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hām-cyme

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-cyme, m.n: homecoming, return. (HAHM-KUE-muh / ˈhaːm-ˌky-mə)

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ān-pæþ

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-pæþ, m.n: single-file path, narrow path. (AHN-PATH / ˈaːn-ˌpæθ)

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strǣt-lanu

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

strǣt-lanu, f.n: a street. (STRAT-LA-nuh / ˈstræːt-ˌla-nʌ)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: the dragon problem. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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hām-weard

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-weard, adv: home, homewards, towards home, on the way home. (HAHM-WEH-ard / ˈhaːm-ˌwɛard)

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gangan

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

gangan, str.v: to go, walk. (GAHNG-gahn / ˈgaŋ-gan)

Medieval manuscript image of three rabbits walking in a line on their hind legs; the rabbit in front holds a large cross in its forepaws.
Hours of Saint-Omer; France, c. 1320; British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 24v. [bl.uk]
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ūp-āhafu

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

ūp-āhafu, f.n: an uplifting, elevation. (OOP-ah-ha-vuh / ˈuːp-aː-ha-vʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a king being carried aloft in a wooden frame by four griffins; he holds small animals out on sticks to tempt the griffins into the air; a group of men watch from below.
The Talbot Shrewsbury Book; France (Rouen), 15th century; British Library, Royal MS 15 E VI, f. 20v. [bl.uk]
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earfoþ-sīþ

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

earfoþ-sīþ, m.n: troublesome or difficult journey; difficult way or road; time or experience of hardship; misfortune. (EH-ar-voth-SEETH / ˈɛar-vɔθ-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ rescuing souls from hell, which appears as a crenellated tower rising out of a hell-mouth, while horned devils sit to the side plotting revenge.
Estoire de Merlin; N France (Saint-Omer or Tournai), 1316; British Library, Add MS 10292, f. 76r. [bl.uk]
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fram-lād

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

fram-lād, f.n: departure; retreat. (FRAHM-LAWD / ˈfram-ˌlaːd)

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lagu-cræftig

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

lagu-cræftig, adj: skilled in seamanship. (LAH-guh-KRAF-tih / ˈla-gʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three men in a single-sailed ship, two of whom hold oars.
Chansonnier provençal; Italy, c. 1285-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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gnorn-scyndende

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

gnorn-scyndende, adj: hastening away in sorrow. (G’NORN-SHUEN-den-duh / ˈgnɔrn-ˌʃyn-dɛn-də)

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