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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]
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wuce

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Hana Videen

wuce, f.n: week (WUCH-uh / ˈwʌ-tʃə)

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cwic-seolfor

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Hana Videen

cwic-seolfor, n.n: quicksilver (vivum argentum). (KWITCH-SEH-oll-vor / ˈkwɪtʃ-ˌsɛɔl-vɔr)

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

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wǣg-þel

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Hana Videen

wǣg-þel, n.n: wave-plank, ship. (WAIE-thell / ˈwæːj-θɛl)

Medieval manuscript image of a siren, depicted as a woman with a fish tail, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren’s song; there is also an illustration of a centaur with a bow.
Hugh of Fouilloy’s Bestiary; N France, 13th century; British Library, Sloane 278, f. 47r. [bl.uk]
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twi-blēo

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

twi-blēo, adj: double-dyed. (TWIH-BLAY-oh / ˈtwɪ-ˌbleːɔ)

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ge-mētan

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-mētan, wk.v: to find, find out, discover, come upon, meet with. (yeh-MAY-tahn / jɛ-ˈmeː-tan)

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for-cwolstan

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

for-cwolstan, wk.v: to swallow down. (for-KWOLL-stahn / fɔr-ˈkwɔl-stan)

Medieval manuscript image of a large fish with a gaping mouth about to swallow three unwitting smaller fish who are swimming right towards it.
Bestiary; England, 13th century; British Library, Sloane 3544, f. 42v. [bl.uk]
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