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sib-sum

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

sib-sum, adj: peaceable, friendly. (SIB-sum / ˈsɪb-sʌm)

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bell-hūs

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

bell-hūs, n.n: bell tower, belfry. (BELL-HOOS / ˈbɛl-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three tonsured priests standing with a bishop, wearing a mitre, who gestures to a church with two bells in the belfry.
Missal; England (Cambridge?), c. 1320; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.107, f. 216r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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georn

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

georn, adj: eager, desirous; eager for, desirous of; diligent, zealous. (YEH-orn / ˈjɛɔrn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on being in the middle. Read it on Patreon.

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folgian

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

folgian, wk.v: to follow. (FOL-yih-ahn / ˈfɔl-jɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-legged green dragon with red wings and a gaping mouth following a young man who looks remarkably unconcerned as he looks over his shoulder.
Bestiary; N Italy, c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.459, f. 5r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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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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