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hǣðen-styrc

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Hana Videen

hǣðen-styrc, m.n: heathen-calf, a calf used in heathen worship, the golden calf made by the Israelites. (HAETH-en-STURK / ˈhæː-θɛn-ˌstɝɹk)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a group of men praying to a calf on a pedestal, while a bearded man with horns lurks in the background.
Bible pictures by William de Brailes. England (Oxford), c. 1250. Walters Art Museum, MS W.106, f. 13r. [art.thewalters.org]
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gyfu-þancung

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Hana Videen

gyfu-þancung, f.n: thanks (in pl.); gyfuþancunga gedon ‘to give thanks’. (YUH-vuh-THON-kung / ˈjɝ-vʌ-ˌθan-kʌŋ)

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lang-twidig

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Hana Videen

lang-twidig, adj: granted for a long time. (LAHNG-TWIH-dee / ˈlaŋ-ˌtwɪ-dɪj)

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glīw-cynn

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Hana Videen

glīw-cynn, n.n: a kind of music (?). (GLEEW-KUHN / ˈgliːw-ˌkɝn)

Medieval manuscript image of a red-and-blue, eagle-like bird holding a large bell in its beak.
Grandisson Psalter. England, c. 1270-c. 1280. British Library, Add MS 21926, f. 208v. [bl.uk]
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be-sceatwyrpan

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Hana Videen

be-sceatwyrpan, wk.v: to betroth. (beh-SHEH-aht-WUR-pahn / bɛ-ˈʃɛat-ˌwɝɹ-pan)

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loc-stān

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Hana Videen

loc-stān, m.n: a stone that closes the entrance to a cave. (LOCK-STAHN / ˈlɔk-ˌstaːn)

Medieval manuscript image of seven men huddled in a cave, with a man outside hammering a stone into place in front of the entrance.
Seven Sleepers in Vies de saints. France (Paris), 1325-1350. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Français 185, f. 234v. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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þrosm

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

þrosm, m.n: smoke, vapour; darkness, a dark space. (THRAW-zum / ˈθɹɔ-zəm)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on bōt-dæg to boot. Read it on Patreon.

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gellan

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

gellan, str.v: to yell, sing, chirp. (YEL-lahn / ˈjɛl-lan)

Medieval manuscript image of two birds facing each other and chirping. A grey owl watches from the foliage decorating the page’s margin.
Psalter & Hours. N France (Arras), c. 1300. British Library, Yates Thompson 15, f. 96r. [bl.uk]

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wic-weorc

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

wic-weorc, n.n: weekly work, work done for the lord by the tenant so many days a week. (WICK-WEH-ork / ˈwɪk-ˌwɛɔɹk)

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fōra-scēawung

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

fōra-scēawung, f.n: foresight, forethought, consideration. (FO-ra-SHAY-ah-wung / ˈfoː-ɹa-ˌʃeːa-wʌŋ)

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