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sōþ-fæder

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Hana Videen

sōþ-fæder, m.n: the father of truth or justice, God. (SOATH-FAD-er)

The Creation of the World in the Stannheim Missal. Germany (Hildesheim), probably 1170s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 64 (97.MG.21), f. 10v. [getty.edu]
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hyge-gār

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Hana Videen

hyge-gār, m.n: wile, device (lit. ‘mind-arrow’ or ‘mind-dart’). (HUH-yeh-GAR)

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strēam-weall

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Hana Videen

strēam-weall, m.n: a shore. (STRAY-ahm-WEH-all)

Guillaume de Machaut, Poésies. NE France, 1425-1430. New York, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.396, f. 105v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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finger-æppel

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

finger-æppel, n.n: finger-apple, finger-fruit, a date. (FING-ger-AP-pell)

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brȳd

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

brȳd, f.n: a bride, a woman about to be married or newly married, a wife, spouse, woman. (BRUD)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is ‘Staying Out Of Hell For Dummies’. Read it on Patreon.

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slecg-wyrhta

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

slecg-wyrhta, m.n: one who works with a hammer, a worker in metals. (SLEDG-WUR-h’ta)

Roman de toute chevalerie, by Eustache or Thomas de Kent. England, 1308-1312. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Fr. 24364, f. 61r. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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flet

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

flet, n.n: the ground, floor of a house; a dwelling, habitation, house, cottage, hall. (FLET)

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wacor

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

wacor, adj: watchful, vigilant. (WAH-kor)

One dog acts guards the sheep while the other stays with its master. Liber de naturis bestiarum. England, mid-13th century. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 533, f. 8v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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ēar-clǣnsiend

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēar-clǣnsiend, m.n: little finger (ear-cleaner). (AY-ar-KLAN-zi-yend / ˈeːar-ˌklæːn-zɪ-ɛnd)

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un-nyt

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

un-nyt, adj: useless, vain, idle, unprofitable. (un-NUT)

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