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æferþe

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Hana Videen

æferþe, f.n: unidentified medicinal herb. (AE-ver-thuh / ˈæ-vɛr-θə)

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fixen

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Hana Videen

fixen, f.n: vixen (female fox). (FICK-sen / ˈfɪk-sɛn)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on mark-dwellings. Read it on Patreon.

Medieval manuscript image of a fox playing dead to lure birds close enough to catch; young foxes wait for a meal in the holes below.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 16r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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fox

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Hana Videen

fox, m.n: fox. (FAWKS / ˈfɔks)

In the margin of a medieval manuscript a fox tries to reach a bird perched in a tree.
Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, f. 116r. [collections.library.yale.edu]
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mearc-hof

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Hana Videen

mearc-hof, n.n: ‘mark-dwelling’, dwelling in the borderlands. (MEH-ark-HOFF / ˈmɛark-ˌhɔf)

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wōhhian

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Hana Videen

wōhhian, wk.v: to go astray mentally, rave, wander. (WO’H-he-ahn / ˈwoːx-hɪ-an)

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gūþ-rǣs

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Hana Videen

gūþ-rǣs, m.n: war-like attack. (GOOTH-RASS / ˈguːθ-ˌræːs)

Medieval manuscript image of a large beehive and a beekeeper who is being attacked by a swarm of giant bird-like bees.
Bestiary; England, c. 1175-1200; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 23v. [blogs.bl.uk]
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heofon-scūr

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Hana Videen

heofon-scūr, m.n: rainshower from the heavens. (HEH-o-von-SHOOR / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌʃuːr)

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ǣmtig

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Hana Videen

ǣmtig, adj: empty, devoid of; bearing or having nothing; not engaged in any activity, at leisure; unmarried. (AM-tih / ˈæːm-tij)

Medieval manuscript page with writing in Middle English and a decorative floral border and initial; the upper half of the page is empty, looking as though an illustration was left out.
Canterbury Tales; England, 1450-1500; British Library, Harley MS 1758, f. 45v. [sites.nd.edu]
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hīw-scipe

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Hana Videen

hīw-scipe, m.n: a family, household, house. (HEE-ew-SHIP-uh / ˈhiːw-ˌʃɪ-pə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on fires. Read it on Patreon.

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æled

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Hana Videen

æled, m.n: fire, conflagration. (AL-ed / æ-lɛd)

Medieval manuscript image of a phoenix in its nest engulfed in flames, looking towards the sun which shines brightly above.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 56r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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