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eorþ-hūs, n.n: earth-house, underground chamber, possibly a cave. (EH-orth-HOOS / ˈɛɔrθ-ˌhuːs)
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November 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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būtā, pronoun: both. (BOO-tah / ˈbuː-taː)
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November 3, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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sopp-cuppe, f.n: a sop-cup, a cup into which sops were put. (SOP-KUP-puh / ˈsɔp-ˌkʌp-pə)
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November 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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sēarian, wk.v: to wither. (SAY-ah-ri-ahn / ˈseːa-rɪ-an)
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November 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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hālig-wæter, n.n: holy water. (HA-lih-WAT-er / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌwæ-tɛr)
Image: Book of Hours; England, c. 1300; Walters Art Museum, Ms. W.102, f. 80r.
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Medieval manuscript illustration of a ram with a bucket, holding aloft an aspergillum, which is a kind of brush used to sprinkle holy water.
November 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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tīdre, adj: fragile, weak, easily broken. (TEE-druh / ˈtiː-drə)
Image: Rothschild Canticles; Flander of the Rhineland, c. 1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, MS 404, 130r.
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Medieval manuscript image of a ten-legged spider hanging onto a thread below a web.
November 4, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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📣 #CallforContributions #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📜 The Reception of the Early Medieval Insular Church (c. 300-1100)
📃An essay cluster with "Postmedieval: A Journal of Medieval Cultural Studies"
✍️ Robyn Stewart and Ellen Gallimore
⏰ Deadline: 15 December 2026
November 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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20 Old English Girls’ Names and Their Meanings www.medievalists.net/2026/11/20-o... #OldEnglish
20 Old English Girls' Names and Their Meanings - Medievalists.net
Explore 20 Old English girls’ names from Anglo-Saxon England, their meanings, historical origins and the medieval women who bore them.
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November 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Rafael Cruz is described as untruthful.
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November 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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ān, adj/noun/numeral: one. (AHN / ˈaːn)
Image: Thomas of Cantimpré, Liber de natura rerum; France, c. 1290; Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 320, f. 82r.
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Medieval manuscript image of a bull with one eye in the centre of its forehead.
November 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📣 Kemble Lecture 2026 #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📜‘Rites of passage: Bridge-crossings in the Old English literary tradition’
🗣️Prof. Susan Irvine, University College London
📅7pm-8pm, Wednesday, 25 November 2026
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Kemble Lecture 2026: Prof. Susan Irvine, UCL
Prof. Susan Irvine, University College London: 'Rites of passage:  bridge-crossings in the Old English literary tradition'
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November 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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swāt-swaþu, f.n: a bloody track. (SWAHT-SWA-thuh / ˈswaːt-ˌswa-θʌ)
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October 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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📣 #Workshop #medievalsky #OldEnglish
📜 Wes Hāl! An Old English Pedagogy Workshop
🗣️Teaching Old English using Second Language Acquisition
📅 19–21 February, 2027
🏫 Schloss Mickeln, Düsseldorf
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October 30, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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gryre-brōga, m.n: terror, horror. (GRUE-ruh-BRO-ga / ˈgry-rə-ˌbroː-ga)
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Old English Wordhord — creating the Old English Word of the Day and Book 3
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October 31, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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dēaþ-wang, m.n: death-plain. (DAY-ath-WAHNG / ˈdeːaθ-ˌwaŋ)
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October 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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helle-mūþ, n: hell-mouth, the entrance to hell. (HELL-uh-MOOTH / ˈhɛl-lə-ˌmuːθ)
Image: Harrowing of Hell in a Latin Psalter; France, 13th century; Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Ms-604 réserve, f. 40v.
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Medieval manuscript illustration of a hairy beast’s toothy mouth open, containing four people, one of whom is being pulled out.
October 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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of-þīstrian, wk.v: to darken, obscure. (ov-THEE-stri-ahn / ɔv-ˈθiː-strɪ-an)
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October 27, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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👏 Thank you to all who attended #TOEBI2026 and contributed to its success.
🗣️ We would especially like to thank the speakers for their insightful and stimulating papers.
🏫 Sincere thanks to our wonderful host @uonenglish.bsky.social for organising such an incredible event.
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October 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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This week's recording of Ælfric of Cerne's work, read in the original Old English, is: The Opening of Genesis

You can watch the recording now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/tK0MIgVtAJI

Or find out more about the project: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/aelf...

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Ælfric of Cerne readings in Old English: The Opening of Genesis
YouTube video by Faculty of English, University of Oxford
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October 28, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Kna, knaa, knar, knaar, naa, nar, naar
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Kna, knaa, knar, knaar, naa, nar, naar
One of the commonest verbs in spoken English takes on some interesting forms in Northumbria
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October 29, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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on-grislīc, adj: horrible, dreadful. (ON-GRIZZ-leech / ˈɔn-ˌgrɪz-liːtʃ)
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October 25, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Happy #medievalmonday, #medievalsky!
📜The #OldEnglish Resource of the Week
🎥 Ælfric of Cerne Readings in Old English
📚 ROEP: Resources for Old English Prose
🗣️ Introduction to "Ælfric of Cerne: A Literary Giant", with Niamh Kehoe
💻 doi.org/10.25446/oxf...
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October 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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sīþe, m.n: a scythe, implement for mowing. (SEE-thuh / ˈsiː-θə)
Image: Le Pèlerinage de la vie humaine (Pilgrimage of the human life); France, 14th century; @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS. Douce 300, f. 121v.
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Medieval manuscript image of a crowned, haloed woman looking down at a man in pilgrim’s garb lying dead on a bed; a black-cloaked figure bearing a scythe in one hand and a ring in the other sits on the end of the bed.
October 26, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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fram, adj: strong, bold, brave; zealous, vigorous, eager; abundant, splendid, distinguished. (FRAHM / ˈfram)
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October 24, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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heaþu-wylm, m.n: fierce flame; intense heat, literally ‘battle-surge’. (HEH-ah-thuh-WUELM / ˈhɛa-θʌ-ˌwylm)
Image: Alphonso Psalter; England (London), 1284; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Additional MS 24686, f. 14r.
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Medieval manuscript illustration of a two-legged winged dragon raising its mouth to the sky to breathe fire.
October 23, 2026 at 7:01 AM