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weorc-līc, adj: working, busy. (WEH-ork-leech / ˈwɛɔrk-liːtʃ)
Image: Vitae patrum; Italy (Naples), between 1350 and 1375; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.625, f. 30v.
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Old English Wordhord 1d ago

ambrōsie, n: ambrosia (a plant). (AHM-bro-zi-uh / ˈam-broː-zɪ-ə)
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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋2d ago

#WOTD is #HALE. Can you use it in a sentence? Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Jun 13 is "hale": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...

Word of the Day: Hale

English has two hale homographs: the adjective that is frequently paired with hearty to describe those healthy and strong, and the somewhat uncommon verb that has to do with literal or figurative

Old English Wordhord 2d ago

maðelere, m.n: one who speaks or harangues. (MA-thuh-leh-ruh / ˈma-θə-lɛ-rə)
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Old English Wordhord 3d ago

rād-wērig, adj: weary with riding or journeying. (RAWD-WAY-rih / ˈraːd-ˌweː-rɪj)
Image: Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 233r.
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Old English Wordhord 4d ago

innoþ, m.n: the inner part of the body, innards (stomach, womb, bowels, etc.). (IN-noth / ˈɪn-nɔθ)
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Old English Wordhord 5d ago

swǣtan, wk.v: to sweat. (SWAE-tahn / ˈswæː-tan)
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Old English Wordhord 6d ago

wan-hāl, adj: imperfect as regards health or soundness of body; weak, sick, maimed, infirm. (WAHN-HALL / ˈwan-ˌhaːl)
Image: Rothschild Canticles; Flanders or the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 404, f. 87v.
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Alliterative/Endless Knot 6d ago

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈👩‍❤️‍👩👨‍❤️‍👨 The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is GAY/VAGUE/WINK #wotd #gay #vague #wink #pride #PrideMonth

Old English Wordhord Jun 8

be-pǣcan, wk.v: to deceive, entice, seduce, draw away. (beh-PATCH-ahn / bɛ-ˈpæː-tʃan)
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