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dēor, n.n: animal. (DAY-or / ˈdeːɔr) Today is #PublicationDay for my book THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY! The next week of words will include various animals from the hoard. Find out more about the book at #OldEnglish #WOTD #Deorhord

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : scēap, n.n: a sheep. (“shay-op”) This sheep has been drawn around a hole in the manuscript (Old English Orosius).

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THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY is coming to @ProfileBooks this November & @PrincetonUPress in Feb '24! If you love animals, words &/or the medieval, this book is for you. Find out where to pre-order) here: #MedievalTwitter #NewBooks #OldEnglish

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : rudduc, m.n: a robin red-breast. [RUD-duck] 📷: @BLMedieval Add MS 59874 p. 382 via @kateinnes2

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In case you’re wondering, #covfefe comes from #OldEnglish “fever cave”. Cōfa is m.n “cave”; fefer is m.n “fever”.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wyrm-hord, n.n: a treasure held by a serpent, dragon’s hoard. (WURM-hord) Image: Gorleston Psalter; England, 1310-1324; @BLMedieval Add MS 49622, f. 5v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : cat, m.n: cat. (KAHT / ˈkat) Image: Bestiary; England, 13th century; @bodleianlibs MS. Bodl. 533, f. 13r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wæflian, wk.v: to talk foolishly. (“waff-lee-on”)

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ǣ-þreclic, adj: terrible. (AAH-thretch-litch) Image: Smithfield Decretals; S. France (probably Toulouse), c. 1300-c. 1340; @BLMedieval Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 113v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : līg-draca, m.n: a fire-drake, dragon vomiting flames. (“LEE-DRAH-kah”) It’s St George’s Day. Images: @BLMedieval

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : mǣd-mǣwect, n: the mowing of a meadow. (MAED-MAE-wekt / ˈmæːd-ˌmæː-wɛkt) Image: Cocharelli Codex; Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-c. 1340; @BLMedieval Add MS 28841, f. 6v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : unlyb-wyrhta, m.n: a poison-maker, one who prepares poisons for purposes of witchcraft, a sorcerer. (UN-lueb-WUER-h’ta / ˈʌn-lyb-ˌwyrx-ta) Image: The Pilgrimage of the Life of Man; England, 15th century; @BLMedieval Cotton MS Tiberius A VII/1, f. 70r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : flǣsc-hord, n.n: the flesh-hoard, the body. [FLÆSH-hord] Image: Bloodletting-Zodiac Man, from a miscellany compiled in England in the 13th to 16th centuries; @BLMedieval Harley MS 3719, ff. 158v-159r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hring-finger, m.n: the ring-finger, the third finger. (H’RING-FING-ger / ˈhɹɪŋ-ˌfiŋ-gər) Image: Gold finger-ring, engraved with runes; England (Cumbria), 8th-10th century; @britishmuseum OA.10262.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : lagu-swimmend, m.n: creature that swims in the water. (LA-guh-SWIM-end / ˈla-gʌ-ˌswɪ-mɛnd) Image: Hours of Yolande of Flanders; France (Paris), 1353-63; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson MS 27, f. 52v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : lāwerce, f.n: lark, specifically the skylark. (LAH-wehr-cheh / ˈlaː-wɛɹ-t͡ʃɛ) Image: Skylark in the Sherbourne Missal; England (Sherborne), c. 1399-c. 1407; @BLMedieval Add MS 74236, p. 369.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : predicere, m.n: one who announces, a preacher. (PREH-di-CHEH-ruh / ˈprɛ-dɪ-ˌtʃɛ-rə) Image: Rutland Psalter; England (London?), c. 1260; @BLMedieval Add MS 62925, f. 98v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ūle, f.n: an owl. (“oo-leh”) Image: @MorganLibrary

