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cū-horn

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Hana Videen

cū-horn, m.n: a cow’s horn. (KOO-HORN / ˈkuː-ˌhɔrn)

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brēost-sefa

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Hana Videen

brēost-sefa, m.n: heart, mind, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-SEV-ah)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Romance of Alexander in French verse, with illuminations by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise & his workshop, 1338-1344. Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Bodl. 264, f. 59r. [image.ox.ac.uk]
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ciric-þēnung

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Hana Videen

ciric-þēnung, f.n: church-duty or service. (CHI-rich-THAY-nung)

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bryne-tēar

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Hana Videen

bryne-tēar, m.n: a burning tear. (BRUN-eh-TAY-ar)

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mere-dēaþ

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Hana Videen

mere-dēaþ, m.n: death in the sea, death by drowning. (MEH-reh-DAY-ath)

Shipwreck of Hugo de Boues in Matthew Paris’s Chronica maiora II. England (St Albans), 13th century. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 16 II, f. 46v. [parker.stanford.edu]

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dōn

Posted on February 10, 2019 by Hana Videen

dōn, v: to do, make, cause. (DOAN)

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weg

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Hana Videen

weg, m.n: a way. (WAY)

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betera

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Hana Videen

betera, adj: better. (BEH-ter-ah)

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regn-meld

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Hana Videen

regn-meld, f.n: a mighty, solemn announcement. (RAIN-MELD)

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mid-hrif

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Hana Videen

mid-hrif, n.n: the midriff; the diaphragm, separating the heart from the stomach, etc.; also the entrails. (MID-HRIF)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on insult contests, or flyting. Read it on Patreon.

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