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tīd-fara

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

tīd-fara, m.n: a traveller the time of whose journey is come (?), or one who journeys for a (short) time (?). (TEED-FA-ra / ˈtiːd-ˌfa-ɹa)

Richard de Fournival’s Bestiaire d’amour. France (Paris), 13th-14th centuries. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 1951, f. 30r. [bestiary.ca]

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ǣr-beþōht

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

ǣr-beþōht, adj: premeditated. (AER-beh-THOH’HT / ˈæːɹ-bɛ-ˌθoːht)

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fant-wæter

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

fant-wæter, n.n: baptismal water. (FONT-WAE-ter / ˈfant-ˌwæ-tɛɹ)

St Bartholomew baptizing a king, queen & princess. Bologna, Italy, or Hungary, 1325-1335. The Morgan Library & Museum, M.360.21. [ica.themorgan.org]
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in-tinga

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

in-tinga, m.n: a cause, sake, plea, case, occasion, matter, affair, business. (IN-TING-ga / ˈɪn-ˌtɪŋ-ga)

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gōma

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

gōma, m.n: mouth, jaws; jaws of hell, death. (GO-ma / ˈgoː-ma)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the gums of hell. Read it on Patreon.

Apocalypse. NW France (Normandy), c. 1320-1330. British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 43r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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nā-hwæðer

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

nā-hwæðer, pronoun: neither. (NAH-H’WAE-ther / ˈnaː-ˌhwæ-θɛɹ)

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ælf-cynn

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

ælf-cynn, n.n: ‘elf-kind’, the race of elves. (ALF-KUEN / ˈælf-ˌkyn)

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sǣ-land

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Hana Videen

sǣ-land, n.n: a maritime district. (SAE-LAHND / ˈsæː-ˌland)

Edmund and departing Danes in Passio Edmundi, illustrated by Abbo of Fleury. England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130. Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 15r. [ica.themorgan.org]

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petersilige

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Hana Videen

petersilige, f.n: parsley. (PEH-ter-ZILL-ih-yuh / ˈpɛ-tɛɹ-ˌzɪ-lɪ-jə)

Today’s word is from Allison K. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

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berie

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

berie, f.n: berry (in many cases the identification is difficult). (BEH-rih-uh / ˈbɛ-ɹɪ-ə)

Today’s word is from Allison K. Learn more about Goldgifa Week on Patreon.

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