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bryne-brōga

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Hana Videen

bryne-brōga, m.n: fire-terror. (BRUE-nuh-BRO-ga / ˈbry-nə-ˌbroː-ga)

Medieval manuscript image of a dragon-like creature with enormous teeth protruding up and down from its jaws and long wavy horns, breathing fire as it stands in the water.
Liber Floridus, by Lambert, Canon of Saint-Omer; France, 1121; Ghent University Library, Ms. 92, f. 62v. [lib.ugent.be]
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attor-cræft

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Hana Videen

attor-cræft, m.n: art of using poison or poisonous potions, witchcraft, sorcery. (AHT-tor-KRAFT / ˈat-tɔr-ˌkræft)

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hold

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hold, n.n: a carcass, body. (HOLD / ˈhɔld)

Medieval manuscript image of a hyena biting into a man’s corpse lying in an open coffin.
Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-60; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, f. 12v. [blogs.getty.edu]
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leger-stōw

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

leger-stōw, f.n: burial place; graveyard, cemetery. (LEH-yer-STOH / ˈlɛ-jɛr-ˌstoːw)

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a-wyrgda

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

a-wyrgda, m.n: the cursed, the Devil. (ah-WUERG-da / a-ˈwyrg-da)

Medieval manuscript image of St Peter, a tonsured man with a giant key, fending off a devil who wears a loincloth, has clawed feet and hands and holds an open book; the saint and the devil each grasp the arm of a man in between them.
New Minster Liber Vitae; England (Winchester), c. 1031; British Library, Stowe MS 944, f. 7r. [bl.uk]
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brēgan

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

brēgan, wk.v: to terrify, frighten (someone / something). (BRAY-gahn / ˈbreː-gan)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is about a questionable riddle. Read it on Patreon.

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middel-niht

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

middel-niht, f.n: midnight. (MID-dell-NI’HT / ˈmɪd-dɛl-ˌnɪxt)

Medieval manuscript image of a dark blue sky with a crescent moon and circular stars in gold.
Northern French Miscellany, 1277-1286; British Library, Additional 11639, f. 517r. [bl.uk]
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fēðe-georn

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

fēðe-georn, adj: desirous of going. (FAY-thuh-YEH-orn / ˈfeː-θə-ˌjɛɔrn)

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hof

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

hof, n.n: house, hall, dwelling, building. (HOFF / ˈhɔf)

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hyll-hāma

Posted on October 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

hyll-hāma, m.n: cicada. (HUL-HA-ma / ˈhyl-ˌha-ma)

Medieval manuscript image of a brown segmented insect with two limbs coming up from the back and bent down on either side of it.
Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 132r. [galerij.kb.nl]
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