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horheht

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Hana Videen

horheht, adj: full of phlegm, phlegmatic. [HOR-heht]

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sceolh-īge

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Hana Videen

sceolh-īge, adj: cross-eyed, squinting. [SHEY-olh-EE-yeh]

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a-drugian

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Hana Videen

a-drugian, wk.v: to dry. [ah-DRUG-ee-ahn]

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The Smithfield Decretals. Southern France (probably Toulouse), c. 1300-c.1340. British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 167v. [bl.uk]

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druncen-læt

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Hana Videen

druncen-læt, adj: slow. [DRUNK-en-LÆT]

In this week’s Wordhord Wednesday post, God gets his revenge. Read and listen at Patreon.

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Cofan-trēo

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Hana Videen

Cofan-trēo, n.n: place name, Coventry (in Warwickshire). [KO-vahn-TRAY-oh]

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wolcen-gehnāst

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Hana Videen

wolcen-gehnāst, n.n: collision of clouds. (WOL-kun-yeh-H’NAST / ˈwɔl-kən-jɛ-ˌhnaːst)

Medieval Manuscript Illumination of Lightning and a Cloudburst Over the Sea
Miniature of a solar eclipse. Thomas of Cantimpré, De natura rerum. Valenciennes Municipal Library MS 320, f. 196v. [listoffigures.wordpress.com]
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irre-weorc

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Hana Videen

irre-weorc, n.n: a work undertaken in anger. [IR-reh-WEY-ork]

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irringa

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Hana Videen

irringa, adv: angrily, in anger. [IR-rin-ga]

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ǣr-morgen

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣr-morgen, m.n: early morning, daybreak. (AER-MOR-gen / ˈæːr-ˌmɔr–gɛn)

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cū-butere

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Hana Videen

cū-butere, f.n: cow’s butter, butter made of cow’s milk. (KOO-BUH-teh-ruh / ˈkuː-ˌbʌ-tɛ-rə)

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Detail of a butter churn from the Bohun Psalter. England (London?), 2nd half of the 14th century. British Library, Egerton MS 3277, f. 18r. [bl.uk]
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