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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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tō-cwīsan

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

tō-cwīsan, wk.v: to shatter, break to pieces, crush, bruise. (toh-KWEE-zahn / toː-ˈkwiː-zan)

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lagu-cræftig

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

lagu-cræftig, adj: skilled in seamanship. (LAH-guh-KRAF-tih / ˈla-gʌ-ˌkræf-tɪj)

Medieval manuscript image of three men in a single-sailed ship, two of whom hold oars.
Chansonnier provençal; Italy, c. 1285-1300; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.819, f. 190r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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ælf-ādl

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

ælf-ādl, f.n: elf disease (unknown illness, perhaps a skin disease). (ALF-AH-dull / ˈælf-ˌaː-dəl)

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rotian

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

rotian, wk.v: to rot, get corrupt, ulcerate, putrify. (ROT-i-ahn / ˈrɔ-tɪ-an)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on holy veils. Read it on Patreon.

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hālig-rift

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

hālig-rift, f.n: a holy garment, veil. (HA-lih-RIFT / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌrɪft)

Medieval manuscript image of a white-veiled nun on her knees, hands clasped together as she confesses to a monk in a black habit; an angel holding a scroll watches on the left, and a hand making a gesture of blessing reaches out from the right.
Livres de l’estat de l’ame; France, c. 1290; British Library, Yates Thompson 11, f. 29r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ȳstig

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

ȳstig, adj: stormy, tempestuous. (UE-stih / ˈyː-stɪj)

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