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hord-fæt, n.n: vessel or container for holding treasure. (HORD-VAT / ˈhɔrd-ˌvæt) Image: Book of Hours; Flemish, early 14th century; @TrinCollCam MS B.11.22, f. 213r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : inwit-flān, m.n: a treacherous shaft, evil arrow. (IN-wit-FLAHN / ˈɪn-wɪt-ˌflaːn) Image: Book of Hours; England (London?), c. 1320-c. 1330; @BLMedieval Harley MS 6563, f. 73v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : fēond, m.n: enemy, foe; fiend, the Devil. (FAY-ond / ˈfeːɔnd) Image: Psalter; England (Oxford), c. 1200-1225; @BLMedieval Arundel MS 157, f. 5v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : prættig, adj; wily, crafty, astute. (PRAT-tih / ˈpɹæt-tɪj) Image: Maastricht Hours; S Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of 14c; @BLMedieval MS Stowe 17, f. 84r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : bēo-ceorl, m.n: bee-keeper. (BAY-oh-CHAY-orl) Image: The Maastricht Hours; Netherlands (Liège), early 14th century; @BLMedieval Stowe MS 17, f. 148r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ācweorna, m.n: squirrel (contains the word āc ‘oak’). (AH-KWEH-or-na / ˈaː-ˌkwɛɔɹ-na) Image: Cooking squirrel in a margin of the book of Revelation; Normandy, c. 1320-1330; @BLMedieval Add MS 17333, f. 4v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wiccian, wk.v: to practise witchcraft. (WITCH-ee-ahn) Image: Zoroaster in ‘The Treasury’; Italy (Florence), 1425; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson 28, f. 51r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : binn, f.n: basket, bin; manger. (BIN) Image: Gospel Lectionary; S Germany (Hirsau?), 1st quarter of 12th century; @BLMedieval Egerton 809, f. 1v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hara, m.n: a hare. (“HA-ra”) Happy Easter! Image: @discarding_imgs

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : searu-bunden, adj: cunningly fastened, artfully bound. (SEH-ah-ruh-BUN-den) Image: Early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon belt buckle from @britishmuseum , found at @NT_SuttonHoo site.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gold-smiþ, m.n: goldsmith. (GOLD-SMITH / ˈgɔld-ˌsmɪθ) Image: Pendant of gold filigree and polished garnets; SE England (Kent), early 600s; @metmuseum acc no 1987.90.2.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : nīþ-draca, m.n: a hostile, malicious dragon. (NEETH-DRAH-ka) Image: St George in a Book of Hours; Netherlands (Bruges), c. 1390-1400; @BLMedieval Sloane 2683, f. 14v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : smearcian, wk.v: to smirk, smile. (SMEH-ark-i-ahn / ˈsmɛar-kɪ-an) Image: Apocalypse; England, 13th century; @BLMedieval Add MS 18633, f. 16r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gliew-mēden, n.n: a glee-maiden, female musician. (GLIH-ew-MAY-den) Image: Woman playing a harp in the Codex Manesse; Zurich, c. 1300-c. 1340; @UniHeidelberg Cod. Pal. germ. 848, f. 412r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : cnotta, m.n: a knot, fastening, knitting. (K’NOT-ta) Image: Anglo-Saxon golden belt buckle from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial; Suffolk, 7th century; @britishmuseum ; photo by Michel Wal (Wikimedia-Creative Commons).

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : bōc-hūs, n.n: library, ‘book-house’. (BOAK-HOOS / ˈboːk-ˌhuːs) Image: Yves de Saint-Denis; France, 14th century; @laBnF Département des Manuscrits, Français 2090, f. 12v.

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cristesmæsse-dæg, m.n: Christmas Day. (KRIST-us-mass-uh-DAIE / ˈkrɪst-əs-mæs-sə-ˌdæj) Image: St Albans Psalter; England (St Albans), 1130; @dombib_hi MS St Godehard 1, p. 21. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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wæl-regn, m.n: deadly rain, slaughter-rain (the rain that caused the Flood). (WAEL-RAIN / ˈwæl-ˌrɛjn) Image: Bible Pictures by William de Brailes; England, c. 1250; @walters_museum W.106.3R. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : lencten, m.n: spring, Lent. (“lenk-ten”) Feb 7 is the 1st day of spring in Anglo-Saxon England.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : bēah-gifu, f.n: a ring-gift, distribution of rings or bracelets. [BAY-ah-YI-voo] #twelvegifts 📷:: Hoard of Anglo-Saxon rings found at Leeds, West Yorkshire @findsorguk

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : scencan, wk.v: to pour out liquor for drinking; to give to drink. (SHENK-an / ˈʃɛn-kan) Image: Cocharelli, Treatise on the Vices & Virtues; N Italy (Genoa), c. 1330-1340; @BLMedieval Add MS 27695, f. 14r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wunden-stefna, m.n: a ship with curved prow. (WUN-den-STEV-na) Image: Viking ship from a miscellany on timekeeping, astronomy & geography; England (Canterbury), mid-11th century; @BLMedieval Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, f. 40v.

