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brim-gyst

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

brim-gyst, m.n: sailor (‘sea-guest’). (BRIM-YUEST / ˈbrɪm-ˌjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of a sailor who seems unaware that his sailboat is being slowed down by a large fish in the water below.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koniniklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 114v. [galerij.kb.nl]
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feoh-spillung

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

feoh-spillung, f.n: wasting of money. (FEH-oh-SPILL-lung / ˈfɛɔx-ˌspɪl-lʌŋ)

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ge-swimman

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

ge-swimman, str.v: to swim. (yeh-SWIM-mahn / jɛ-ˈswɪm-man)

Medieval manuscript image of two ducks swimming in water with a grassy shore in the background.
Bestiary; Iran (Maragheh), late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.500, f. 65v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ealu-gafol

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

ealu-gafol, n.n: ale paid as tax or tribute. (EH-al-luh-GA-voll / ˈɛa-lʌ-ˌga-vɔl)

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færeld-bōc

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-bōc, f.n: itinerary, account of a journey. (FAE-reld-BOAK / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌboːk)

Medieval manuscript with Latin text and three framed illustrations: a person riding a camel with another camel getting attacked by dog-like creatures; a rather hairy elephant; and a naked two-faced person carrying a horn.
Wonders of the East; England, 12th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 614, ff. 39v-40r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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fēðe-georn

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

fēðe-georn, adj: desirous of going. (FAY-thuh-YEH-orn / ˈfeː-θə-ˌjɛɔrn)

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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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