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be-gyllan

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-gyllan, v: to cry out against or in answer to. (beh-YUEL-lahn / bɛ-ˈjyl-lan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on a cunningly tied riddle. Read it on Patreon.

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searu-sǣled

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Hana Videen

searu-sǣled, adj: cunningly tied. (SEH-ah-ruh-SAL-ud / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌsæː-ləd)

Cropped image of one of the Lindisfarne Gospel carpet pages, a complex interlace of knot work in various colours, with the top, centre and left arm of a cross outlined in red.
Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Northumberland), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 26v. [theconversation.com]
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ilding

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Hana Videen

ilding, f.n: delay, putting off, deferring, prolonging. (ILL-ding / ˈɪl-dɪŋ)

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færeld-bōc

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Hana Videen

færeld-bōc, f.n: itinerary, account of a journey. (FAE-reld-BOAK / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌboːk)

Medieval manuscript with Latin text and three framed illustrations: a person riding a camel with another camel getting attacked by dog-like creatures; a rather hairy elephant; and a naked two-faced person carrying a horn.
Wonders of the East; England, 12th century; Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 614, ff. 39v-40r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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a-blinnan

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Hana Videen

a-blinnan, str.v: to cease, desist. (ah-BLIN-nahn / a-ˈblɪn-nan)

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bēag

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Hana Videen

bēag, m.n: circular ornament; necklace; crown, circlet. (BEH-ahg / ˈbeːag)

Plaited gold ring, thicker on one side and tapering down to where the ends are joined.
Tunley Torc; England (Gloucestershire), 9th or early 10th century; Corinium Museum. [coriniummuseum.org]
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þæcele

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Hana Videen

þæcele, f.n: torch, light. (THATCH-el-uh / ˈθæ-tʃɛ-lə)

Medieval manuscript image of a woman wearing a sleeveless garment, with a crescent on her head, raising a torch with her right hand and spilling water from a bucket with her left; beside her a rampant ram is perched on a spear.
Von dem Gang des Himels und Sternen; Germany, 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.384, f. 32r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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hō-banca

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

hō-banca, m.n: couch, sofa. (HO-BAHN-ka / ˈhoː-ˌban-ka)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on heel-benches and confusing glossaries. Read it on Patreon.

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dā

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

dā, m/f.n: doe, perhaps the roe deer specifically. (DAH / ˈdaː)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed monk holding a tiny doe who rests her head on his lap.
St Giles in the Cuerden Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1270; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.756 f. 9r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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heofon-þrymm

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-þrymm, m.n: heavenly glory/majesty. (HEH-oh-von-THRUEM / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌθrym)

Medieval manuscript image of God enthroned holding an orb in his left arm and reaching out the right; he is surrounded by angels, who clasp their hands and look upon him worshipfully.
Vincent de Beauvais’s Speculum historiale, 14th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, NAF 15939, f. 11r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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