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sorh-lufu

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

sorh-lufu, f.n: love accompanied by anxiety or sorrow, hapless love. (SOR-h’LUH-vuh / ˈsɔrx-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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feorh-hūs

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

feorh-hūs, n.n: ‘life-house’, a kenning for the body. (FEH-or’h-HOOS / ˈfɛɔrx-ˌhuːs)

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belg

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

belg, m.n: bag, pouch, sack; bellows. (BELG / ˈbɛlg)

Medieval manuscript image of a blacksmith hammering on an anvil; behind them a bellows is suspended over an open fire.
Marie de France’s Fables; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 24428, f. 98r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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gār

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

gār, m.n: dart, spear, arrow; a weapon with a pointed head. (GAR / ˈgaːr)

Medieval manuscript image of nine cone-helmeted soldiers riding horses and bearing long spears; a disembodied hand comes down from the top right corner, with the index and middle fingers pointed towards the man in front.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 25v. [bl.uk]
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mann-þwǣre

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-þwǣre, adj: gentle, courteous. (MAHN-THWAER-uh / ˈman-ˌθwæː-rə)

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stān-wyrhta

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

stān-wyrhta, m.n: stonemason. (STAHN-WUER-h’ta / ˈstaːn-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of five people working on the top of a tower, standing on scaffolding and holding various tools; blocks of stone are being laid out at the top.
Egerton Genesis Picture Book; England, c. 1350-1375; British Library, Egerton MS 1894, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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wǣr

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣr, f.n: covenant, agreement, pledge. (WAER / ˈwæːr)

Historiated initial D in a medieval manuscript, inside of which are two barefoot young men holding spears and shaking hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 31r. [bl.uk]
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glīw-word

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

glīw-word, n.n: word of a song; song, poem. (GLEE-ew-WORD / ˈgliːw-ˌwɔrd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman seated on a bench, head tilted to the side, playing a harp that rests in her lap.
Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hibernica; England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 26r. [bl.uk]
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smēga-wyrm

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

smēga-wyrm, m.n: penetrating worm that makes its way into the flesh. (SMAY-ga-WUERM / ˈsmeː-ga-ˌwyrm)

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weorold-gesǣlig

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

weorold-gesǣlig, adj: blessed with worldly goods, prosperous. (WEH-oh-rold-yeh-SAL-ih / ˈwɛɔ-rɔld-jɛ-ˌsæː-lɪj)

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