Hana Videen

Retired account. Now tweeting at @hanavideen.

[Hana Videen @beoshewulf]

This account is no longer active. Find Hana at https://t.co/fH0uDUtqCy.

[Hana Videen @hanavideen]

Does anyone have access to Accents of English by JC Wells (1982)? I need to view 3 pages for refs & don’t know when I’ll be able to go to the library again. #medievaltwitter #AcademicTwitter

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: mere-menen, f.n: a siren. (MEH-reh-MEN-en) Image: Northumberland Bestiary; England, c. 1250-1260; @GettyMuseum MS. 100, f. 14r.

[Hana Videen @beoshewulf]

I'm moving to a new Twitter handle! Now you can find me at @hanavideen.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: wealh-stod, m.n: an interpreter; one who serves as a medium between speakers of different languages; a mediator. (WEH-al’h-STOD)

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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: set-gang, m.n: setting of the sun. (SET-gahng)

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: fen-friþu, f.n: fen-refuge, wetland-asylum. (FEN-FRITH-uh)

[Hana Videen @beoshewulf]

I'm moving to a new Twitter handle! Now you can find me at @hanavideen.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: beofer, m.n: a beaver. (BEH-ov-er) Image: A bestiary shows one beaver looking resentful of his loss, while the other prepares to make the same sacrifice; England, c. 1225-1250; @bodleianlibs MS. Bodley 764, f. 14r.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: wer-līc, adj: male, manly, masculine. (WER-leech) Today’s word is from #goldgifa @MichelleLintott. Find out more about #GoldgifaWeek on Patreon: https://t.co/mfFOno49Xk

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: wīf-līc, adj: female, womanly, feminine. (WEEV-leech) Today’s word is from #goldgifa @MichelleLintott. Find out more about #GoldgifaWeek on Patreon: https://t.co/mfFOno49Xk

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I’ve updated the tiers on #Patreon with some MS images from @BLMedieval’s Nowell Codex. Note: Starting next month, patrons at every level (as little as $1/month) can request words for #GoldgifaWeek.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: ār, f.n: honour, glory, rank, dignity, magnificence, respect, reverence; kindness, favour, mercy, pity, benefit, use, help. (AHR)

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: suhter-fæderan, pl.m.n: uncle and nephew. (SUH’h-ter-FAD-er-ahn)

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: mere-næddra, m/f.n: a ‘sea-adder’, a lamprey. (MEH-reh-NAD-dra) Image: Lamprey fishing in the Theatrum Sanitatis, 14th century; @Casanatense Ms. 4182. This week's #WordhordWednesday post is about a ship chase. Read it on Patreon: https://t.co/mfFOno49Xk

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: ge-byrman, wk.v: to leaven; to ferment (a drink); figuratively, to swell up, puff up (with power, pride). (yeh-BUR-mahn)

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: hā-sæta, m.n: a rower. (HA-SÆ-tah) Image: Pontifical of Guillaume Durand; Avignon, before 1390; @BIUSteGenevieve MS 143, f. 77v.

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Old English proverb:
If you know any craft, practise it eagerly. Just like sorrows and cares increase a person's mind, so a craft increases their honour.

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#OldEnglish #WOTD: lof-georn, adj: desirous of praise. (LOV-YAY-orn)