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hām-stede

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-stede, m.n: homestead, farm-dwelling. (HAHM-STED-uh / ˈhaːm-ˌstɛ-də)

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palm-wicu

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

palm-wicu, n: the week which begins with Palm Sunday. (PALM-WICK-uh / ˈpalm-ˌwɪ-kʌ)

Medieval manuscript image of a nimbed Christ nearing the gate to a city on a donkey; outside the gate people are laying down cloaks and branches of trees.
Gospels of St Augustine; Italy, late 6th century; Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 286, f. 125r. [parker.stanford.edu]
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sot-mann

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

sot-mann, m.n: a foolish person. (SOT-mahn / ˈsɔt-man)

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clypnys

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

clypnys, f.n: an embrace. (KLUEP-nuess / ˈklyp-nys)

Happy Hug A Medievalist Day!

Medieval manuscript image of a woman embracing a lion who stands up on its hind legs, wrapping its paws around her and kissing her on the lips.
Joanna of Paris in Gerald of Wales’s Topographia Hiberniae; England, c. 1196-1223; British Library, Royal MS 13 B VIII, f. 19v. [bl.uk]
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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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