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ymb-clypping

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Hana Videen

ymb-clypping, f.n: an embrace. (umb-KLUEP-ping / ymb-ˈklyp-pɪŋ)

Happy Hug a Medievalist Day (and also Ēaster-dæg to those who celebrate)!

Medieval manuscript image of a pair of birds, possibly eagles, raising their wings and intertwining their necks as if in an embrace.
Rochester Bible; England (Rochester), c. 1125-1140; British Library, Royal MS 1 C VII, f. 92r. [rochestercathedral.org]
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a-lȳsan

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Hana Videen

a-lȳsan, wk.v: to deliver, release, liberate, rescue, free. (ah-LUE-zahn / a-ˈlyː-zan)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ leading three naked people out of a hell-mouth; winged demons look on menacingly and other naked people are burning in flames inside.
Très belles Heures de Notre-Dame; France, 14th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAL 3093, f. 155r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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crist

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Hana Videen

crist, m.n: Jesus Christ. (KRIST / ˈkrɪst)

Medieval manuscript image of the Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary and John the Apostle; Christ is suspended on a dark green cross, bleeding from the wound in his torso and wearing a green loincloth, a partially shrouded sun and a crescent moon above him.
A leaf from the Potocki Psalter; France (Paris), mid 13th century; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts 57.707. [collections.mfa.org]
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lān

Posted on March 28, 2024 by Hana Videen

lān, f.n: the action of lending, loan; a sum of money that has been lent. (LAHN / ˈlaːn)

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sundor

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Hana Videen

sundor, adv: apart, aloof, by one’s self; in a manner different from others. (SUN-dor / ˈsʌn-dɔr)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on domne, dryhten and hlaford, the lords and ladies of Old English. Read it on Patreon.

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heofon-heall

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Hana Videen

heofon-heall, f.n: hall of heaven. (HEH-o-von-HEH-all / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌhɛal)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ and the Virgin Mary haloed in the clouds of heaven, shooting rays from their hands downwards; they are surrounded by winged angels and the apostles sitting on thrones.
Miscellany; Naples, late 14th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.498, f. 4v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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welig

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Hana Videen

welig, m.n: willow. (WELL-ih / ˈwɛ-lɪj)

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palm

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Hana Videen

palm, f/m.n: palm (tree). (PALM / ˈpalm)

Medieval manuscript image of Christ riding on a donkey towards a city of white buildings with windows covered in iron grilles; a crowd gathered at the city gates waves palm leaves in greeting, and a large dark green tree dominates the gold background.
Bible moralisée de Naples; Naples, c. 1340-1350; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 9561, f. 162r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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āþ-loga

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Hana Videen

āþ-loga, m.n: perjurer. (ATH-LOG-ah / ˈaːθ-ˌlɔ-ga)

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tægl

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Hana Videen

tægl, m.n: tail. (TA-yull / ˈtæ-jəl)

Medieval manuscript page in Latin with the initial A made up of two long-tailed bipedal creatures with wings, one of whom wears a hood; the upper creature has a dog-like head and bites the wings of the other.
Biblia Porta; France, late 13th century; Lausanne, Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne, U 964, f. 175r. [e-codices.unifr.ch]
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