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📖 Old English Biblical Prose: Translation, Adaptation, Interpretation
✍️ Francis Leneghan
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wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)
Image: Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v.
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spēd, f.n: speed, success, means; prosperous issue, abundance, wealth; power, opportunity; progeny. (SPADE / ˈspeːd)
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a-lǣnan, wk.v: to lend; to lease (land). (ah-LAN-ahn / a-ˈlæː-nan)
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September 18th: The outdated word for today is "godcund," meaning "sacred." Its antonym is "weorld-cund" ("secular").
Pronunciation: gud-CUHND.
Source: Earle, J. (1884.) Anglo-Saxon Literature. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
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ancor-setl, n.n: hermitage. (AHN-kor-SEH-tull / ˈan-kɔr-ˌsɛ-təl)
Image: Timothy the Hermit in Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), 1350-1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.626, f. 85v.
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heaþu-grimm, adj: battle-grim, fierce (as the fray of battle). (HEH-ah-thuh-GRIM / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌgrɪm)
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sōþ-sagu, f.n: true speech, truth; a true saying, history. (SOATH-SAH-guh / ˈsoːθ-ˌsa-gʌ)
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æcse, f.n: an axe. (ACK-suh / ˈæk-sə)
Image: Augustinus; France (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux), first quarter of 12th century; @labnf.bsky.social Département des manuscrits, Latin 2012, f. 1v.
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📖 Disrupting Categories, 1050–1250: Rethinking the Humanities through Premodern Texts
✍️Elaine Treharne
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þǣr-tōēacan, adv: besides, moreover. (THAER-toh-AY-ah-kahn / ˈθæːr-toː-ˌeːa-kan)
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a-bifian, wk.v: to be moved or shaken, to tremble. (ah-BIH-vi-ahn / a-ˈbɪ-vɪ-an)
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godes gāst, n: God’s Spirit (Holy Spirit). (GOD-ess GAHST / ˈgɔd-ɛs ˈgaːst)
Image: Baptism of Christ in Evangeliarium; France (Paris), 12th century; Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, Ms-206, f. 9r.
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