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gēagl

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Hana Videen

gēagl, m.n: jaw, jowl, cheek. (YAY-ah-yull / ˈjeːa-jəl)

Medieval manuscript image of a three-headed hell-mouth devouring creatures in its three sets of toothy jaws, engulfed in flames of hell fire.
Apocalypse; France, 14th century; British Library, Add MS 17333, f. 43r. [bl.uk]
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swōlig

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Hana Videen

swōlig, adj: sultry. (SWOH-lih / ˈswoː-lɪj)

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mann-dryhten

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Hana Videen

mann-dryhten, m.n: a lord of men, liege lord. (MAHN-DRUE-h’ten / ˈman-ˌdryx-tɛn)

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wæl-regn

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Hana Videen

wæl-regn, m.n: deadly rain, slaughter-rain (the rain that caused the Flood). (WAEL-RAIN / ˈwæl-ˌrɛjn)

Medieval manuscript image of floodwaters filled with corpses of people and animals, with rain gushing down in five torrents from the clouds above.
Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1250; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R. [art.thewalters.org]
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þweor-līc

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Hana Videen

þweor-līc, adj: reversed, contrary, opposite; perverse, evil, depraved. (THWEH-or-leech / ˈθwɛɔr-liːtʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on sorry and sorrow. Read it on Patreon.

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heofon-hēah

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Hana Videen

heofon-hēah, adj: heaven-high, reaching to heaven. (HEH-o-von-HAY-ah / ˈhɛɔ-vɔn-ˌheːax)

Medieval manuscript image of an eagle diving into the water, an eagle flying out of the water with a fish in its talons, and an eagle flying all the way up to the sun.
Bestiary; SW England, late 12th-early 13th century; British Library, Harley MS 4751, f. 35v. [bl.uk]
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sorig

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Hana Videen

sorig, adj: grieved, sorry. (SOR-ih / ˈsɔ-rɪj)

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be-hēafdung

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ)

Medieval manuscript image of a man being beheaded by a man with a sword; the head and drops of blood fall to the ground, while a man with an axe looks on and a hand bearing a dove reaches down from the sky.
Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.736, f. 14v. [themorgan.org]
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bricg-bōt

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

bricg-bōt, f.n: a repairing of a bridge. (BRIDGE-BOAT / ˈbrɪdʒ-ˌboːt)

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hlæst

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hlæst, n.n: load, cargo, freight, burden. (H’LAST / ˈhlæst)

Medieval manuscript image of a ship sailing on the sea, carrying six people; the ship has a beast’s head at the prow, and the wind depicted as two hairy heads blowing the sail.
Image: Chronicle of John of Worcester; England (Worcester), 1128-40; Bodleian Library, Corpus Christi College, MS 157, p. 383. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
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