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fæsten

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

fæsten, n.n: fastness; place by its nature fortified against incursion. (FAST-en / ˈfæs-tɛn)

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elpend-bān

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

elpend-bān, n.n: ivory (elephant-bone). (EL-pend-BAHN / ˈɛl-pɛnd-ˌbaːn)

An elephant tusk carved with the Christ Child embracing his mother.
Virgin and Child; Egypt (Byzantine), 7th-8th century; The Walters Art Museum 71.297. [thematerialcollective.org]
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mǣrþu

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

mǣrþu, f.n: greatness, honour, glory, fame; a great, honourable, glorious action, a wonderful thing, a mighty work. (MAER-thuh / ˈmæːr-θʌ)

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hnoll

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

hnoll, m.n: crown of the head. (H’NOLL / ˈhnɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with a rather flat, bald head, large ears and the feathery body of a bird with wings and talons.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 22v. [pinterest.com]

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milde

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

milde, adj: mild, gentle. (MILL-duh / ˈmɪl-də)

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wer

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Hana Videen

wer, m.n: man, male. (WEHR / ˈwɛr)

Read this month’s Mōnaþ-spell (monthly update) on Patreon.

A naked man holding a stick rides on the back of a many-legged dragon in the margin of a medieval manuscript.
Rutland Psalter; England, c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 83r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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snāwig

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Hana Videen

snāwig, adj: snowy. (SNA-wih / ˈsnaː-wɪj)

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and-bīdian

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Hana Videen

and-bīdian, wk.v: to expect. (OND-BEE-di-ahn / ˈɔnd-ˌbiː-dɪ-an)

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wēa-gesīþ

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Hana Videen

wēa-gesīþ, m.n: woe-companion, a companion in misery or wickedness. (WAY-ah-yeh-SEETH / ˈweːa-jɛ-ˌsiːθ)

In a medieval manuscript illustration, a group of men look upset, scratching their heads and gesturing to something unseen before them.
Lament over the fall of Babylon in the Douce Apocalypse; England (Westminster?), c. 1265-1270; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 180, f. 50v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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ge-hyrtan

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-hyrtan, wk.v: to encourage, animate, refresh. (yeh-HUER-tahn / jɛ-ˈhyr-tan)

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