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hosp-word

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

hosp-word, n.n: word of contempt, insulting speech (‘shame-word’). (HOSP-WORD / ˈhɔsp-ˌwɔrd)

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eardung

Posted on June 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

eardung, f.n: dwelling, habitation. (EH-ar-dung / ˈɛar-dʌŋ)

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fylle-sēocnes

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

fylle-sēocnes, f.n: ‘falling-sickness’, possibly epilepsy. (FUEL-luh-SAY-ock-ness / ˈfyl-lə-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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feoh-georn

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

feoh-georn, adj: covetous, avaricious, desirous of money. (FEH-oh-YEH-orn / ˈfeːɔx-ˌjɛɔrn)

Medieval manuscript image of a man bearing a sword, a coin purse and an open chest of coins sitting on the back of a giant monkey; someone holds out a bag to him, and there is a scale and pile of coins behind him.
Dunois Hours; France, c. 1440-1450; British Library, Yates Thompson 3, f. 174r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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wræc-hwīl

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

wræc-hwīl, f.n: period of misery or exile. (WRACK-HWEEL / ˈwræk-ˌhwiːl)

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bæþ-hūs

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

bæþ-hūs, n.n: bathhouse. (BATH-HOOS / ˈbæθ-ˌhuːs)

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wolcen

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

wolcen, f/n.n: cloud. (WOL-kun / ˈwɔl-kən)

Medieval manuscript image of a golden-haloed angel, hands extended, emerging from a cloud.
Getty Apocalypse; England, c. 1255-1260; Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig III 1, f. 21r. [getty.edu]
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un-fǣge

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

un-fǣge, adj: not doomed or fated to die. (UN-FAE-yuh / ˈʌn-ˌfæː-jə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on fierce and lofty March. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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here-word

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

here-word, n.n: praise, acclaim, approbation. (HEH-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛ-rə-ˌwɔrd)

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heoru-word

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

heoru-word, n.n: hostile or cutting word (‘sword-word’). (HEH-oh-ruh-WORD / ˈhɛɔ-rʌ-ˌwɔrd)

The Menologium begins in this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post. Hear and read it on Patreon.

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