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eosol

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

eosol, m.n: donkey, ass. (EH-oh-zoll / ˈɛɔ-zɔl)

Medieval manuscript image of a donkey seated on its rear, playing a harp with its forefeet.
Antiphonal; Cambrai or Tournai, c. 1260-70; Getty Museum, Ms. 44 / Ludwig VI 5, p. 115. [getty.edu]
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ge-fēa

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Hana Videen

ge-fēa, m.n: joy, gladness. (yeh-VAY-ah / jɛ-ˈveːa)

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etan

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Hana Videen

etan, str.v: to eat. (EH-tahn / ˈɛ-tan)

Medieval manuscript image of four people at a long table that holds dishes and vessels for food and drink; they appear to be conversing, gesturing with their hands, and one of them wears a crown.
Smithfield Decretals, c. 1300-40; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 236r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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dyrstig

Posted on December 16, 2023 by Hana Videen

dyrstig, adj: daring, bold, rash. (DUER-stih / ˈdyr-stɪj)

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stǣr-wrītere

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Hana Videen

stǣr-wrītere, m.n: a writer of history, a historian. (STAR-W’REE-teh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌwriː-tɛ-rə)

Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured scribe seated and writing in an open book on his desk, holding a pen in one hand and a knife in the other.
Bede’s Life of St Cuthbert (possibly an illustration of Bede himself); England (Durham), 12th century; British Library, Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 2r. [blogs.bl.uk]
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ealu-gafol

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Hana Videen

ealu-gafol, n.n: ale paid as tax or tribute. (EH-al-luh-GA-voll / ˈɛa-lʌ-ˌga-vɔl)

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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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