stæg, n.n: a stay, a rope supporting a mast. (STAEY / ˈstæj)
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@oewordhord.bsky.socialstæg, n.n: a stay, a rope supporting a mast. (STAEY / ˈstæj)
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@oewordhord.bsky.socialweb-wyrhta, m.n: ‘cloth-worker’, a fuller, a worker who cleanses wool through the process of fulling. (WEB-WUER’H-ta / ˈwɛb-ˌwyrx-ta)
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@oewordhord.bsky.sociallǣden-geþēode, n.n: the Latin language. (LAD-en-yeh-THAY-odd-uh / ˈlæː-dɛn-jɛ-ˌθeːɔ-də)
Image: Incipit from the Gospel of Matthew, Lindisfarne Gospels; England (Lindisfarne), c. 715-720; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Cotton MS Nero D.IV, f. 27r.
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@oewordhord.bsky.socialbēag-gyfa, m.n: giver of treasure, lord. (BAY-ahg-YUE-va / ˈbeːag-ˌjy-va)
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@oewordhord.bsky.socialbill, n.n: sword; pruning hook or blade, implement for cutting wood; hoe, mattock, digging implement. (BILL / ˈbɪl)
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@slluttrell.bsky.socialSeptember 3rd: The outdated word for today is "tygel," meaning "pulling-rope" or "rein." This is the ancestor of the Modern English "tail."
Pronunciation (I think): ty-YUL.
Source: Wright, T., Wülker, R. P. (1884.) Old English Vocabularies. London.
@oewordhord.bsky.socialwine-wincla, m/f.n: a periwinkle. (WIN-uh-WINK-la / ˈwɪ-nə-wɪnk-la)
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