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bēor

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

bēor, m.n: alcoholic drink brewed from various fruits and honey. (BAY-or / ˈbeːɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man sitting with legs crossed, pouring the contents of a jug into a drinking horn that he holds in his left hand; he is looking away from what he is doing.
Metrical calendar; SE England, first half of 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 4v. [bl.uk]
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swyðost

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

swyðost, adj: greatest, strongest. (SWUE-thost / ˈswy-θɔst)

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sēremōnaþ

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

sēremōnaþ, m.n: June. (SAY-reh-MO-nath / ˈseː-rɛ-ˌmoː-naθ)

Crop of a medieval manuscript with writing in Latin in black, red and green ink, with decorative initials in gold; in the top right corner are two people standing inside a double ring, representative of Gemini.
Calendar made in southern England in the first half of the 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Julius A VI, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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midsumer-mōnaþ

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

midsumer-mōnaþ, m.n: June (‘midsummer-month’). (MID-sum-er-MO-nath / ˈmɪd-sʌ-mɛr-ˌmoː-naθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on mind-sorrow. Read it on Patreon.

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ferhþ

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

ferhþ, m.n: mind, soul, spirit, heart, life. (FER-h’th / ˈfɛrxθ)

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āmen

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

āmen, interjection: amen. (AH-men / ˈaː-mɛn)

Image of writing on parchment in a medieval hand, both Latin and Old English, in black and red inks; in the centre of the image is the word Amen.
Glossed hymnal; England (Canterbury), mid 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian D XII, f. 29v. [bl.uk]
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webbestre

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

webbestre, f.n: weaver; (specifically) female weaver. (WEB-bes-truh / ˈwɛb-bɛs-trə)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed, veiled woman sitting at a loom behind partially woven blue cloth that matches her dress; her hands hold four cards through which the warp threads pass, and to her right is a beater amid the warp threads.
Virgin Mary in Book of Hours; France (Paris), 1430-5; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.359, f. 26v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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un-wine

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

un-wine, m.n: enemy (‘un-friend’). (UN-WIN-uh / ˈʌn-ˌwɪ-nə)

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brycg-weard

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

brycg-weard, m.n: bridge-keeper, defender of a bridge. (BRUEJ-WEH-ard / ˈbrydʒ-ˌwɛard)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man wearing a crown standing on a bridge with two companions; two entirely-gold naked humans meet them with hammers, one in the process of tumbling off the side of the bridge.
Alexander the Great encounters two golden knights guarding a bridge in India, from the Romance of Alexander; France, 14th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 70v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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frēond

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

frēond, m.n: friend. (FRAY-ond / ˈfreːɔnd)

Medieval manuscript image of two bird-like heads with long beaks; one head is at the end of a long narrow neck which joins a pair of hairy animal legs, the haunch of which is actually the other head.
Romans arthuriens; N France, 1270-90; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 95, f. 318r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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