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Old English Wordhord<p>hilde-swāt, m.n: hostile vapour (battle-sweat). (HILL-duh-SWAHT / ˈhɪl-də-ˌswaːt)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>fūlnes, f.n: foulness, stench. (FOOL-ness / ˈfuːl-nɛs)<br>Image: Bonnacon in De Natura animalium; France (Cambrai), 1270-1275; Bibliothèque Municipale de Douai, Ms. 711, f. 8r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>un-ārīmed, adj: unnumbered, countless. (UN-ah-REE-med / ˈʌn-aː-ˌriː-mɛd)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>gyst-līþnes, f.n: hospitality; reception and entertainment enjoyed as a guest. (GUST-LEETH-ness / ˈgyst-ˌliːθ-nɛs)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Exilian<p>For our last archive article of April we check out an old book that we only have because someone threw the only copy out the window of a burning building one time. Yes, that is actually how Beowulf, one of the most famous old English texts, reached us - but for this piece, Eadgifu thinks about film and adaptations of the work, and how the ancient poetic style nonetheless has elements we might imagine for films today.</p><p>You can read "Beowulf: A Film In Poetry" here: <a href="https://exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?msg=116518" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?</span><span class="invisible">msg=116518</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://indiepocalypse.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>dēop, adj: deep, extending downwards; describing the extreme of range (of understanding, thought, doctrine, oaths, etc.), profound, complete. (DAY-op / ˈdeːɔp)<br>Image: Bestiaire of Guillaume le Clerc; France, late 13th century; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, fr. 14964, f. 150v.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>disc-berend, m.n: dish-bearer, seneschal, steward. (DISH-BEH-rend / ˈdɪʃ-ˌbɛ-rɛnd)<br>Image: Smithfield Decretals; France, illuminated in England, 1330-1340; British Library, Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 263r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>flugol, adj: swift; fleeting. (FLUG-oll / ˈflʌ-gɔl)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>windig, adj: windy. (WIN-dih / ˈwɪn-dɪj)<br>Image: Paraphrase of De natura rerum by Bede and other Scientific Writings; England, c. 1190-1200; Walters Art Museum, MS W.73.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>fācian, wk.v: to desire to obtain (something). (FA-ki-ahn / ˈfaː-kɪ-an)<br>Image: Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 131r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>hǣþ, f.n: heath; open, uncultivated ground. (HATH / ˈhæːθ)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>ymb-fæþmian, wk.v: to embrace, clasp. (umb-FATH-mi-ahn / ymb-ˈfæθ-mɪ-an)<br>Image: St Mary embracing St Elisabeth in the Psalter of Eleanor of Aquitaine; France, c. 1185; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB 76 F 13, f. 15r.<br>Happy Hug a Medievalist Day!<br>Read this month’s Mōnaþ-spell (monthly update) on Patreon: <a href="https://bit.ly/goldgifa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/goldgifa</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HugAMedievalistDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HugAMedievalistDay</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>fȳrene, adj: fiery, flaming with fire, fireproducing. (FUE-reh-nuh / ˈfyː-rɛ-nə)<br>Image: Livre des propriétés des choses; France (Toulouse), c. 1350; Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms. 1029, f. 248r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>wundor-weorold, f.n: the wondrous world. (WUN-dor-WEH-o-rold / ˈwʌn-dɔr-ˌwɛɔ-rɔld)<br>Image: Histoire ancienne, depuis la création; French, 15th century; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 250, f. 13r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>hālig-wæcca, m.n: one who observes vigils. (HA-lih-WACK-ah / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌwæk-ah)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>tīr-fruma, m.n: the source of glory or the prince of glory, the Deity. (TEER-FRUM-ah / ˈtiːr-ˌfrʌ-ma)<br>Image: Sherborne Missal; England (Sherborne), early 15th century; British Library, Add MS 74236, p. 216.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>egeþe, f.n: harrow, rake. (EH-yeh-thuh / ˈɛ-jɛ-θə)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>hin-sīþ, m.n: departure (journey hence), death. (HIN-SEETH / ˈhɪn-ˌsiːθ)<br>Image: Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 13r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>for-swelgan, str.v: to swallow (something/someone) entirely, devour (something/someone) utterly. (for-SWELL-gahn / fɔr-ˈswɛl-gan)<br>Image: Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 71v.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>spor, n.n: track, trace; mark left by anything. (SPOR / ˈspɔr)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
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