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hosp-word

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Hana Videen

hosp-word, n.n: word of contempt, insulting speech (‘shame-word’). (HOSP-WORD / ˈhɔsp-ˌwɔrd)

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fēþe-mund

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Hana Videen

fēþe-mund, f.n: animal paw (‘foot-hand’ or ‘hand for walking’). (FAY-thuh-MUND / ˈfeː-θə-ˌmʌnd)

Cat paw prints in a 15th-century manuscript from the Dubrovnik archives, photo by Emir O. Filipović. [thijsporck.com]

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clǣne

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Hana Videen

clǣne, adj: pure, purified, cleansed. (KLAN-uh / ˈklæː-nə)

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þrǣc-wīg

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Hana Videen

þrǣc-wīg, m.n: hard fighting. (THRATCH-WEE / ˈθræːtʃ-ˌwiːj)

Medieval manuscript image of two men fighting, pulling each other’s hair, while riding on the shoulders of two other men.
Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; British Library, Add MS 62925, f. 70v. [blogs.bl.uk]

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clipian

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Hana Videen

clipian, wk.v: to call, cry out. (KLIH-pi-ahn / ˈklɪ-pɪ-an)

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gefrǣge

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Hana Videen

gefrǣge, adj: known, celebrated, famous. (yeh-FRAE-yuh / jɛ-ˈfræː-jə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on months of full moons and sacrifice. Read and hear it on Patreon.

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feax

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Hana Videen

feax, n.n: hair. (FEH-ahks / ˈfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a man’s head sporting Marilyn Monroe-esque blond pin curls and a shining gold halo.
St John the Evangelist; Germany, c. 1340-50; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 108, verso. [blogs.getty.edu]
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and-weardnes

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Hana Videen

and-weardnes, f.n: presence, presentness, present time. (OND-WEH-ard-ness / ˈand-ˌwɛard-nɛs)

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a-sūrian

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

a-sūrian, wk.v: to be or become sour, tart, bitter. (ah-ZOO-ri-ahn / a-ˈzuː-rɪ-an)

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tǣnel

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

tǣnel, m/f.n: wicker basket. (TAN-ul / ˈtæː-nəl)

Medieval manuscript image of what appears to be a wicker basket holding three Teletubbies.
Le Livre des hystoires du Mirouer du monde; France (Paris), 15th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 328, f. 27r. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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