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cræt

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cræt, n.n: cart. (KRAT / ˈkræt)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the Vikings of the sea-bright desert. Read it on Patreon.

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ēar-gespeca

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

ēar-gespeca, m.n: an ear-speaker, a whisperer. (AY-ar-yeh-SPEH-ka)

Initial D with Fool and Two Demons, in a psalter. France, early 1200s. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 66, f. 56. [blogs.getty.edu]

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mere-torht

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

mere-torht, adj: sea-bright (an epithet for morning). (MEH-reh-TOR-h’t)

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cildiung-wīf

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

cildiung-wīf, n.n: a child-bearing woman. (CHILLD-yung-WEEF)

Virgin and Child with Anne. The Hours of René d’Anjou. France (Paris), c. 1410. British Library, Egerton 1070, f. 97r. [bl.uk]

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niht-waru

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

niht-waru, f.n: night-wear. (NI-h’t-WA-ruh)

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relic-gang

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

relic-gang, m.n: a journey to visit relics. (REL-lich-gong)

St James as a pilgrim in a Book of Hours from the workshop of the Bedford Master. France (Paris), c. 1440-50. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 6, f. 203v. [getty.edu]

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wiþ-weorpan

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

wiþ-weorpan, str.v: to reject. (with-WAY-or-pon)

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mǣdwe-land

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

mǣdwe-land, n.n: meadow-land, land where grass that is to be mown grows. (MAD-weh-lond)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about a rich man, a saint, and a stubborn bull. Read it on Patreon.

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regn-snegel

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

regn-snegel, n: a snail or slug. (RAIN-SNAY-yell)

Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 160r. [bl.uk]
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uferung

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

uferung, f.n: delay. (UH-ver-ung)

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