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dēaþ-gedāl

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

dēaþ-gedāl, n.n: a deathly separation, separation of body and soul in death. (DAY-ath-yeh-DAHL / ˈdeːaθ-jɛ-ˌdaːl)

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nēo-bedd

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

nēo-bedd, n.n: a bed for a corpse. (NAY-oh-BED / ˈneːɔ-ˌbɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a well-dressed dead woman reclined on a sarcophagus; a grave is visible beneath the sarcophagus in which lies a grinning shrouded skeleton being consumed by insects and worms.
Carthusian Miscellany; N England, 15th century; British Library, Add MS 37049, f. 32v. [bl.uk]
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unlyb-wyrhta

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

unlyb-wyrhta, m.n: a poison-maker, one who prepares poisons for purposes of witchcraft, a sorcerer. (UN-lueb-WUER-h’ta / ˈʌn-lyb-ˌwyrx-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of two hooded women mixing herbs together in a cauldron; one holds a large paddle for stirring.
The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man; England, 15th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A VII/1, f. 70r. [bl.uk]
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fǣge

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

fǣge, adj: about to die; doomed. (FAE-yuh / ˈfæː-jə)

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sand-hof

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

sand-hof, n.n: grave (‘sand-house’). (SAHND-HOFF / ˈsand-ˌhɔf)

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morþor-hūs

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

morþor-hūs, n.n: ‘murder-house’, house of torment, hell. (MOR-thor-HOOS / ˈmɔr-θɔr-ˌhuːs)

Medieval manuscript image of three hairy, winged demons carrying and tormenting two humans; a dragon-like creature bites the shoulder of one of the humans, and the other human holds a giant key; horns and even the heads of other monstrous creatures protrude from the demons’ bodies.
Winchester Psalter; England (Winchester), 12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero C IV, f. 38r. [bl.uk]

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fēond-sēocnes

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

fēond-sēocnes, f.n: ‘fiend-sickness’, possession by devils, insanity. (FAY-ond-SAY-ock-ness / ˈfeːɔnd-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St John & broken gemstones. Read it on Patreon.

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fyrnum

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

fyrnum, adv: with horror, horribly, intensely. (FUER-num / ˈfyr-nʌm)

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īg

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

īg, f.n: island. (EE / ˈiːj)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man holding a book and sleeping on an island; a ship drops its anchor nearby, a white bird perches on a rock, and an angel comes down from the clouds with a scroll.
The Cloisters Apocalypse; France (Normandy), c. 1330; Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection, MS 68.174, f. 3r. [metmuseum.org]
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līðe

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

līðe, adj: soft, gentle, mild, serene. (LEE-thuh / ˈliː-θə)

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