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plūm-blǣd

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Hana Videen

plūm-blǣd, f.n: fruit of the plum-tree. (PLOOM-BLAD / ˈpluːm-ˌblæːd)

Today’s word is from Allison K. Learn more about Goldgifa Week and read today’s Wordhord Wednesday post about The Gifts of Men on Patreon.

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lactuca

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Hana Videen

lactuca, f.n: lettuce. (LAHK-tuh-kah / ˈlak-tʌ-ka)

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

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pise

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Hana Videen

pise, f.n: pea. (PIZ-uh / ˈpɪ-zə)

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

The Hours of Catherine of Cleves. Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.917/945, f. 11r [themorgan.org]
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ār-gyfa

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Hana Videen

ār-gyfa, m.n: benefit-giver, giver of grace, bestower of gifts. (AHR-YUV-ah / ˈaːɹ-ˌjɝ-va)

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stealcung

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Hana Videen

stealcung, f.n: stalking, cautious walking. (STEH-al-kung / ˈstɛal-kʌŋ)

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ǣnlīc

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Hana Videen

ǣnlīc, adj: unique, peerless, incomparable. (ANN-leech / ˈæːn-liːtʃ)

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nīþ-draca

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Hana Videen

nīþ-draca, m.n: hate-dragon, a hostile or malicious dragon. (NEETH-DRAH-ka / ˈniːθ-ˌdra-ka)

St George in a Book of Hours. Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1390-1400. British Library, Sloane 2683, f. 14v. [bl.uk]
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eormen-grund

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Hana Videen

eormen-grund, m.n: the spacious earth, the wide world. (EH-or-men-GRUND / ˈɛɔɹ-mɛn-ˌgɹʌnd)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on an empress’s quest for nails. Read it on Patreon.

Psalter World Map, c. 1260. British Library, Add MS 28681, f. 9r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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lācnung

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Hana Videen

lācnung, f.n: healing, cure, remedy, medicine. (LAHK-nung / ˈlaːk-nʌŋ)

Avicenna, Cannon medicinae, trans. Gerardus Cremonensis. Northern France (Paris), 3rd quarter of the 13th century. Besançon, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 0457, f. 51r. [bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr]
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ge-wit-lēast

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Hana Videen

ge-wit-lēast, f.n: witlessness, madness. (yeh-WIT-LAY-ahst / jɛ-ˈwɪt-ˌleːast)

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