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hwīl

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

hwīl, f.n: indefinite or loosely specified duration of time; interval, period. (HWEEL / ˈhwiːl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on festivals and ‘free-time’. Read it on Patreon.

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bōc-fell

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-fell, n.n: parchment, vellum (‘book-skin’). (BOAK-FELL / ˈboːk-ˌfɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a roll of parchment under his arm handing a sheet of parchment to a haloed man wearing a black robe and cowl; in the background is a piece of parchment stretched out on a frame.
Hamburg Bible, 1255; Copenhagen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, MS 4, 2°, f. 183v. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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nunne

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

nunne, f.n: nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on eye-doors and window-wimpling. Read it on Patreon.

Image of a nun kneeling in the corner of a decorative initial in a medieval manuscript; she wears a black habit and veil and reads from a book held open in her hands.
Psalter associated with Laycock nunnery; England (Oxford), c. 1260; Bodleian Library, MS. Laud Lat. 114, f. 148r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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munuc

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

munuc, m.n: monk. (MUH-nuck / ˈmʌ-nʌk)

Medieval manuscript image of two tonsured monks standing side by side, each framed in a rounded-arch window, each with their head tilted to the left and their hands raised palms out before them.
Bamberg Schreiberbild; Germany (Bamberg), c. 1150; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc. Patr. 5, f. 1r. [nbn-resolving.org]
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symbel

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

symbel, n.n: feast, banquet. (SUEM-bell / ˈsym-bɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of two angels sitting behind a long table with dishes of food and a drinking horn; one holds a knife and the other a cup, and they are looking off to the right.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 31v. [bl.uk]
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sige-hwīl

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

sige-hwīl, f.n: time of victory, hour of victory. (SIH-yuh-HWEEL / ˈsɪ-jə-ˌhwiːl)

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glīw-bēam

Posted on July 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

glīw-bēam, m.n: musical instrument (glee-wood), possibly a harp, drum, timbrel or tambourine. (GLEE-ew-BAY-ahm / ˈgliːw-ˌbeːam)

Medieval illuminated initial N, inside of which a surprised cow sitting on its haunches plays the harp with its two front hooves.
Complete Latin Bible, 12th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, MS 4, f. 155v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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glīw

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

glīw, n.n: glee, joy, mirth; amusement, entertainment; music. (GLEE-ew / ˈgliːw)

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rēðe

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

rēðe, adj: fierce, cruel, savage, wild. (RAY-thuh / ˈreː-θə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a creature that looks somewhat like a lion but without a distinctive mane and with a mouth that stretches nearly ear to ear showing its teeth menacingly; a bird observes from its perch in a nearby tree.
Leucrota from Rochester Bestiary; SE England, c. 1230; British Library, Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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hǣlþ

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

hǣlþ, f.n: (good) health, freedom from sickness; (act of) healing. (HALTH / ˈhæːlθ)

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