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lang-fyrst

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

lang-fyrst, m.n: long period of time. (LAHNG-fuerst / ˈlaŋ-fyrst)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the middle finger. Read it on Patreon.

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stund

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

stund, f.n: time, hour; the time appointed for a particular action. (STUND / ˈstʌnd)

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wuce

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

wuce, f.n: week (WUCH-uh / ˈwʌ-tʃə)

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hwīl

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

hwīl, f.n: indefinite or loosely specified duration of time; interval, period. (HWEEL / ˈhwiːl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on festivals and ‘free-time’. Read it on Patreon.

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frēols-tīd

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

frēols-tīd, f.n: festive season, feast-tide. (FRAY-olz-TEED / ˈfreːɔlz-ˌtiːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of ten men and women dancing while holding hands in a circle; on the left a child beats a drum with a stick and on the right another child plays the bagpipes.
Guillaume de Lorris & Jean de Meun’s Roman de la Rose; N France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340-1350; British Library, Royal MS 20 A XVII, f. 9r. [bl.uk]
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langsumlic

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

langsumlic, adj: too long, tedious. (LAHNG-sum-litch / ˈlaŋ-sʌm-lɪtʃ)

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sige-hwīl

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

sige-hwīl, f.n: time of victory, hour of victory. (SIH-yuh-HWEEL / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌhwiːl)

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tīma

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

tīma, m.n: time, hour. (TEE-ma / ˈtiː-ma)

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sēremōnaþ

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

sēremōnaþ, m.n: June. (SAY-reh-MO-nath / ˈseː-rɛ-ˌmoː-naθ)

Crop of a medieval manuscript with writing in Latin in black, red and green ink, with decorative initials in gold; in the top right corner are two people standing inside a double ring, representative of Gemini.
Calendar made in southern England in the first half of the 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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midsumer-mōnaþ

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

midsumer-mōnaþ, m.n: June (‘midsummer-month’). (MID-sum-er-MO-nath / ˈmɪd-sʌ-mɛr-ˌmoː-naθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on mind-sorrow. Read it on Patreon.

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