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ge-fȳsan

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

ge-fȳsan, wk.v: to make ready, cause to hasten. (yeh-FUH-zahn / jɛ-ˈfɝː-zan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on pride. Read it on Patreon.

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nihte-gala

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

nihte-gala, m.n: a nightingale. (NIH’h’teh-GAH-la)

A nightingale in the Worksop Bestiary. England, c. 1185. New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.81, f. 54r. [bestiary.ca]
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set-gang

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

set-gang, m.n: setting of the sun. (SET-gahng)

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be-frinan

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

be-frinan, str.v: to ask, inquire, learn. (beh-FRIN-ahn)

Isagoge Johannitii in Tegni Galeni (Articella). England (Oxford), 13th century. National Library of Medicine, DeRicci NLM 78, f. 61r. [nlm.nih.gov]
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fen-friþu

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

fen-friþu, f.n: fen-refuge, wetland-asylum. (FEN-FRITH-uh)

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teld

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

teld, n.n: a tent, pavilion. (TELD)

La Quête du Saint Graal. Italy (Milan), 1380-1385. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 343, f. 31v. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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on-mēdla

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

on-mēdla, m.n: pride, glory, magnificence; pride, arrogance, presumption; courage, boldness. (on-MAID-la)

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smēaþ

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

smēaþ, f.n: meditation. (SMAY-ath)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is the LeechMD Guide to Elf Enchantments. Read it on Patreon.

Meditations of St Anselm. England, 12th century. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Auct. D. 2. 6. [commons.wikimedia.org]

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ælf-siden

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

ælf-siden, f.n: ‘elf-enchantment’ (unknown affliction accompanied by fever). (ALF-SID-en / ˈælf-ˌsɪ-dɛn)

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beofer

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

beofer, m.n: a beaver. (BEH-ov-er)

A bestiary shows one beaver looking resentful of his loss, while the other prepares to make the same sacrifice. England, c. 1225-1250. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Bodley 764, f. 14r. [bestiary.ca]
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