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hiwung

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

hiwung, f.n: forming, shaping, form, figure, pretence, feigning, hypocrisy, dissimulation. (HIH-wung)

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

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fyrwit-georn

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

fyrwit-georn, adj: curious, inquisitive, eager for knowledge. (FUER-wit-YEH-orn / ˈfyr-wɪt-ˌjɛɔrn)

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lǣce-hūs

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

lǣce-hūs, n.n: a hospital, building where the sick or injured are cared for. (LATCH-eh-HOOS)

James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum. England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375. London, British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 70. [medievalists.net]
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gēan-gang

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

gēan-gang, m.n: a going back, return; a going to meet. (YAY-on-gong)

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hlæder

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

hlæder, f.n: a ladder, flight of steps. (HLAD-er)

Genesis, Old English Heptateuch. England (Canterbury), 11th-12th century. London, British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B IV, f. 43v. [bl.uk]
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āc

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Hana Videen

āc, m/f.n: oak, oak tree; name of the A-rune ᚪ. (AHK / ˈaːk)

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gafol-heord

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Hana Videen

gafol-heord, f.n: rented swarm of bees that is paid for in honey. (GA-voll-HEH-ord / ˈga-vɔl-ˌhɛɔrd)

Marginal bees in the Luttrell Psalter. N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. London, British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 204r. [bl.uk]

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þræft

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Hana Videen

þræft, n.n: a quarrel, dispute, contention, chiding. (THRAFT)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about the ‘in-laws’ of early medieval England. Read it on Patreon.

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frēols

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Hana Videen

frēols, m.n: freedom, immunity, privilege; a time of freedom, a holy day, feast, festival, the celebration of a festival. (FRAY-ols)

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stunt-wyrde

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Hana Videen

stunt-wyrde, adj: using foolish words, foolish in speech. (STUNT-wur-deh)

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