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bāt-weard

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

bāt-weard, m.n: commander of a ship (BAHT-WEH-ard / ˈbaːt-ˌwɛard)

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mynet

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

mynet, n.n: coin; coinage, money. (MUE-net / ˈmy-nɛt)

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wǣg-bord

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣg-bord, n.n: a wave-board, a plank of a vessel. (WAIE-BORD / ˈwæːj-ˌbɔrd)

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lane

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

lane, f.n: narrow road, lane. (LAH-nuh / ˈla-nə)

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cēap-stōw

Posted on April 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

cēap-stōw, f.n: marketplace. (CHAY-op-STOH / ˈtʃeːap-ˌstoːw)

Medieval manuscript image of a market square with a cross in the centre, surrounded by booths with merchants selling cloth, chickens, baskets, hogs and cattle.
Le Chevalier errant; France (Paris), c. 1400; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 12559, f. 167r. [expositions.bnf.fr]
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cēap

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

cēap, m.n: purchase, sale, business transaction; possessions; price, payment. (CHAY-op / ˈtʃeːap)

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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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