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leornung

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Hana Videen

leornung, f.n: learning, study, reading, meditation. (LEH-or-nung / ˈlɛɔr-nʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript marginal sketch of a cross-looking teacher in a chair looking down on and gesturing towards two children seated on the floor, one of whom appears to wear donkey ears.
Marginalia from a Latin manuscript; England, 13th century; Chambéry (France), Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 27, f. 151r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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hunig-gafol

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Hana Videen

hunig-gafol, n.n: honey paid as tax or tribute. (HUN-ih-GA-voll / ˈhʌ-nɪj-ˌga-vɔl)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a beekeeper on one knee tending to his giant bees (as big as his own head), who fly towards the entrance of their hive.
Worksop Bestiary; England (Lincoln or York?), c. 1185; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 58r. [themorgan.org]
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cū

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

cū, f.n: cow. (KOO / ˈkuː)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman milking a brown cow; the cow licks the back of the calf in front of her.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; Bodleian Library, MS Bodl. 764, f. 41v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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hægel

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

hægel, m.n: hail (ice pellets); name of the H-rune ᚻ. (HAE-yell / ˈhæ-jɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of man wearing a crown, raising an arm into the air and watching as pellets of hail fall down upon damaged trees and crops.
Weltchronik; Germany (Regensburg), c. 1360; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.769, f. 81v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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gēol-mōnaþ

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

gēol-mōnaþ, m.n: December (‘Yule-month’). (YAY-ol-MO-nath / ˈjeːɔl-ˌmoː-naθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the wide-flier. Read it on Patreon.

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heofon

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon, m.n: heaven. (HEH-oh-von / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn)

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cēol

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

cēol, m.n: ship, sea-going vessel. (CHAY-oll / ˈtʃeːɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of king and his men in a ship on a stormy, fish-filled sea; the prow is shaped like an animal head, and a two hairy faces in the sky blow air towards the ship.
John of Worcester’s Chronicle; England (Worcester), 1128-1140; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College MS 157, f. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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þanc-word

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

þanc-word, n.n: word of thanks. (THONK-WORD / ˈθank-ˌwɔrd)

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ferhþ-lufe

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Hana Videen

ferhþ-lufe, f.n: love of the heart/soul/spirit/mind. (FER-h’th-LUH-vuh / ˈfɛrxθ-ˌlʌ-və)

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stæf-cræft

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Hana Videen

stæf-cræft, m.n: grammar (letter-craft). (STAV-KRAFT / ˈstæv-ˌkræft)

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