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þeahtere

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

þeahtere, m.n: counsellor. (THEH-ah-h’teh-ruh / ˈθɛax-tɛ-rə)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on wicked counsellors and a hound that was once a dragon. Read it on Patreon.

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scōh-þwang

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

scōh-þwang, m.n: the thong or latchet of a shoe. (SHO’H-THWONG / ˈʃoːx-ˌθwaŋ)

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tigel-geweorc

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

tigel-geweorc, n.n: brickmaking; work at making bricks. (TIH-yell-yeh-WEH-ork / ˈtɪ-jɛl-jɛ-ˌwɛɔrk)

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heofon-cenned

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-cenned, adj: heaven-born. (HEH-oh-von-KEN-ned / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌkɛn-nɛd)

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ende-mest

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

ende-mest, adj: endmost, last. (EN-duh-MEST / ˈɛn-də-ˌmɛst)

A medieval manuscript open to its final folios, the one on the right cropped half way down so that the brown leather cover is visible underneath; initials in the text have red and blue pen decoration.
Vulgate Bible in Latin; Spain (Seville?), c. 1240-1260; TM 844. [textmanuscripts.com]
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æt-berstan

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

æt-berstan, str.v: to break out or loose, to escape, get away. (at-BER-stahn / æt-ˈbɛr-stan)

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þēow

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

þēow, m.n: servant; enslaved person. (THAY-oh / ˈθeːɔw)

Medieval manuscript image of two servants with sacks of grain.
Le Régime du corps; French, c. 1285; Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Arsenal 2510, f. 50v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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ōra

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

ōra, m.n: a border, edge, margin, bank. (OH-ra / ˈoː-ra)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on hostile fingrum and clean ears. Read it on Patreon.

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hēof-sīþ

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

hēof-sīþ, m.n: a lamentable condition. (HAY-off-SEETH / ˈheːɔf-ˌsiːθ)

Medieval manuscript image of two men shooting arrows at St Sebastian; the saint is tied to a tree, bleeding from many wounds.
Wauchier de Denain’s Lives of Saints; France (Paris), 13th century; British Library, Royal 20 D VI, f. 48v. [bl.uk]
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finger

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

finger, m.n: finger. (FING-ger / ˈfɪŋ-gər)

Medieval manuscript image of a a pointing hand coming out of a sleeve, at the other end of which are the hind legs of a dog with a long and peculiarly decorated curving tail.
The Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 193r. [bl.uk]
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