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swincan

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

swincan, str.v: to toil, labour, work with effort; to be troubled, travail, be in difficulty or distress. (SWIN-kahn / ˈswɪn-kan)

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wīngeard-hring

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīngeard-hring, m.n: a cluster of grapes. (WEEN-YEH-ard-H’RING)

Parable of the Vineyard, in Speculum humanae salvationis. Germany (SW or Alsace), 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Harley 4996, f. 24v. [bl.uk]

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ge-þylmēdan

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-þylmēdan, wk.v: to make patient, bring down. (yeh-THUL-MAY-dahn)

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snot

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

snot, n.n: snot. (SNOT / ˈsnɔt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the fate of the geōsceaft-gāst. Read it on Patreon.

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hrif

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

hrif, n.n: the womb, belly. (H’RIFF)

Diagram of female reproductive system from De physiognomia. England, late 13th century. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [thinking3d.ac.uk]

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fōr-mete

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

fōr-mete, m.n: provisions for a journey (‘fare-food’). (FOR-MEH-teh)

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gēo-sceaft-gāst

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēo-sceaft-gāst, m.n: a fatal, dire spirit or ancient spirit (definition uncertain). (YAY-oh-SHEH-aft-GAHST)

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wiccian

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiccian, wk.v: to practise witchcraft. (WITCH-ee-ahn)

Zoroaster in ‘The Treasury’. Italy (Florence), 1425. British Library, Yates Thompson 28, f. 51r. [bl.uk]

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lācnestre

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

lācnestre, f.n: a (female) physician, doctor. (LAHK-nez-treh)

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lǣce-feoh

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

lǣce-feoh, n.n: a physician’s fee, money paid to a doctor. (LATCH-eh-VEH-oh)

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