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lang-strang

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

lang-strang, adj: patient, long-suffering. (LAHNG-STRAHNG / ˈlaŋ-ˌstraŋ)

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gār

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

gār, m.n: dart, spear, arrow; a weapon with a pointed head. (GAR / ˈgaːr)

Medieval manuscript image of nine cone-helmeted soldiers riding horses and bearing long spears; a disembodied hand comes down from the top right corner, with the index and middle fingers pointed towards the man in front.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 25v. [bl.uk]
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mann-þwǣre

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-þwǣre, adj: gentle, courteous. (MAHN-THWAER-uh / ˈman-ˌθwæː-rə)

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stān-wyrhta

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

stān-wyrhta, m.n: stonemason. (STAHN-WUER-h’ta / ˈstaːn-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of five people working on the top of a tower, standing on scaffolding and holding various tools; blocks of stone are being laid out at the top.
Egerton Genesis Picture Book; England, c. 1350-1375; British Library, Egerton MS 1894, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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munt-gēof

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

munt-gēof, m.n: the Alps. (MUNT-YAY-off / ˈmʌnt-ˌjeːɔf)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on an abbot’s unwise sotscipe. Read it on Patreon.

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wǣr

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

wǣr, f.n: covenant, agreement, pledge. (WAER / ˈwæːr)

Historiated initial D in a medieval manuscript, inside of which are two barefoot young men holding spears and shaking hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 31r. [bl.uk]
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æf-þanca

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

æf-þanca, m.n: spite, disdain; insult, offence; envy, cause of envy. (AFF-THON-ka / ˈæf-ˌθɔn-ka)

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cyrtel

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cyrtel, m.n: garment, tunic, coat, gown. (KUER-tell / ˈkyr-tɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of three young men wearing white, green and red tunics; the one on the left is playing a trumpet and the other two are clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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ge-tǣse

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-tǣse, n.n: advantage. (yeh-TAZ-uh / jɛ-ˈtæː-zə)

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lācniendlic

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

lācniendlic, adj: medical, surgical. (LAHK-ni-end-litch / ˈlaːk-nɪ-ɛnd-lɪtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of a doctor cutting into the stomach of a patient who lies awake and naked on a gurney; an assistant holds the patient’s left leg still.
Roger of Salerno’s ‘Surgery’; England, early 13th century; Trinity College Cambridge, MS O.1.20, f. 254r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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