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binde

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

binde, f.n: headband, fillet. (BIN-duh / ˈbɪn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of three women and two donkeys; one woman wears a long cloak and white scalloped fillet and gestures with her right hand.
Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 33v. [themorgan.org]
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un-gedēfe

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

un-gedēfe, adj: troublesome, disagreeable. (UN-yeh-DAY-vuh / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌdeː-və)

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ge-speornan

Posted on June 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-speornan, wk.v: to tread upon, perch. (yeh-SPEH-or-nahn / jɛ-ˈspɛɔr-nan)

Medieval manuscript image of a long-necked bird, possibly a crane, perching on the end of a foliate bar.
Psalter; Netherlands (probably Utrecht), c. 1290; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.34, f. 83r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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word-loga

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

word-loga, m.n: one who is false to their word. (WORD-LOG-ah / ˈwɔrd-ˌlɔ-ga)

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mōnaþ-gecynd

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-gecynd, f.n: menstruation, period. (MO-nath-yeh-KUEND / ˈmoː-naθ-jɛ-ˌkynd)

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iren-smiþ

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

iren-smiþ, m.n: blacksmith (‘iron-smith’). (IH-ren-SMITH / ˈɪ-rɛn-ˌsmɪθ)

Iron stand or standard, consisting of a straight shaft tapering from bottom to top; the lower end of the shaft terminates in a point flanked by two spirals, and at the upper end is a cruciform iron plate, the arms of which fold back upon themselves and terminate in simple inward-facing animal heads, now much disintegrated, with an oblong open-work iron grille with similar animal heads below.
Sutton Hoo Standard; England (Suffolk), early 7th century; British Museum 1939,1010.161. [britishmuseum.org]
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heofon-torht

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-torht, adj: bright as heaven, invested with a heavenly radiance. (HEH-ov-on-TOR’HT / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌtɔrxt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on terror and brōga. Read it on Patreon.

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gīfernes

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gīfernes, f.n: gluttony. (YEE-ver-ness / ˈjiː-vɛr-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript image of a two-faced Janus figure seated at a feast; one mouth eats and the other mouth drinks from a goblet.
Ruskin Hours; NE France, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 3, f. 2v. [getty.edu]
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murcnian

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

murcnian, wk.v: to murmur, complain, repine, grieve. (MURK-ni-ahn / ˈmʌrk-nɪ-an)

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dryhtenlīc gebēd

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

dryhtenlīc gebēd, adj and n: the Lord’s Prayer. (DRUE-h’ten-leech yeh-BAID / ˈdryx-tɛn-liːtʃ jɛ-ˈbeːd)

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