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magu-þegn

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Hana Videen

magu-þegn, m.n: a thane, vassal, follower, retainer, warrior, servant. (MA-guh-THAYN)

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legbysig

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Hana Videen

legbysig, adj: busy with fire, lit. ‘fire-busy’. (LAY-buzz-ee)

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weorf-tord

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Hana Videen

weorf-tord, n.n: dung of beasts. (WAY-orv-TORD)

A bonnacon from a cycle of romances about Alexander the Great. Flanders, 1344. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS Bodley 264. [medieval.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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mǣw

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Hana Videen

mǣw, m.n: gull. (MAE-ew / ˈmæːu)

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wyrt-fæt

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Hana Videen

wyrt-fæt, n.n: a scent-bottle. (WURT-FAT)

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byrle

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Hana Videen

byrle, m.n: one who pours out drink, cup-bearer. (BUR-leh)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is Riding sea-horses to heaven. Read it on Patreon.

Codex Manesse. Zurich, 1300-1340. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 205r. [digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de]
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ende-stæf

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Hana Videen

ende-stæf, m.n: end, conclusion (mainly ref. to the end of life). (EN-deh-STAFF)

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bæcestre

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Hana Videen

bæcestre, f.n: a baker; (specifically) female baker. (BACK-es-truh / ˈbæ-kɛs-trə)

Detail of bread baking in a psalter. Belgium, mid-1200s. Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. 14, f. 8v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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mǣgwlitian

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Hana Videen

mǣgwlitian, wk.v: to form, shape. (MAEY-WLI-tee-ahn)

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sund-hengest

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Hana Videen

sund-hengest, m.n: ‘sea-horse’, i.e. a ship. (SUND-HENG-gest / ˈsʌnd-ˌhɛŋ-gɛst)

Louis IX sailing on his second crusade in Les Grandes chroniques de France. France (Paris), 1332-1350. London, British Library, Royal MS 16 G VI, f. 437v. [bl.uk]
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