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hrēre-mūs

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

hrēre-mūs, f.n: bat. (HRAY-ruh-MOOS / ˈhreː-rə-ˌmuːs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a hairy brown bat with black outstretched wings and a strangely human nose.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, Univ. Lib. MS 24, f. 51v. [abdn.ac.uk]
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mōnaþ-sēocness

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

mōnaþ-sēocness, f.n: lunacy (‘month-sickness’). (MO-nath-SAY-ock-ness / ˈmoː-naθ-ˌseːɔk-nɛs)

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grēnnes

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

grēnnes, f.n: greenness. (GRAIN-ness / ˈgreːn-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a plant with green, trifoliate compound, heart-shaped leaves (resembling shamrocks) and yellow buds, with writing in Latin below.
Tractatus de herbis; Italy (Salerno), c. 1280-1310; British Library, Egerton MS 747, f. 12r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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bile-wit

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

bile-wit, adj: meek, peaceable, gentle, merciful, pure, innocent, virtuous. (BILL-uh-wit / ˈbɪ-lə-wɪt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on nithings and un-nithings. Read it on Patreon.

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seolfor

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

seolfor, n.n: silver. (SEH-ol-vor / ˈsɛɔl-vɔr)

A slightly curved silver-gilt fitting with runes inscribed along the side; one end is decorated with an intricate three-dimensional animal head with long ears, fangs and a tongue curling out so far out of its mouth that it touches its throat.
Silver gilt fitting with a runic inscription; England (London), late 8th century; British Museum 1869,0610.1. [britishmuseum.org]
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nīþing

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

nīþing, m.n: villain, one who commits a vile action. (NEETH-ing / ˈniː-θɪŋ)

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tīd

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

tīd, f.n: time, hour; period of time. (TEED / ˈtiːd)

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þurh-spēdig

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Hana Videen

þurh-spēdig, adj: very wealthy. (THUR’H-SPAY-dih / ˈθʌrx-ˌspeː-dɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of three men in gold crowns and one in a mitre sitting at a table spread with a white tablecloth and laden with luxurious golden dishes.
King Charles V’s feast in Grandes chroniques de France; France (Paris), c. 1375-80; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ms. fr. 2813, f. 473v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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sǣlan

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Hana Videen

sǣlan, wk.v: to fasten with a cord; to restrain, repress, confine. (SAE-lahn / ˈsæː-lan)

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up-færeld

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Hana Videen

up-færeld, m/n.n: a journey up, an ascension. (UP-FAE-reld / ˈʌp-ˌfæ-rɛld)

Colourful letter P in a medieval manuscript, inside the loop of which is an old man in a chariot drawn by two horses ascending into the sky; fish swim in the water below.
Rochester Bible; England, 12th century; British Library, Royal MS 1 C VII, f. 154v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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