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nunne

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

nunne, f.n: a nun. (NUN-nuh / ˈnʌn-nə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Augustine’s arrival in England. Read it on Patreon.

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Burnet Psalter. England, 15th century. Aberdeen University Library, MS 25, f. 61r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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hund

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

hund, m.n: hound, dog. (HUND / ˈhʌnd)

A dog mourning the murder of its master, possibly pointing out the murderer. The Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 18r. [bestiary.ca]
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reord

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Hana Videen

reord, n.n: speech, language, voice. (REH-ord / ˈrɛɔrd)

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

Jacobus de Voragine’s Legenda aurea. England, c. 1300. British Library, Stowe MS 49, f. 122r. [bl.uk]
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gāst-cyning

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Hana Videen

gāst-cyning, m.n: spirit-king, God. (GAHST-KUE-ning / ˈgaːst-ˌky-niŋ)

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geard

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

geard, m.n: enclosure, yard, garden, court, dwelling, region; fence, hedge. (YEH-ard / ˈjɛard)

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flōd-wudu

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Hana Videen

flōd-wudu, m.n: ship (water-wood). (FLOAD-WUH-duh / ˈfloːd-ˌwʌ-dʌ)

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Louis IX sailing off on his second crusade, from the Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. France (Paris), after 1332 and before 1350. British Library, Royal 16 G. vi, f. 437v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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wynn

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Hana Videen

wynn, f.n: delight, pleasure, joy; name of the W-rune ᚹ. (WUEN / ˈwyn)

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enne-lēac

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Hana Videen

enne-lēac, n.n: onion. (EN-nuh-LAY-ock / ˈɛn-nə-ˌleːak)

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Tacuinum Sanitatis, a health handbook from c. 1400, based on an 11th-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333, f. 22v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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cū-ēage

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-ēage, f.n: a cow’s eye. (KOO-AY-ah-yuh / ˈkuː-ˌeːa-jə)

Luttrell Psalter. England, c. 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 159v. [bl.uk]
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sǣ-ælfen

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

sǣ-ælfen, f.n: sea-elf, sea-nymph. (SAE-AL-ven / ˈsæː-ˌæl-vɛn)

The Rutland Psalter. England, c. 1260. British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 57r. [bl.uk]
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