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hana

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Hana Videen

hana, m.n: cock. (HA-na / ˈha-na)

Livre des propriétés des choses. France (Paris), before 1416. Bibliothèque de l’Université de Reims, ms. 993, f. 156r. [bestiary.ca]
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māðum-gifa

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Hana Videen

māðum-gifa, m.n: a giver of costly gifts, a liberal prince. (MATH-um-YIH-vah)

Book of Hours. France, 1230-1239. The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.92, f. 5v. [ica.themorgan.org]

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bryþen

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Hana Videen

bryþen, n.n: brewing; concoction, soup, broth. (BRUTH-en)

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hwōsta

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Hana Videen

hwōsta, m.n: a cough. (H’WO-sta / ˈhwoː-sta)

Passionary of Weissenau. Germany, 12th century. Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 127, f. 191r. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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frōfor

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Hana Videen

frōfor, f.n: consolation, comfort. (FRO-vor / ˈfɹoː-vɔɹ)

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sȳfre

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Hana Videen

sȳfre, adj: sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect. (SUV-reh)

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tæl-mearc

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Hana Videen

tæl-mearc, f.n: date (in context of time/calendars). (TAL-MEH-ark)

For this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, see the most popular Old English words for 2019. Read it on Patreon.

Calendar page for January in Book of Hours. Northern France, 14th century. British Library, Add MS 36684, ff. 1v-2r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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gēo-hwīlum

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēo-hwīlum, adv: formerly, of old. (YAY-oh-H’WEEL-um)

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wīn-horn

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Hana Videen

wīn-horn, m.n: a wine-horn, drinking-cup. (WEEN-horn)

Drinking-horn on modern core, fittings now mounted on a replica. England (Taplow), 6th century. British Museum 1883,1214.19. [research.britishmuseum.org]
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byrgan

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Hana Videen

byrgan, wk.v: to taste, partake of (food or drink). (BUR-gahn)

Livre du roi Modus et de la reine Ratio. France, 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 22545, f. 72. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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