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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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hlīfian

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlīfian, wk.v: to stand high, tower, stand out prominently. (H’LEE-vi-ahn / ˈhliː-vɪ-an)

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ecg

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

ecg, f.n: sword. (EDGE / ˈɛdʒ)

A reconstructed sword hilt attached to a heavily corroded blade.
Iron pattern-welded sword blade, heavily corroded, 6th-7th century; found at Sutton Hoo, now at British Museum. [britishmuseum.org]
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a-bysgian

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

a-bysgian, wk.v: to busy, engage, involve, preoccupy. (ah-BUEZ-yi-ahn / a-ˈbyz-jɪ-an)

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fiscere

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

fiscere, m.n: fisher. (FISH-er-uh / ˈfɪ-ʃɛ-rə)

Medieval historiated initial D depicting Jesus calling two fishermen to him (saints Peter and Andrew), two bearded men leaning over the side of their boat and holding a net filled with fish.
Antiphonal; Italy, c. 1300; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig VI 6, f. 155r. [getty.edu]
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