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gieldan

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

gieldan, str.v: to yield, pay. (YE-ELL-dahn / ˈjɪɛl-dan)

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sceatt

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

sceatt, m.n: piece of money, coin. (SHEH-aht / ˈʃɛat)

The front and back of a silver coin: on one side is a ‘porcupine’ bust and on the other is a square standard with beaded border, annulet at centre with V to either side, a pellet in each corner of the standard, and to one side of the standard a V with pellet above.
Early medieval coin (sceatt), from between 675 and 750; found on Isle of Wight; Portable Antiquities Scheme IOW-028DB6. [finds.org.uk]
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hām-færeld

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-færeld, m/n.n: home-going. (HAHM-FAE-reld / ˈhaːm-ˌfæ-rɛld)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on words for wealth-hoarders. Read it on Patreon.

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gafol-wudu

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

gafol-wudu, m.n: wood or lumber paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-WUD-uh / ˈga-vɔl-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

Medieval manuscript showing two carpenters at work, one holding a piece of wood on a tabletop and the other pulling a piece of lumber from an outbuilding.
Decisions of Isaiah of Trani the Younger; Italy (Bologna or Rimini), 1374; British Library, Oriental 5024, f. 184v. [bl.uk]
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ān-genga

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-genga, m.n: solitary walker, lone wanderer. (AHN-GENG-ga / ˈaːn-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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flēam

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

flēam, m.n: flight, fleeing; escape, retreat; apostasy; banishment, exile. (FLAY-ahm / ˈfleːam)

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gyst

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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fisc-hūs

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

fisc-hūs, n.n: ‘fish-house’, place or building for storing and perhaps selling fish. (FISH-HOOS / ˈfɪʃ-ˌhuːs)

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hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail.
Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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lendan

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

lendan, wk.v: to come to land, arrive. (LEN-dahn / ˈlɛn-dan)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship with a sail in the water near the shore, with a starry night in the background.
Breviary of Jean sans Peur; France (Paris), 1413-19; British Library, Add MS 35311, f. 348v. [bl.uk]
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