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gūþ-gelāca

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Hana Videen

gūþ-gelāca, m.n: a companion, comrade in war, a warrior. (GOOTH-yeh-LAH-ka / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˈla-ka)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit bearing a shield and sword sitting astride a curly-maned lion.
Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar; France (Metz), 1302-1304; Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, f. 89r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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lēoþ-wyrhta

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Hana Videen

lēoþ-wyrhta, m.n: poet. (LAY-oth-WUER’H-ta / ˈleːɔθ-ˌwyrx-ta)

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blōwan

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Hana Videen

blōwan, str.v: to bloom, flourish, blossom. (BLO-wan / ˈbloː-wan)

The margin of a medieval manuscript decorated with blue, pink and red flowers with green leaves, accented with shiny gold plate.
Horae ad usum Briocensem, 1410-30; Bibliothèque nationale de France, NAL 3194, f. 116v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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niht-hræfn

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Hana Videen

niht-hræfn, m.n: the night-raven, night jar, night-owl. (NI’HT-H’RAV-un / ˈnɪxt-ˌhræ-vən)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the soul’s lost happiness. Read it on Patreon.

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ǣmet-bed

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Hana Videen

ǣmet-bed, n.n: ant hill. (AM-et-BED / ˈæː-mɛt-ˌbɛd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of blobby ants with circular heads and eggplant shaped bodies gathering grain and climbing on mounds of earth.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 3244, f. 50r. [bl.uk]
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ge-sǣlþ

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-sǣlþ, f.n: happiness, felicity, prosperity, wealth, good, advantage. (yeh-SALTH / jɛ-ˈsæːlθ)

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sulh

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Hana Videen

sulh, n.n: plough. (SUL’H / ˈsʌlx)

Medieval manuscript image of three men working in a field, with four muscular oxen drawing a plough; a bearded man guides the plough, and behind him another man scatters grain.
Miscellany; England (Canterbury), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 3r. [bl.uk]
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ge-þingþu

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-þingþu, f.n: honour, dignity, rank. (yeh-THING-thuh / jɛ-ˈθɪŋ-θʌ)

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heofon-hlāf

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Hana Videen

heofon-hlāf, m.n: bread from heaven, manna. (HEH-oh-von-H’LAWF / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhlaːf)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of people gathering pieces of bread that fall from the sky; a bearded man holding a rod motions towards a haloed man’s face in the sky.
Crusader Bible; France (Paris), c. 1244-54; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 9v. [themorgan.org]
Posted in food + drink, religion 1 Comment

wuce

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

wuce, f.n: week (WUCH-uh / ˈwʌ-tʃə)

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