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niþer-gang

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

niþer-gang, m.n: descent. (NITH-er-gahng / ˈnɪθ-ɛɹ-gaŋ)

Lucifer falls alongside rebel angels into a hell mouth. Psalter-Hours. France (Amiens), 1280-1299. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.729, f. 404v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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stealcung

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

stealcung, f.n: stalking, cautious walking. (STEH-al-kung / ˈstɛal-kʌŋ)

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wicg

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Hana Videen

wicg, n.n: (poetical) a steed. (WIDG / ˈwɪdʒ)

Northumberland Bestiary. England, 1250-1260. J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 25r. [blogs.getty.edu]

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of-steppan

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

of-steppan, wk.v: to trample upon. (ov-STEP-pahn)

St Patrick tramples on a snake in Purgatory, in St Patrick’s Purgatory. England, 1451. British Library, Royal MS 17 B XLIII, f. 132v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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rima

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

rima, m.n: a rim, border, bank, coast. (RIM-ah)

Beautiful border in a Book of Hours. France (Paris), 1406-1407. British Library, Additional 29433, f. 192v. [bl.uk]
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mynet-slege

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

mynet-slege, m.n: striking of coin, minting, coining. (MUH-net-SLEH-yeh)

Silver-gilt penny of Cuthred of Kent, probably minted in Canterbury between 798 and 807. Portable Antiquities Scheme via Wikimedia Commons. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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wiþ-ēastan

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiþ-ēastan, adv/preposition: to the east. (with-AY-ah-stahn / wɪθ-ˈeːa-stan)

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fōr-mete

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

fōr-mete, m.n: provisions for a journey (‘fare-food’). (FOR-MEH-teh)

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feor-būend

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

feor-būend, m.n: one dwelling far off. (FEH-or-BOO-end)

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

Hereford mappa mundi. England, c. 1300. Hereford Cathedral Library. [wikipedia.org]

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ge-horsian

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-horsian, wk.v: to horse, to set or mount on a horse, to supply with a horse. (yeh-HOR-ze-yahn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is “from pagan temples to London boroughs”. Read it on Patreon.

Luttrell Psalter. N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. London, British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163r. [bl.uk]
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