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My book The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English will be published exactly six months from today! Find out more & pre-order at . The Wordhord by @hanavideen will be published in the UK by @ProfileBooks on 4 November 2021. #newbook

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I made a Wordwyrm for my new profile pic. #oldenglish #wordhord #wordwyrm #medievaltwitter

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : drēam-cræft, m.n: the art of music. [DRAY-om-CRÆFT] Image: @BLMedieval Yates Thompson 25, fol. 1r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gūþ-cwēn, f.n: warrior queen. (GOOTH-KWAIN) Image: Pontheslea, queen of the Amazons, in De mulieribus claris; France (Paris), 1st quarter of 15c; @BLMedieval Royal MS 20 C V, f. 49r. #InternationalWomensDay2020

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wæter-brōga, m.n: water-terror, terror of the deep. (WA-ter-BRO-ga / ˈwæ-tɛr-ˌbroː-ga) Image: Swordfish in a bestiary; N France (Picardy), early 14th century; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson 19, f. 48r.

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ge-þweran, str.v: to stir, beat or mix together; to churn, make thick (as butter from cream); (poetically) to forge. (yeh-THWEH-rahn / jɛ-ˈθwɛ-ran) Image: Rothschild Canticles; Flanders, c. 1300; @BeineckeLibrary MS 404, f. 148r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : lǣring-mǣden, n.n: a young woman who receives instruction, a female pupil. (LAR-ing-MAD-en / ˈlæː-ɹɪŋ-ˌmæː-dɛn) Image: Miroir des dames; France, 1407-1410; @BLMedieval Add 29986, f. 152v.

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Please judge this book by its cover because it's gorgeous! Sporting playful illustrations by Joanna Lisowiec, lots of shiny gold foil & lovely quotes from @davcr & @foxtosser , it's just begging to be read. Coming 1 month from today!

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hin-gang, m.n: a going hence, departure, death. (HIN-gong) Image: Historiated initial 'C'(imiteria) of a cemetery in James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-c. 1375; @BLMedieval Royal 6 E VI, f. 267v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hālig, adj: holy. (HALL-ih / ˈhaː-lɪj) Image: St Albans Psalter; England (St Albans), 1130; @dombib_hi MS St Godehard 1, p. 21.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : scip, n.n: ship. (SHIP / ˈʃɪp ) Image: Peraldus’ Theological Miscellany; England, 13th century; @BLMedieval Harley MS 3244, f. 60v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ofer-gedrync, n.n: excessive drinking or feasting. (OH-ver-yeh-DRUNK) Image: Institute of Árni Magnússon; AM 147 4to; Jónsbók, Iceland, 15th century.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : cyning, m.n: a king, monarch, male sovereign; God, Christ. (KUH-ning) Image: Breviary from England (Norwich), between 1322 and 1325; @BLMedieval Stowe MS 12, f. 16v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : prāfost, m.n: an officer; an officer of a monastery. (PRAH-vost / ˈpraː-vɔst) Image: Gratian’s Decretum; France, 13th century; @BLMedieval Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ofen, m.n: oven. (OV-en / ˈɔ-vɛn) Image: Pontifical; England, early 15th century; @BLMedieval Lansdowne 451, f. 6r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hwæl-weg, m.n: the path of the whale, the ocean. (“hwæl- way”) #travelandtrade Image: @BLMedieval

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : sceand, m.n: an infamous person, a buffoon, charlatan. [SHEH-ond] 📷: @BLMedieval

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : līc, n.n: a body (living or dead - generally the latter). (LEECH / ˈliːtʃ) Image: Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson MS 13, f. 109r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : on-fæðmness, f.n: an embrace. (“on-FATHM-ness”) It’s International Hug a Medievalist Day! Image: @GettyMuseum

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : mann-ēaca, m.n: an increase of human beings. (MAHN-AY-ah-ka / ˈman-ˌeːa-ka) Image: Bertran Boysset’s Dialogue avec Dieu; France (Arles), 1405; Carpentras, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 327, f. 24r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : fenester, n.n: a window. (FEN-ez-ter) Image: Mélusine escaping from Raymond in the form of a dragon in Roman de Mélusine (Jean d’Arras); N. France (Amiens), c. 1450; @BLMedieval Harley 4418, f. 214v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gūþ-gelāca, m.n: a companion, comrade in war, a warrior. (GOOTH-yeh-LAH-ka / ˈguːθ-jɛ-ˈla-ka) Image: Bréviaire de Renaud de Bar; France (Metz), 1302-1304; Verdun, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 107, f. 89r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ymbe, m.n: a swarm of bees. (UM-beh) Image: Bees returning to their hive in an English bestiary from the 1st quarter of the 13th century; @BLMedieval Royal 12 C XIX, f. 45r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gomen-wudu, m.n: pleasure-wood, glee-wood, a musical instrument, harp. [GO-men-WOO-doo] Image: @GallicaBnF

