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min-dōm

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

min-dōm, m.n: smallness, abjectness, pusillanimity. (MIN-DOAM / ˈmɪn-ˌdoːm)

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þorn-rǣw

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Hana Videen

þorn-rǣw, f.n: a row of thorn-bushes. (THORN-RAEW / ˈθɔrn-ˌræːw)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about what’s tolerable. Read it on Patreon.

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ān-haga

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Hana Videen

ān-haga, m.n: solitary being, one who dwells alone. (AHN-HA-ga / ˈaːn-ˌha-ga)

Medieval manuscript page with writing in black ink.
Old English poem ‘The Wanderer’ in the Exeter Book; England, 10th century; Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, f. 76r. [wikipedia.org]

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gnorn-sorg

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnorn-sorg, f.n: grief and lamentation. (G’NORN-SOR’GH / ˈgnɔrn-ˌsɔrx)

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a-berend-līc

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Hana Videen

a-berend-līc, adj: bearable, tolerable, that may be borne. (ah-BEH-rend-leech / a-ˈbɛ-rɛnd-liːtʃ)

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stirc

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Hana Videen

stirc, n.n: calf. (STIRK / ˈstɪrk)

Medieval manuscript image of a mother cow licking the back of her calf who looks at her lovingly.
Bestiary; S England (Salisbury?), 2nd quarter of 13th century; British Library, Harley 4751, f. 23r. [bl.uk]
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fācen-tācen

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Hana Videen

fācen-tācen, n.n: sign of evil or guilt. (FAH-kun-TAH-kun / ˈfaː-kən-ˌtaː-kən)

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ge-rūma

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Hana Videen

ge-rūma, m.n: a room, place, space. (yeh-ROO-ma / jɛ-ˈruː-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of a man in a room surrounded by books sitting at a desk and writing.
Johannes Andreae’s Novella super sextum; Italy (Bologne), c. 1340-45; Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0620 (0572), f. 1r. [initiale.irht.cnrs.fr]
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lencten-hǣte

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Hana Videen

lencten-hǣte, f.n: springtime heat, hot weather in springtime. (LENK-ten-HAE-tuh / ˈlɛnk-tɛn-ˌhæː-tə)

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

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bȳtlian

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Hana Videen

bȳtlian, wk.v: to build, erect. (BUT-li-ahn / ˈbyːt-lɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript line drawing in red, green and black that shows two men working on a tower while crowds of people look on.
Junius Manuscript; England, c. 1000; Bodleian Library, MS Junius 11, p. 82. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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