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feþer

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

feþer, f.n: feather; (in plural) wings; quill, pen. (FEH-ther / ˈfɛ-θɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a stork with long brown tail feathers taking a step and eating a very long worm that is hanging out of its beak.
Stork in Gerald of Wales’s Topography of Ireland; N England (Lincoln?), c. 1196-c.1223; British Library, Royal 13 B VIII, f. 9v. [bl.uk]
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hīw-rǣden

Posted on December 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

hīw-rǣden, f.n: a family, household, house, a religious house. (HEE-ew-RADD-en / ˈhiːw-ˌræː-dɛn)

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bōsig

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōsig, m.n: cattle-stall, crib, manger. (BO-zih / ˈboː-zɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of the Nativity; Mary casts her eyes down as she lies reclined, Joseph sits behind her with a crook in one hand and the other hand raised, and there is a manger holding a swaddled baby Jesus, with a very attentive cow and donkey sticking their noses up close to him.
Gospel Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 10r. [bl.uk]
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belle

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

belle, f.n: bell. (BELL-uh / ˈbɛl-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of a king striking two bells, with a mallet in each hand, that hang above the bench where he sits.
Gospel Lectionary; France (Paris), late 13th century; British Library, Add MS 17341, f. 6v. [bl.uk]
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sigor-ēadig

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

sigor-ēadig, adj: blessed with victory, victorious. (SIH-gor-AY-ah-dih / ˈsɪ-gɔr-ˌeːa-dɪj)

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gorst

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

gorst, m.n: gorse, furze; bramble or thorn bush; juniper. (GORST / ˈgɔrst)

Medieval manuscript initial G, inside of which is a juniper tree in a grassy landscape; the outside of the G is decorated with red and black pen flourishes.
Régime du corps; France (Rouen?), 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 89r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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sōþlīce

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

sōþlīce, adv: truly, really, certainly. (SOATH-LEE-chuh / ˈsoːθ-ˌliː-tʃə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on ‘book-crafty’. Read it on Patreon.

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bōc-cræftig

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

bōc-cræftig, adj: book-crafty, learned, scholarly. (BOAK-KRAFF-tih / ˈboːk-ˌkræf-tɪj)

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þweora

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

þweora, m.n: crossness, peevishness. (TH’WEH-oh-ra / ˈθwɛɔ-ra)

Medieval manuscript image of the baby Jesus swaddled in blue cloth and lying in a manger where a very peevish-looking sheep and a cow missing its eyes and nose bend over him.
Miniature of the Nativity, probably from a Psalter; N France or S Netherlands, 12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Caligula A VII/1, f. 5r. [bl.uk]
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heofon-lēoma

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-lēoma, m.n: light of heaven, heavenly radiance. (HEH-o-von-LAY-o-ma / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌleːɔ-ma)

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