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hymlic

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Hana Videen

hymlic, m.n: hemlock. (HUEM-litch / ˈhym-lɪtʃ)

This week’s Wordhord Wednesday post is on the coming of summer. Read it on Patreon.

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tyge-hōc

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Hana Videen

tyge-hōc, m.n: a hook to pull with. (TUE-yuh-HOAK / ˈty-jə-ˌhoːk)

Medieval manuscript historiated initial P showing a king falling headlong from a tower or city wall, his wrist caught in a hook held by the Devil sitting on the ground.
King Ahaziah’s fall in the Old Testament; England (Oxford?), c. 1265; Morgan Library & Museum, MS G.42, f. 108r. [ica.themorgan.org]
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minsung

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Hana Videen

minsung, f.n: parsimony, stinginess, excessive frugality. (MIN-zung / ˈmɪn-zʌŋ)

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mǣd

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Hana Videen

mǣd, m/f.n: meadow. (MAD / ˈmæːd)

Medieval manuscript image of two people working in a grassy meadow with scythes.
Calendar page for June; England (London/Westminster), 1310-20; British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII, f. 76v. [bl.uk]
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wōh-līc

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Hana Videen

wōh-līc, adj: wrong, perverse, evil. (WO-h’leech / ˈwoːx-liːtʃ)

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wilde

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Hana Videen

wilde, adj: wild, not tamed. (WILL-duh / ˈwɪl-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a doe and a stag between two trees; in one tree is a squirrel and in the other is a rather comically large bird.
Howard Psalter; England (East Anglia), c. 1308-40; British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 14r. [bl.uk]
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hām-fæst

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Hana Videen

hām-fæst, adj: occupying a home of one’s own, resident, settled. (HAHM-FAST / ˈhaːm-ˌfæst)

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sumer-lǣcan

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Hana Videen

sumer-lǣcan, wk.v: to draw near to summer. (SUM-er-LACK-ahn / ˈsʌ-mɛr-ˌlæː-kan)

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meter

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Hana Videen

meter, n.n: metre, versification. (MEH-ter / ˈmɛ-tɛr)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man sitting on a throne and playing a lyre, surrounded by other musicians playing horns and drums and people clapping their hands.
Vespasian Psalter; England (Kent), 8th century; British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A I, f. 30v. [bl.uk]
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cyre

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Hana Videen

cyre, m.n: choice, preference; free choice, free will. (KUE-ruh / ˈky-rə)

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