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sorh-word

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Hana Videen

sorh-word, m.n: word of sorrow or anxiety. (SOR’H-WORD / ˈsɔrx-ˌwɔrd)

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elehtre

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

elehtre, f.n: the plant lupine. (EL-eh-h’truh / ˈɛ-lɛx-trə)

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wealdend

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

wealdend, m.n: ruler, sovereign, lord; Lord, God. (WEH-all-dend / ˈwɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of God creating the sun, moon and stars; the gold sun has 13 wavy rays, the moon is a thin gold crescent on its side, and the sky is a blue circle studded with gold stars, with God standing at the centre.
Ashmole Bestiary; England (Peterborough? Lincoln?), 1201-1225; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 1511, f. 5v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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frēa

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Hana Videen

frēa, m.n: lord, master, the Lord. (FRAY-ah / ˈfreːa)

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milde

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

milde, adj: mild, gentle. (MILL-duh / ˈmɪl-də)

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hlāf-hūs

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

hlāf-hūs, n.n: ‘house of bread’, rendering the scriptural place-name Bethlehem. (HLAHV-HOOS / ˈhlaːv-ˌhuːs)

Nativity scene within initial D in a medieval manuscript; Mary holds the baby Jesus, with Joseph, an ox, a donkey, and three angels looking on.
Abbey Bible; Italy (probably Bologna), c. 1250-1262; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 107, 3v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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sceand-word

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

sceand-word, n.n: scornful or abusive speech (shame-word). (SHEH-ond-WORD / ˈʃɛand-ˌwɔrd)

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swegel-cyning

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

swegel-cyning, m.n: sky-king, heaven-king, God. (SWEH-yell-KUE-ning / ˈswɛ-jɛl-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man standing between two broccoli-like trees with arms outstretched to a blue sky, the golden sun and golden moon in each hand.
Bible Historiale; France (Paris), c. 1360-70; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 1, vol. 1, f. 5. [blogs.getty.edu]
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þrowian

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrowian, wk.v: to suffer; to suffer martyrdom; to pay for, atone for. (THRO-wih-yahn / ˈθrɔ-wɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a king seated in a throne, a sword in his right hand, a scabbard in his left, and an arrow in his chest; he is depicted within a roundel labelled with the name Edward.
Edward the Martyr in an early 14th-century genealogical roll of the kings of England; British Library, Royal MS 14 B VI. [wikipedia.org]
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wed-lāc

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

wed-lāc, n.n: pledge; wedlock. (WED-LAHK / ˈwɛd-ˌlaːk)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a crown putting a ring on the finger of a smaller, crowned woman; above them are the labels “Rex Henri III” and “Alienora”.
Matthew Paris’ Historia Anglorum; England (St Albans), 1235-1259; British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 124v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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