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hāl

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

hāl, adj: whole, hale, sound, safe, secure. (HALL / ˈhaːl)

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ǣmet-hwīl

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣmet-hwīl, f.n: leisure time; idleness. (AM-et-HWEEL / ˈæː-mɛt-ˌhwiːl)

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nū

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Hana Videen

nū, adv: now. (NOO / ˈnuː)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the creation of hell. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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lǣce-bōc

Posted on April 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce-bōc, f.n: leechbook, book of medical remedies. (LATCH-uh-BOAK / ˈlæː-tʃə-ˌboːk)

A page of parchment with a block of Old English writing in brownish-black ink.
Bald’s Leechbook; England (Winchester?), mid-10th century; British Library, Royal MS 12 D XVII, f. 12v. [bl.uk]
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lǣce

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣce, m.n: doctor, physician; a leech (species of worm). (LATCH-uh / ˈlæː-tʃə)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a monkey imitating a doctor, sitting on a chair and raising a flask to examine in one hand; the other hand touches the head of an owl who stands before it.
Book of Hours; France (Arras), 1296-1311; Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 87, f. 138r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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wine

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

wine, m.n: friend. (WIN-uh / ˈwɪ-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the fall of the angels. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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brīw

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

brīw, m.n: paste or pottage made mainly from grain or meal. (BREE-ew / ˈbriːw)

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irþ

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

irþ, f.n: ploughing, tilling; ploughed land. (IRTH / ˈɪɾθ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man ploughing a field using a plough drawn by two oxen.
Bestiary; SE England (possibly Rochester), 13th century; British Library, Royal 12 F XIII, f. 37v. [bl.uk]
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mæstling-smiþ

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

mæstling-smiþ, m.n: brazier, someone who works in brass. (MAST-ling-SMITH / ˈmæst-lɪŋ-ˌsmɪθ)

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sunne

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

sunne, f.n: sun. (SUN-nuh / ˈsʌn-nə)

Medieval manuscript image of a swirly orange sun in the sky surrounded by stars and in the foreground a river, beside which are two holes in the ground containing heads.
Yates Thompson Apocalypse; France (Paris), 1370-1390; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 10, f. 11r. [bl.uk]
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