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forhtian

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

forhtian, wk.v: to be afraid or frightened, tremble; to fear, be frightened at, dread. (FOR’H-ti-ahn / ˈfɔrx-tɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript marginal drawing of two skulls with hair; their necks cross as they look back towards one another, one with animal-like hind legs, the other with a spiralling body.
Hours of Saint-Omer; France (Saint-Omer or Thérouanne), c. 1318-25; British Library, Add MS 36684, f. 87v. [bl.uk]
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sāwlian

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

sāwlian, wk.v: to give up the ghost, expire. (SA-wli-ahn / ˈsaː-wli-an)

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gryre-hwīl

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

gryre-hwīl, f.n: time of terror. (GRUE-ruh-HWEEL / ˈgry-rə-ˌhwiːl)

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heolfor

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

heolfor, n.n: blood, gore. (HEH-ol-vor / ˈhɛɔl-vɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a a man raising a jawbone over his head, grasping the arm of a man who lies on the ground before him, blood spilling from his head onto some kind of plant.
Cain killing Abel in the Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 8v. [bl.uk]
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heolstor-hof

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

heolstor-hof, n.n: a dark dwelling, hell. (HEH-ol-stor-HOFF / ˈhɛɔl-stɔr-ˌhɔf)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on St Helena’s discovery of the True Cross. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed, bleeding, cross-bearing Christ guiding naked men out of a gaping, toothy animal mouth; a couple of hairy demons watch.
Carrow Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W. 34, f. 28v. [art.thewalters.org]
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gāst-lēas

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

gāst-lēas, adj: lifeless, dead. (GAHST-LAY-ahs / ˈgaːst-ˌleːas)

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fēond

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

fēond, m.n: enemy, foe; fiend, the Devil. (FAY-ond / ˈfeːɔnd)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed man sitting on a hillock with a tall, four-winged, long tailed, talon-toed devil before him; the holy man extends one hand to the devil, the other holding a scroll with Latin writing.
Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200-1225; British Library, Arundel MS 157, f. 5v. [bl.uk]
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galdor-lēoþ

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

galdor-lēoþ, n.n: charm, incantation. (GAL-dor-LAY-oth / ˈgal-dɔr-ˌleːɔθ)

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līc

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

līc, n.n: body. (LEECH / ˈliːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript illustrations of two people (one of whom is grey like a corpse) stealing bones from an open tomb containing a partially visible skeleton; a Latin inscription in red ink below the image identifies it as the tomb of John the Baptist.
Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 109r. [bl.uk]
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heoloþ-helm

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Hana Videen

heoloþ-helm, m.n: helmet of concealment or deception. (HEH-oh-loth-HELM / ˈhɛɔ-lɔθ-ˌhɛlm)

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