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tū

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Hana Videen

tū, n/adj/numeral: two. (TOO / ˈtuː)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a creature with a bird-like body, two dog-like legs, a human head wearing a hat, and a tail that ends with a gloved hand showing two fingers.
Maastricht Hours; Belgium (Liège), early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 197v. [bl.uk]
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sibling

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Hana Videen

sibling, m.n: relative, kin. (SIB-ling / ˈsɪb-lɪŋ)

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ge-hyrstan

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Hana Videen

ge-hyrstan, wk.v: to adorn, ornament, decorate. (yeh-HUER-stahn / jɛ-ˈhyr-stan)

Letter V on a medieval manuscript page that has been so elaborately decorated with intertwining lines, foliate ornaments and a pair of lions that the initial itself is barely recognizable.
Bible of the Cistercian abbey of Pontigny; France (Burgundy), c. 1175-95; Cloisters Collection 1999.364.2. [metmuseum.org]
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scūr-sceadu

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Hana Videen

scūr-sceadu, f.n: protection against storms. (SHOOR-SHEH-ah-duh / ˈʃuːr-ˌʃɛa-dʌ)

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stōw

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Hana Videen

stōw, f.n: place, location. (STOH / ˈstoːw)

Medieval manuscript page divided into two columns that contain a series of illustrations of buildings and geographical landmarks with labels, with a road connecting one to the next.
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem, from London to Beauvais; England (St Albans), 1250s; British Library, Royal MS 14 C VII, f. 2r. [bl.uk]
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wōþ

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Hana Videen

wōþ, f.n: voice, song, speech. (WOATH / ˈwoːθ)

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hādung

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Hana Videen

hādung, f.n: ordination. (HA-dung / ˈhaː-dʌŋ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on Old English lunaria. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a bishop administering a communion wafer to the first of five newly ordained priests who kneel before him; behind, a chaplain holds a cup, with a cross-bearer and two deacons.
Pontifical of Guilelmus Durandus; France, c. 1400; British Library, Yates Thompson 24, f. 76r. [bl.uk]
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an-walg

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Hana Videen

an-walg, adj: entire, whole, sound. (AHN-WALG / ˈan-ˌwalg)

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luf-rǣdenn

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Hana Videen

luf-rǣdenn, f.n: love. (LUV-RAE-den / ˈlʌv-ˌræː-dɛn)

Medieval manuscript image of a man embracing a woman as she reaches an arm towards him; people stand in a group around them watching, while a couple on the right is cheek to cheek as if about to kiss.
Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century; British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 12v. [bl.uk]
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gāst-lufu

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Hana Videen

gāst-lufu, f.n: spiritual love. (GAHST-LUH-vuh / ˈgaːst-ˌlʌ-vʌ)

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