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wīg-cirm

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Hana Videen

wīg-cirm, m.n: the din of battle. (WEE-CHIRM / ˈwiː-ˌtʃɪrm)

Medieval manuscript image of angels in heaven hurling spears and axes and shooting arrows down at a group of soldiers below; God points to the angels, as if directing them, and another group of men marches towards the battle with spears.
Eadwine Psalter; England (Canterbury), c. 1150; Trinity College Cambridge, MS R.17.1, f. 6v. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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gnēað

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Hana Videen

gnēað, adj: sparing, frugal, stingy, scanty, small. (G’NAY-ath / ˈgneːaθ)

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heofon-hām

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Hana Videen

heofon-hām, m.n: heavenly home, heaven. (HEH-oh-von-HAHM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhaːm)

Medieval manuscript image of four angels hovering in the air, two of whom carry a golden mandorla, inside of which sits Christ making a gesture of blessing.
Refoundation charter of the New Minster, Winchester; England (Benedictine abbey of New Minster), c. 966; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII, f. 2v. [bl.uk]
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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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