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lecgan

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

lecgan, v: to lay, deposit, place; to lay (an egg). (LEDGE-on / ˈlɛdʒ-an)

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gold

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

gold, n.n: gold. (GOLD / ˈgɔld)

A ring with a garnet stone set in a gold quatrefoil bezel, decorated with gold wire and granulated gold.
Saxon ring; England, c. 550; Dover Museum. [dovermuseum.co.uk]
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cīegan

Posted on December 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

cīegan, v: to call, call upon, invoke. (CHEE-eh-gahn / ˈtʃiːɛ-gan)

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hæn-fugul

Posted on December 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hæn-fugul, m.n: hen. (HAN-FUH-gull / ˈhæn-ˌfʌ-gʌl)

Medieval manuscript image of a rooster swinging a gold censer in its beak.
Book of Hours; England, c. 1300; Walters Art Museum, MS W.102, f. 77v. [manuscripts.thewalters.org]
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turtle

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

turtle, m/f.n: turtledove. (TURT-luh / ˈtʌrt-lə)

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

Medieval manuscript image of two white doves facing each other, perched on a plant inside a double circle frame, which is inside a square frame with an interlace design.
Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; Aberdeen University Library, MS 24, f. 32r. [abdn.ac.uk]
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pere

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

pere, f.n: pear. (PEH-ruh / ˈpɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript initial P, inside of which is an illustration of a pear tree in a grassy landscape.
Régime du corps; France, 15th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.0165, f. 82r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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cristesmæsse-dæg

Posted on December 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristesmæsse-dæg, m.n: Christmas Day. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-DAIE / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌdæj)

Medieval manuscript image of a reclining haloed woman gesturing towards a baby in a manger; a cow and a donkey lean over the baby with their tongues sticking out, as if to lick him; an eight-pointed star shape hovers above the baby, and above the star shape is an angel with hands outstretched.
St Albans Psalter; England (St Albans), 1130; Hildesheim, Dombibliothek, MS St Godehard 1, p. 21. [albani-psalter.de]
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cristesmæsse-niht

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

cristesmæsse-niht, f.n: Christmas Eve. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-NI’HT / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌnɪxt)

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lēoþ

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

lēoþ, n.n: song, poem, ode. (LAY-oth / ˈleːɔθ)

Historiated initial R in a medieval manuscript depicting six Cistercian monks singing at a lectern; above them another monk plays an organ.
Historiated initial from a Cistercian Gradual; Netherlands or Germany, early 14th century; Victoria & Albert Museum 8990A. [collections.vam.ac.uk]
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frætwe

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

frætwe, f.n: adornments, ornaments, treasure; sometimes used figuratively to refer to ‘fruits of the earth’. (FRAT-wuh / ˈfræt-wə)

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