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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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wamb

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

wamb, f.n: belly, stomach; womb. (WAHMB / ˈwamb)

Diagram of the female reproductive system in a medieval manuscript with an oddly architectural appearance, framed by fluted column-like structures, crowded around with notes in Latin; a tiny person is in the womb.
Diagram of a uterus; England, 1250-1310; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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lēac-weard

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

lēac-weard, m.n: gardener. (LAY-ock-WEH-ard / ˈleːak-ˌwɛard)

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wuldor-cyning

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Hana Videen

wuldor-cyning, m.n: glory-king, God. (WUL-dor-KUE-ning / ˈwʌl-dɔr-ˌky-niŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a curly-haired, haloed God creating the world which he cradles in one arm.
Sainte-Chapelle Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 11r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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mearc-hof

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearc-hof, n.n: ‘mark-dwelling’, dwelling in the borderlands. (MEH-ark-HOFF / ˈmɛark-ˌhɔf)

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þræc-hwīl

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

þræc-hwīl, f.n: time of suffering, hard time. (THRACK-HWEEL / ˈθræk-ˌhwiːl)

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gafol-tȳning

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

gafol-tȳning, f.n: fence materials paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-TUE-ning / ˈga-vɔl-ˌtyː-nɪŋ)

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sundor

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

sundor, adv: apart, aloof, by one’s self; in a manner different from others. (SUN-dor / ˈsʌn-dɔr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on domne, dryhten and hlaford, the lords and ladies of Old English. Read it on Patreon.

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āþ-loga

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

āþ-loga, m.n: perjurer. (ATH-LOG-ah / ˈaːθ-ˌlɔ-ga)

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strǣt

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

strǣt, f.n: street, road. (STRAT / ˈstræːt)

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