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swegel-candel

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

swegel-candel, f.n: ‘sky-candle’, the sun. (SWEH-yell-KAHN-dell / ˈswɛ-jɛl-ˌkan-dɛl)

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earn

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

earn, m.n: eagle. (EH-arn / ˈɛarn)

Book of Durrow. Durrow Abbey, Ireland, or Northumbria, England, 650-675. Library of Trinity College Dublin, MS 57, f. 84v. [codex99.com]
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snot

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

snot, n.n: snot. (SNOT / ˈsnɔt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the fate of the geōsceaft-gāst. Read it on Patreon.

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galdor-word

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

galdor-word, n.n: word of incantation. (GAL-dor-WORD / ˈgal-dɔr-ˌwɔrd)

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dæg-rima

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

dæg-rima, m.n: daybreak, morning. (DAIE-RIM-ah / ˈdæj-ˌrɪ-ma)

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friþ

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

friþ, m/n.n: peace, the state of friendly, peaceable relations; a peace agreement between nations/peoples. (FRITH / ˈfrɪθ)

Kiss of peace in a missal. Italy (Teramo or Bologna?), late 14th century. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.16, f. 129r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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wīn

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīn, n.n: wine. (WEEN / ˈwiːn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on swans. Read it on Patreon.

Aldobrandino of Siena’s Le Régime du corps. N France (Lille?), 3rd quarter of the 13th century. London, British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 44v. [bl.uk]

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īdel-georn

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

īdel-georn, adj: gladly at leisure, keen to be idle. (EE-dell-YEH-orn / ˈiː-dɛl-ˌjɛɔrn)

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weder-tācen

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

weder-tācen, n.n: ‘weather-token’, sign of good weather. (WEH-der-TAH-ken / ˈwɛ-dɛr-ˌtaː-kɛn)

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snȳtan

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

snȳtan, v: to clear the nose. (SNUE-tahn / ˈsnyː-tan)

In a bestiary, a stag sucking a snake out of its burrow with its nostrils. England, c. 1200-1210. London, British Library, Royal MS 12 C. xix, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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