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welig

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

welig, m.n: willow. (WELL-ih / ˈwɛ-lɪj)

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palm

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

palm, f/m.n: palm (tree). (PALM / ˈpalm)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ riding on a donkey towards a city of white buildings with windows covered in iron grilles; a crowd gathered at the city gates waves palm leaves in greeting, and a large dark green tree dominates the gold background.
Bible moralisée de Naples; Naples, c. 1340-1350; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 9561, f. 162r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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pere

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

pere, f.n: pear. (PEH-ruh / ˈpɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript initial P, inside of which is an illustration of a pear tree in a grassy landscape.
Régime du corps; France, 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 82r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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æsc-þrote

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

æsc-þrote, f.n: verbena, vervain. (ASH-THROT-uh / ˈæʃ-ˌθrɔ-tə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on dragon jaws and misbehaving monks. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript illustration of a plant with pairs of leaves up its three stems, with round yellow buds at the ends; two smaller plants are on either side and underneath is a line of Arabic text.
Arabic translation of De materia medica by Dioscorides; Istanbul, 1224; leaf from Suleymaniye Library, Ms. Aya Sofya 3703. [gardnermuseum.org]
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mersc-mealwe

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

mersc-mealwe, f.n: marsh-mallow (the flowering plant, not the confectionery). (MERSH-MEH-all-wuh / ˈmɛrʃ-ˌmɛal-wə)

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slāhþorn-ragu

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

slāhþorn-ragu, f.n: lichen from a blackthorn. (SLAH-thorn-RA-guh / ˈslaːx-θɔrn-ˌra-gʌ)

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hymlic

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hymlic, m.n: hemlock. (HUEM-litch / ˈhym-lɪtʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the coming of summer. Read it on Patreon.

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mōr-berige

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōr-berige, f.n: mulberry. (MOR-BEH-ri-yuh / ˈmoːr-ˌbɛ-rɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of a mulberry tree.
Nuzhatnama-yi ala’i (Book of Council); Iran, 1300s; Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, F1937.28. [asia.si.edu]
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cwic-bēam

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

cwic-bēam, m.n: quickbeam (mountain-ash or wild service); juniper. (KWICH-BAY-ahm / ˈkwɪtʃ-ˌbeːam)

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bōcce

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

bōcce, f.n: beech tree. (BO-chuh / ˈboː-tʃə)

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