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healdend

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

healdend, m.n: protector, guardian, ruler. (HEH-all-dend / ˈhɛal-dɛnd)

Medieval manuscript image of a a bearded king wearing a large crown and fancy robes, holding a branch in one hand and gesturing with the other, a scroll stretched in front of him.
Regularis Concordia; England (Canterbury?), mid-11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius A. iii, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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wæterig

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

wæterig, adj: watery. (WAE-teh-rih / ˈwæ-tɛ-rɪj)

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stund

Posted on September 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

stund, f.n: time, hour; the time appointed for a particular action. (STUND / ˈstʌnd)

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a-rēosan

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

a-rēosan, str.v: to fall down, perish. (ah-RAY-oh-zahn / a-ˈreːɔ-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of a man tumbling head-first out of a rather abstract-looking tree.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 63v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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lǣrnes

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

lǣrnes, f.n: emptiness (of the stomach). (LAER-ness / ˈlæːr-nɛs)

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godspellīc

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

godspellīc, adj: evangelical. (GOD-spell-leech / ˈgɔd-spɛl-liːtʃ)

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

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wistle

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

wistle, f.n: a hollow reed. (WIST-luh / ˈwɪst-lə)

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gnorn-scyndende

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

gnorn-scyndende, adj: hastening away in sorrow. (G’NORN-SHUEN-den-duh / ˈgnɔrn-ˌʃyn-dɛn-də)

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mete-seax

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

mete-seax, n.n: a knife used in cutting food, dagger. (MEH-tuh-SEH-ahks / ˈmɛ-tə-ˌsɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a young man crouching on the ground with a blade and holding the tail of a giant fish; an eagle eats the head of the fish, which has been cut off, and an older man dressed as a monk gestures towards the youth with one hand, a walking stick in the other.
Bede’s Prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 28v. [britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk]
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twēolīce

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

twēolīce, adv: doubtfully, uncertainly. (TWAY-oh-LEE-chuh / ˈtweːɔ-ˌliː-tʃə)

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