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morgen-drenc

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Hana Videen

morgen-drenc, m.n: ‘morning-drink’, some sort of healing drink or potion. (MOR-gen-DRENCH / ˈmɔr-gɛn-ˌdrɛntʃ)

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æl-fremd

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Hana Videen

æl-fremd, adj: strange, foreign. [ÆL-FREMD]

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the Old English ‘evening singer’. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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ǣfen-scēop

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Hana Videen

ǣfen-scēop, m.n: an evening bard. [Æ-ven-SHAY-op]

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saltian

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Hana Videen

saltian, wk.v: to dance. [SALT-ee-ahn]

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Le Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung. France, 14th century. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 19156, f. 6v. [gallica.bnf.fr]

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oflǣt-hlāf

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Hana Videen

oflǣt-hlāf, m.n: a loaf of the bread used for the Eucharist. [OV-læt-HLOFF]

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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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