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fyrn-gemynd

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

fyrn-gemynd, n.n: ancient tradition, memory of former times. (FUERN-yeh-MUEND / ˈfyrn-jɛ-ˌmynd)

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trēow

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, n.n: tree; wood. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of a man with a club at the base of a tree next to a pair of shoes; the man looks up into the tree’s branches where a boy in stocking feet is stealing cherries.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 196v. [bl.uk]
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trēow

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

trēow, f.n: truth. (TRAY-oh / ˈtreːɔw)

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wāþ

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

wāþ, f.n: wandering, roving. (WAHTH / ˈwaːθ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post concerns those mysteriously ‘enclosed’ men from last week. Read it on Patreon.

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gȳmend

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

gȳmend, m.n: a governor. (YUE-mend / ˈjyː-mɛnd)

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ēstlic

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

ēstlic, adj: kind, gracious, bounteous; devout, pious. (AIST-lich / ˈeːst-lɪtʃ)

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wyn-mǣg

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

wyn-mǣg, f.n: beloved kinswoman. (WUEN-MAIE / ˈwyn-ˌmæːj)

Medieval manuscript letter F, in which sit the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child; the child gestures to a tree, which bows towards him, while his mother affectionately rests a hand on his shoulder.
James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375; British Library, Royal 6 E VII, f. 523v. [bl.uk]
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ufera

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

ufera, adj: upper, higher; upmost, highest; later, after. (UH-veh-ra / ˈʌ-vɛ-ra)

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spircing

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Hana Videen

spircing, f.n: a sprinkling, dropping. (SPIRCH-ing / ˈspɪr-tʃɪŋ)

Latin writing in a medieval manuscript; the letter Q of ‘quid’ is inhabited by a dragon and a bird, and the tail of the Q turns into the head of another dragon, out of whose mouth drop lines of red and blue, which fall to the bottom of the page.
Westminster Psalter; S England (Westminster or St Albans), c. 1200; British Library, Royal 2 A XXII, f. 66r. [bl.uk]
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īor

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Hana Videen

īor, m.n: name of the IA/IO-rune ᛡ; possibly an eel or a fish. The īor rune is a vertical line that bisects an x. (EE-or / ˈiːɔr)

Medieval manuscript illustration of Noah extending his hands toward a dove flying toward him; he stands on a large boat with animal-headed prows, sailing on waters filled with fishes and eels, while on land a raven pecks at an animal carcass.
Psalter; England (Oxford), between 1212 and 1220; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.43, f. 9r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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