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lāst-word

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

lāst-word, n.n: reputation. (LAHST-WORD / ˈlast-ˌwɔrd)

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fēðe-georn

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

fēðe-georn, adj: desirous of going. (FAY-thuh-YEH-orn / ˈfeː-θə-ˌjɛɔrn)

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hof

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

hof, n.n: house, hall, dwelling, building. (HOFF / ˈhɔf)

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irfe-gewrit

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

irfe-gewrit, n.n: will, testament, writing concerning an inheritance. (IR-vuh-yeh-WRIT / ˈɪr-və-jɛ-ˌwrɪt)

A rectangular piece of parchment filled with Old English writing parallel to the long edge of the parchment, somewhat damaged by creases and holes.
Wynflæd’s Will; England, 11th century; British Library, Cotton Ch VIII 38. [bl.uk]
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stenc

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

stenc, m.n: smell, scent, odour. (STENCH / ˈstɛntʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a bonnacon, a bull-like beast with a horse’s mane and spiral horns that shoots a stream of dung at the shield of an approaching warrior.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 26v. [getty.edu]
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wed

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

wed, n.n: pledge, what is given as security. (WED / ˈwɛd)

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

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gieldan

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

gieldan, str.v: to yield, pay. (YE-ELL-dahn / ˈjɪɛl-dan)

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wæter-sēocness

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæter-sēocness, f.n: ‘water-sickness’, oedema. (WAT-er-SAY-ock-ness / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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sceatt

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

sceatt, m.n: piece of money, coin. (SHEH-aht / ˈʃɛat)

The front and back of a silver coin: on one side is a ‘porcupine’ bust and on the other is a square standard with beaded border, annulet at centre with V to either side, a pellet in each corner of the standard, and to one side of the standard a V with pellet above.
Early medieval coin (sceatt), from between 675 and 750; found on Isle of Wight; Portable Antiquities Scheme IOW-028DB6. [finds.org.uk]
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ende-mest

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

ende-mest, adj: endmost, last. (EN-duh-MEST / ˈɛn-də-ˌmɛst)

A medieval manuscript open to its final folios, the one on the right cropped half way down so that the brown leather cover is visible underneath; initials in the text have red and blue pen decoration.
Vulgate Bible in Latin; Spain (Seville?), c. 1240-1260; TM 844. [textmanuscripts.com]
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