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not-georn

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

not-georn, adj: busy in useful employment, profitably employed, diligent in business. (NOT-YEH-orn / ˈnɔt-ˌjɛɔɹn)

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gagātes

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

gagātes, n: jet. (GA-GAH-tehs / ˈga-ˌgaː-tɛs)

Pawn made of black jet, decorated with a dot and circle motif.
Chess piece (pawn) made of jet. Western Islamic lands, 9th-11th century. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, item 1974.98.2 (gallery 457). [metmuseum.org]
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lāf

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

lāf, f.n: what is left, remnant, remains, relic, remainder. (LAHF / ˈlaːf)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on sib and siblings. Read it on Patreon.

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efen-niht

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

efen-niht, f.n: ‘even-night’, equinox. (EH-ven-NI’HT / ˈɛ-vɛn-ˌnɪht)

Medieval manuscript page with a circular diagram, showing circles bearing the Latin word SOL lined up in various ways.
Diagram of the solstices & equinoxes in a cosmography manuscript. England, late 12th century. Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.73, f. 3r. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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sib

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

sib, f.n: relationship; friendliness, kindness, the opposite of hostility; peace, the opposite of war; peace of mind, freedom from agitation, fear, etc. (SIB / ˈsɪb)

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lācnian

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

lācnian, wk.v: to heal, cure; to treat, tend to. (LAHK-ni-ahn / ˈlaːk-nɪ-an)

Three panels in a medieval manuscript image show doctors operating on patients' skulls.
An operation to repair a compound fracture of the skull. N France (Amiens), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Sloane MS 1977, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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fram-færeld

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Hana Videen

fram-færeld, n.n: departure. (FRAHM-FAR-eld / ˈfɹam-ˌfæ-ɹɛld)

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gēo-sceaft

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Hana Videen

gēo-sceaft, f.n: that which has been determined of old, fate. (YAY-oh-SHEH-ahft / ˈjeːɔ-ˌʃɛaft)

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fisc-noþ

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Hana Videen

fisc-noþ, m.n: fishing; the action or practice of taking fish; the privilege or right of catching fish in certain waters. (FISH-noth / ˈfɪʃ-nɔθ)

Medieval manuscript image of two eagles flying over a body of water. One eagle has a fish in its talons.
Eagles in the Aberdeen Bestiary. England, c. 1200. Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 61v. [abdn.ac.uk]

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cāf

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Hana Videen

cāf, adj: quick, sharp, prompt, nimble, swift. (KAWF / ˈkaːf)

Learn more about cāf in this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post on Patreon.

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