee-length skirt, long-sleeved coat and pointed helmet; he brandishes a sword in his left hand and holds a shield in his right.
Psychomachia of Prudentius; England, late 10th or early 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Cleopatra C VIII, f. 18v. [bl.uk]
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