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nǣdre, f.n: snake, serpent, adder, viper. (NADD-ruh / ˈnæː-drə) Image: Bestiary; England, 13th century; @BLMedieval Harley MS 4751, f. 61r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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be-hēafdung, f.n: beheading. (beh-HAY-ahv-dung / bɛ-ˈheːav-dʌŋ) Image: Miscellany on the Life of St Edmund; England (Bury St Edmunds), c. 1130; @MorganLibrary MS M.736, f. 14v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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leþer-codd, m.n: leather bag. (LEH-ther-COD / ˈlɛ-θɛr-ˌkɔd) Image: Biblia Porta; France, late 13th century; @BCULausanne U 964, f. 172v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : fearh, m.n: a little pig, a farrow, litter. [FÆ-arh] Image: @MorganLibrary via @discarding_imgs

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : bōc-rǣdere, m.n: a reader of books. (BOAK-RAE-deh-ruh / ˈboːk-ˌræː-dɛ-rə) Eālā, bōc-rǣderas: #TheWordhord is out in UK bookstores today! Find out more at

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lēoht-fæt, n.n: lamp, light, lantern. (LAY-o’ht-FAT / ˈleːɔxt-ˌfæt) Image: Bede’s prose Life of St Cuthbert; England (Durham), late 12th century; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 74v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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brocc, m.n: badger. (BROCK / ˈbrɔk) Image: Bestiary; England, 1220-40; @CamDigLib MS Kk.4.25, f. 74v. #OldEnglish #WOTD #Deorhord

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þrȳþ-weorc, n.n: a splendid, mighty work. (THRUETH-WEH-ork / ˈθryːθ-ˌwɛɔrk) Image: Lateinischer Psalter; England (Oxford), 13th century; @bsb_muenchen Clm 835, f. 30v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : gafol-heord, f.n: a taxable stock or hive of bees; a swarm of bees rented from the lord, the rent being paid in honey. (GAV-ol-HAY-ord) Image: Marginal bees in the Luttrell Psalter; N. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; @BLMedieval Add MS 42130, f. 204r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : wægn, m.n: a wagon, wain, carriage, vehicle. (WAYN) Image: Luttrell Psalter; N. England, 1325-1340; @BLMedieval Add MS 42130, f. 181v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : mōna, m/f.n: the moon. (MO-na) Image: Diagrams of the eclipse of the moon in Nicholas of Lynn’s Kalendarium; England, between 1386 and c. 1400; @BLMedieval Arundel 347, f. 34r. #HappyLunarNewYear2019

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : scop, m.n: poet. (SHOP / ˈʃɔp) Image: Maastricht Hours; Liège, early 14th century; @BLMedieval Stowe MS 17, f. 92v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : bearn-cennicge, n: mother (literally ‘child-creator’ or ‘one who brings forth children’). (BEH-arn-CHEN-ni-juh / ˈbɛarn-ˌtʃɛn-nɪ-dʒə) Image: Shaftesbury Psalter; England, 12th century; @BLMedieval Lansdowne MS 383, f. 165v.

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Feeling gēomor (sad) today that my book event at the end of March has been cancelled. The bookstore didn’t think they’d sell enough copies of my book. It’s been planned for months and my out of town family was even coming to Toronto.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : īs-earn, m.n: a kingfisher, literally "ice-eagle". ("eez-ay-arn")

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : sciccing, m.n: a cloak, cape. (SHIH-ching / ˈʃɪ-t͡ʃɪŋ) Image: Personification of Equity in Somme le Roi; France (Paris? or NE), c. 1290-c. 1300; @BLMedieval Add MS 28162, f. 7v.

