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eorl

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

eorl, m.n: nobleman, warrior. (EH-orl / ˈɛɔrl)

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feoh-hord

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

feoh-hord, m.n: hoard of money or wealth. (FEH-oh-HORD / ˈfɛɔx-ˌhɔrd)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: Beowulf vs. Dragon. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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blōd-dolh

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

blōd-dolh, n.n: bleeding wound made by blood-letting. (BLOAD-doll’h / ˈbloːd-dɔlx)

Medieval manuscript image of one person sitting with their arm outstretched while another person, standing, cuts the arm with a knife, allowing the blood to fall into a bowl on the ground.
Le Régime du corps; N France (Lille?), 13th century; British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 11v. [bl.uk]
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niht-nihstig

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

niht-nihstig, adj: fasting for a night. (NI’HT-NI’H-stih / ˈnɪxt-ˌnɪx-stɪj)

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lēaden

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēaden, adj: made of lead, leaden. (LAY-ah-den / ˈleːa-dɛn)

A flat, lead, circular brooch decorated with two lines dividing the face into four quadrants, each of which has a raised pellet; the perimeter is decorated with six concentric circles made up of small pellets.
Disc brooch; England (Lincolnshire), 900-1000; Portable Antiquities Scheme. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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twiccian

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

twiccian, wk.v: to twitch, pluck. (TWIH-chi-an / ˈtwɪ-tʃɪ-an)

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heofon-waru

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-waru, f.n: the community of heaven, heavenly host, inhabitants of heaven, heaven-dwellers. (HEH-ov-on-WA-ruh / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌwa-rʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of groups of nimbed angels, some holding objects, including staff with cross-inscribed banner, scourge, scrolls, sceptre and globe, flanking fourteen nimbed cherubim, supporting mandorla enclosing Virgin Mary and Christ, both nimbed and emanating rays, with rays extending downward from their hands.
Miscellany; Italy (Naples), late 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.498, f. 4v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ān-pæþ

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

ān-pæþ, m.n: single-file path, narrow path. (AHN-PATH / ˈaːn-ˌpæθ)

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strǣt-lanu

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

strǣt-lanu, f.n: a street. (STRAT-LA-nuh / ˈstræːt-ˌla-nʌ)

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday, I read from Beowulf: the dragon problem. Read/hear it on Patreon.

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riht-hand

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

riht-hand, f.n: right hand. (RI’HT-HOND / ˈrɪxt-ˌhand)

Medieval manuscript image of the outline of a right hand, palm facing out, with Hebrew writing on various parts of the palm, fingers and wrist.
Palmistry diagram from a miscellany; N France, 1277-1286; British Library, Additional 11639, f. 115v. [bl.uk]
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