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micel-hēafded

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

micel-hēafded, adj: having a great head. (MITCH-el-HAY-av-ded / ˈmɪ-tʃɛl-ˌheːav-dɛd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on being fast-thoughtful. Read it on Patreon.

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snǣd

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

snǣd, f.n: morsel, bit, bite, slice, cut. (SNAD / ˈsnæːd)

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fear

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

fear, m.n: a bull, an ox. (FEH-ar / ˈfɛar)

A cropped image from a medieval manuscript showing the head of an ox looking out towards the viewer with big eyes beside some writing in Latin, including a large blue B with red ornamentation.
De natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-75; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, MS 711, f. 19r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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fæst-hygdig

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

fæst-hygdig, adj: firm in mind, steadfast, constant. (FAST-HUE-dih / ˈfæst-ˌhyj-dɪj)

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hēofan

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

hēofan, wk.v: to lament, mourn, grieve; to bewail, deplore, regret. (HAY-o-vahn / ˈheːɔ-van)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of people in fine attire with unhappy expressions on their faces as they look off to the left; the one farthest to the left is brushing tears from his eyes with one hand.
Commentary on the Apocalypse; Spain (Toledo?), 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.429, f. 130r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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sceabb

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

sceabb, m.n: scab. (SHEH-ahb / ˈʃɛab)

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lim-nacod

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

lim-nacod, adj: with uncovered limbs, naked. (LIM-NAH-kodd / ˈlɪm-ˌna-kɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman with her hands in the air, looking behind her, wearing only a cloth that reveals her chest, arms and legs; a haloed, bearded man comes out of the sky towards her.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, turn of the 14th century; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 23r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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hwīl

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

hwīl, f.n: indefinite or loosely specified duration of time; interval, period. (HWEEL / ˈhwiːl)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on festivals and ‘free-time’. Read it on Patreon.

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frēols-tīd

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Hana Videen

frēols-tīd, f.n: festive season, feast-tide. (FRAY-olz-TEED / ˈfreːɔlz-ˌtiːd)

Medieval manuscript image of a group of ten men and women dancing while holding hands in a circle; on the left a child beats a drum with a stick and on the right another child plays the bagpipes.
Guillaume de Lorris & Jean de Meun’s Roman de la Rose; N France (Artois or Picardy), c. 1340-1350; British Library, Royal MS 20 A XVII, f. 9r. [bl.uk]
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ofer-māðum

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Hana Videen

ofer-māðum, m.n: a very valuable treasure, a treasure of surpassing worth. (OV-er-MAH-thum / ˈɔ-vɛr-ˌmaː-θʌm)

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