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scora

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

scora, m.n: a hairy garment. (SHO-ra / ˈʃɔ-ra)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a woman whose hair is so long that it covers her entire body, her arms, and all the way to her toes, like a kind of dress; she is handing some kind of fruit or nut to a monkey in a tree.
Smithfield Decretals; S France (Toulouse?), c. 1300-40; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 275r. [bl.uk]
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basuian

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

basuian, wk.v: to be clad in purple. (BAH-swi-ahn / ˈba-swɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman sitting on the ground beside a plant, with her legs in front of her, wearing a long purple dress with white trim; she holds her chin in her hands, with her elbows propped up on her knees, and she has a rather angry or disgusted look on her face; the folio has been cut so the top of her head is missing.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 53r. [bl.uk]
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heoloþ-helm

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-helm, m.n: helmet of concealment or deception. (HEH-oh-loth-HELM / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌhɛlm)

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wǣd

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

wǣd, f/n.n: article of dress, garment; (in plural) clothing. (WADD / ˈwæːd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a barefoot man wearing raggedy shorts and cloak, midriff exposed, holding a stick with a face in one hand and a round bread loaf in the other; he looks out from behind the bread with a concerned expression on his face, a small dog looking up at him.
Guyart des Moulins’ Bible historiale; France (Paris), 1356-7; British Library, Royal MS 17 E VII vol 1, f. 241r. [bl.uk]
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hǣr-nǣdl

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

hǣr-nǣdl, f.n: a hair-pin. (HAER-NAE-dul / ˈhæːr-ˌnæː-dəl)

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

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līc-sirce

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Hana Videen

līc-sirce, f.n: coat of mail. (LEECH-SIR-chuh / ˈliːtʃ-ˌsɪr-tʃə)

Embroidered image of four soldiers in mail armour: two stand with shields, one rides a horse and carries a sword, and one lies dead on the ground.
Bayeux Tapestry; France (Normandy), 11th century (after 1066). [wikipedia.org]
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here-grīma

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

here-grīma, m.n: helmet, or more specifically, visor. (HEH-ruh-GREE-ma / ˈhɛ-ɹə-ˌgɹiː-ma)

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cilic

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cilic, m.n: garment made of hair, hair-shirt. (CHILL-itch / ˈtʃɪl-ɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman holding up a hair-shirt for a tonsured man; the illustration is inside the letter N in the Latin word ‘nisi’.
De Brailes Hours. England (Oxford), c. 1240. British Library, Add MS 49999, f. 49r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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beadu-hrægl

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Hana Videen

beadu-hrægl, n.n: coat of mail, literally ‘battle-garment’. (BEH-ah-duh-H’RAEL / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌhɹæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a king and five of his men dressed in coats of mail, one leading a horse.
Henry of Huntingdon’s Historia Anglorum. England, late 12th-early 13th century. British Library, Arundel 48, f. 168v. [bl.uk]
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sciccing

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

sciccing, m.n: a cloak, cape. (SHIH-ching / ˈʃɪ-t͡ʃɪŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman wearing a crown and cloak, holding a pendulum in one hand and a red circle with a furry animal in the other; at her feet are a rooster and a fox.
Personification of Equity in Somme le Roi. France (Paris? or NE), c. 1290-c. 1300. British Library, Add MS 28162, f. 7v. [bl.uk]
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