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gyst

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

gyst, m.n: guest, visitor, stranger. (YUEST / ˈjyst)

Medieval manuscript image of eight people in conversation seated at a long banquet table; in the foreground a servant brings forth a roast peacock.
Les Voeux du Paon; possibly England, c. 1390-1400; British Library, Add MS 30864, f. 1r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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hama

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

hama, m.n: covering. (HA-ma / ˈha-ma)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on placentas and plumage, bodies and skins. It’s the 350th post so it’s free for all to read on Patreon.

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fisc-hūs

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

fisc-hūs, n.n: ‘fish-house’, place or building for storing and perhaps selling fish. (FISH-HOOS / ˈfɪʃ-ˌhuːs)

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hand

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

hand, f.n: hand. (HAWND / ˈhand)

Medieval manuscript with a hand in the margin pointing a finger at the writing; the hand has a wyvern-like body, with clawed feet and a tail.
Philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises; England, late 13th or early 14th century; British Library, Royal 12 E XXV, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail.
Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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weard

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

weard, f.n: guard, watchman; guardian, protector. (WEH-ard / ˈwɛard)

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wāþ

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

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gafol-bere

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

gafol-bere, m.n: barley paid as tax or tribute. (GA-voll-BEH-ruh / ˈga-vɔl-ˌbɛ-rə)

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gift-līc

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

gift-līc, adj: of or pertaining to a marriage or wedding, nuptial. (YIFT-leech / ˈjɪft-liːtʃ)

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trēow-loga

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

trēow-loga, m.n: one who fails to keep faith; one who fails in loyalty to their leader. (TRAY-oh-LOG-ah / ˈtreːɔw-ˌlɔ-ga)

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