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Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ConnectedAtBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectedAtBirth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> of the week is ASTRONAUT/STAR/NOISE <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wotd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/astronaut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronaut</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/star" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>star</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noise</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueOrigin</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/KatyPerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyPerry</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/katyinspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>katyinspace</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>hālig-wæcca, m.n: one who observes vigils. (HA-lih-WACK-ah / ˈhaː-lɪj-ˌwæk-ah)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>tīr-fruma, m.n: the source of glory or the prince of glory, the Deity. (TEER-FRUM-ah / ˈtiːr-ˌfrʌ-ma)<br>Image: Sherborne Missal; England (Sherborne), early 15th century; British Library, Add MS 74236, p. 216.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Paul Oldham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💛 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wotd</span></a> kakistocracy n. government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistoc</span><span class="invisible">racy</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>egeþe, f.n: harrow, rake. (EH-yeh-thuh / ˈɛ-jɛ-θə)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>hin-sīþ, m.n: departure (journey hence), death. (HIN-SEETH / ˈhɪn-ˌsiːθ)<br>Image: Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 13r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>for-swelgan, str.v: to swallow (something/someone) entirely, devour (something/someone) utterly. (for-SWELL-gahn / fɔr-ˈswɛl-gan)<br>Image: Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 71v.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆<p><strong>recherché</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/28327688" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/28327688</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jim Spath<p>The Word of the Day #<a href="https://chaos.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a> is contemnor. Plural: contemnors. <br><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114348620186249864" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114348</span><span class="invisible">620186249864</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>spor, n.n: track, trace; mark left by anything. (SPOR / ˈspɔr)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆<p><strong>sycophant</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/28265533" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/28265533</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>lox, m.n: lynx. (LOCKS / ˈlɔks)<br>Image: Lynx in a bestiary; England, c. 1170; British Library, Add MS 11283, f. 3v.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Alliterative/Endless Knot<p>The <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ConnectedAtBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectedAtBirth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> of the week is EASTER/EAST <a href="https://toot.community/tags/wotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wotd</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/easter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easter</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/east" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>east</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>smēagan, wk.v: to consider, ponder, examine, search, seek an opportunity. (SMAY-ah-gahn / ˈsmeːa-gan)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>ge-palmtwīged, adj/participle: palm-twigged, adorned with palm twigs. (yeh-PALM-TWEE-yed / jɛ-ˈpalm-ˌtwiː-jɛd)<br>Image: Bamberger Psalter; Germany (Bamberg or Regensberg), c. 1220-1230; Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, Msc.Bibl.48, f. 61v.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>færeld, n.n: a way, going, motion, journey, course, passage, progress, expedition, company, one who accompanies in the journey of life, a relation; the Jewish Passover. (FAE-reld / ˈfæ-rɛld)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>foxunga, pl.n: foxlike wiles, tricks. (FAWK-sung-ga / ˈfɔk-sʌŋ-ga)<br>Image: Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 89r.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>fæþm, m/f.n: bosom, embrace; grasp, clutch, possession; fathom (a unit of measurement). (FATH-um / ˈfæ-θəm)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
Old English Wordhord<p>wīc-eard, m.n: a dwelling-place. (WEECH-EH-ard / ˈwiːtʃ-ˌɛard)<br>Image: Hours of Catherine of Cleves; Netherlands (Utrecht), c. 1440; Morgan Library &amp; Museum, MS M.917/945, p. 151.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OldEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WOTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WOTD</span></a></p>
𞋴𝛂𝛋𝛆<p><strong>opprobrium</strong></p> <p><a href="https://lemmy.world/post/27950059" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.world/post/27950059</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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