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hord

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Hana Videen

hord, n.n: hoard. (HORD / ˈhɔrd)

A hoard of gold and silver sword, shield and armour fittings, decorated with elaborate filigree and garnet inlays; most of the pieces are bent or warped.
Pieces from the Staffordshire Hoard; England (Kingdom of Mercia), 7th century; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent Museums. [stokemuseums.org.uk]
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wōd

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Hana Videen

wōd, adj: mad, raving, raging, furious. (WOAD / ˈwoːd)

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hremn

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Hana Videen

hremn, m.n: raven. (H’REH-mun / ˈhrɛ-mən)

Six black birds standing around in a medieval manuscript margin; the bird on the far left is picking up a seed in its beak.
Psalter of Isabelle of France; England (York), 1303-1308; Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod.gall. 16, f. 52r. [digitale-sammlungen.de]
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pipor

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Hana Videen

pipor, m.n: pepper. (PIP-or / ˈpɪ-pɔr)

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bisceop-hālgung

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Hana Videen

bisceop-hālgung, f.n: consecration of a bishop. (BIH-shop-HALL-gung / ˈbɪ-ʃɔp-ˌhaːl-gʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man sitting on a bench while two bishops put a mitre on his head and a crozier in his hand; two tonsured men stand nearby, one with a reliquary and another with an open book.
Consecration of Nicholas as a bishop, from the Queen Mary Psalter; England, 1310-1320; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 317r. [essexvoicespast.com]
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grytt

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Hana Videen

grytt, n.n: dust. (GRUET / ˈgryt)

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ge-flit

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-flit, n.n: contention, discord; dispute, quarrel or altercation; separation (resulting from conflict). (yeh-VLIT / jɛ-ˈvlɪt)

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mid-siðian

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Hana Videen

mid-siðian, wk.v: to accompany. (MID-SITH-i-ahn / ˈmɪd-ˌsɪ-θɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of two men gesturing and possibly speaking to someone in front of them (not pictured), accompanied by three other men who stand in the background.
The Morgan Picture Bible; France (Paris), 1240s; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.638, f. 32v. [themorgan.org]
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ge-endebyrdan

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Hana Videen

ge-endebyrdan, wk.v: to set in order, arrange, dispose. (yeh-EN-duh-BUER-dahn / jɛ-ˈɛn-də-ˌbyr-dan)

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bisig

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Hana Videen

bisig, adj: busy, occupied. (BIH-zih / ˈbɪ-zɪj)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man using an axe to chop branches from leafless tree or bush; a goat-snail hybrid creature watches him from beside a fire.
Calendar page for December in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg; France (Paris), before 1349; The Met Cloisters, object 69.86. [metmuseum.org]
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