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Old English Wordhord @OEWordhord@mastodon.social · 1d ago
ge-þyrst, adj: thirsty. (yeh-THUERST / jɛ-ˈθyrst) Image: Bible; NE France, late 13th century; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.969, f. 305r. #OldEnglish #WOTD
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Old English Wordhord @OEWordhord@mastodon.social · Jul 13, 2026
sōn, m.n: a musical sound, music vocal or instrumental. (SOWN / ˈsoːn) Image: Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 1r. #OldEnglish #WOTD
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Blake Hamilton @BlakeHamiltonCA@mstdn.ca · Jul 09, 2026
English Word of the Day: tacit — understood without being directly stated. Example: There was a tacit agreement that whoever finished the chips had chosen chaos. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tacit #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary #English #MerriamWebster #Logophile #WOTD
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Old English Wordhord @OEWordhord@mastodon.social · Jul 04, 2026
swān-gerēfa, m.n: an officer whose manages forests for the pasturing of swine and the use of wood. (SWAHN-yeh-RAY-vah / ˈswaːn-jɛ-ˌreː-va) Image: Breviary; France (Metz), 1302/1303; British Library, Yates Thompson 8, f. 6r. #OldEnglish #WOTD
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Old English Wordhord @OEWordhord@mastodon.social · Jul 01, 2026
hīg-sīþe, m.n: a hay-scythe. (HEE-SEE-thuh / ˈhiː-ˌsiː-θə) Image: July calendar page; Belgium (Liège), c. 1250; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.908.3, f. 1v. #OldEnglish #WOTD
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