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a-lȳsan, wk.v: to deliver, release, liberate, rescue, free. (ah-LUE-zahn / a-ˈlyː-zan) Image: Très belles Heures de Notre-Dame; France, 14th century; @laBnF Département des Manuscrits, NAL 3093, f. 155r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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æcer-mann, m.n: farmer. (ACK-er-MAHN / ˈæ-kɛr-ˌman) Image: Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; @BLMedieval Add MS 42130, f. 163v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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stǣr-wrītere, m.n: a writer of history, a historian. (STAR-W’REE-teh-ruh / ˈstæːr-ˌwriː-tɛ-rə) Image: Bede’s Life of St Cuthbert (possibly an illustration of Bede himself); England (Durham), 12th century; @BLMedieval Yates Thompson MS 26, f. 2r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : deorcian, wk.v: to darken, to grow dark. (DEH-ork-ih-ahn) Image: The Black Hours; Belgium (Bruges), c. 1480; @MorganLibrary MS M.493, ff. 18v-19r.

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So I got this book for Christmas… going to have to reconsider my article on Beowulf translations now. #medievaltwitter

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beadu-wǣpen, n.n: battle-weapon. (BEH-ah-duh-WAP-en / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌwæː-pɛn) Image: Taymouth Hours; England (London?), 14th century; @BLMedieval MS Yates Thompson 13, f. 68v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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weg-fērend, m.n: wayfarer, traveller. (WEY-FAY-rend / ˈwɛj-ˌfeː-rɛnd) Image: Rochester Bestiary; SE England (Rochester?), c. 1230-14th century; @BLMedieval Royal MS 12 F XIII, f. 38v.

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searu-sǣled, adj: cunningly tied. (SEH-ah-ruh-SAL-ud / ˈsɛa-rʌ-ˌsæː-ləd) Image: Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Northumberland), 8th century; @BLMedieval Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 26v. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hādor, n: the clear, serene sky. Also adj: clear (applied both to light and to sound), bright, serene. [HA-dor] Image: Christine de Pizan's Book of the Queen; France (Paris), c. 1410-1414; @BLMedieval Harley MS 4431, f. 189v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : blēo, n.n: a colour, hue, complexion. (BLAY-oh / ˈbleːɔ) Image: James le Palmer’s Omne Bonum; England (London), c. 1360-75; @BLMedieval Royal 6 E vi, f. 329r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : strēaw-berige, f.n: a strawberry (plant or fruit). (STRAY-aw-BAIR-ee-yeh) Image: Herbarium of Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus; southern Netherlands (Meuse Valley), 12th century; @BLMedieval Harley MS 1585, f. 30r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : hrēre-mūs, f.n: bat. (HRAY-ruh-MOOS / ˈhreː-rə-ˌmuːs) Image: Aberdeen Bestiary; England, c. 1200; @aberdeenunilib Univ. Lib. MS 24, f. 51v.

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If you're curious why many early medievalists have stopped using the misleading, inaccurate & racist term 'Anglo-Saxon', I recommend reading this clear & concise @SmithsonianMag article by historians Mary Rambaran-Olm & Erik Wade. #medievaltwitter

The Many Myths of the Term 'Anglo-Saxon'

Two medieval scholars tackle the misuse of a phrase that was rarely used by its supposed namesakes

www.smithsonianmag.com

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ēa, f.n: river. (AY-ah / ˈeːa) Image: Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript; Spain, c. 1180; @metmuseum . #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : scoppa, m.n: a shop, a booth or shed for trade or work. (SHOP-pa / ˈʃɔp-pa) Image: Mattheus Platearius’ Circa instans; N France (Amiens), early 14th century; @BLMedieval Sloane 1977, f. 49v.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : ge-blōt, n.n: a sacrifice. (yeh-BLOAT / jɛ-ˈbloːt) Image: Christ’s crucifixion in the Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; @BLMedieval Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 13r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : þēod-cwēn, f.n: a great queen, an empress. (THAY-odd-KWAIN) Image: L'estoire des 7 Sages de Rome; England (Durham?), early 14th century; @BLMedieval Harley MS 3860, f. 31r.

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gēagl, m.n: jaw, jowl, cheek. (YAY-ah-yull / ˈjeːa-jəl) Image: Apocalypse; France, 14th century; @BLMedieval Add MS 17333, f. 43r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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#OldEnglish #WOTD : a-wrīþan, str.v: to bind, bind up (a wound, etc.); to release, set free (someone). (ah-WREE-thon / a-ˈwriː-θan) Image: Christ’s Harrowing of Hell in the Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), c. 1050; @BLMedieval Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 14r.

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færeld-bōc, f.n: itinerary, account of a journey. (FAE-reld-BOAK / ˈfæ-rɛld-ˌboːk) Image: Wonders of the East; England, 12th century; @bodleianlibs MS. Bodl. 614, ff. 39v-40r. #OldEnglish #WOTD

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