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Medieval Word Vault Opens Daily, Releases One Gremlin At A Time

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Medieval Word Vault Opens Daily, Releases One Gremlin At A Time

The Old English Wordhord unlocks one medieval word a day, pairing each term with its definition, pronunciation and, often, a manuscript illustration. The site's creator (or should it be wordwyrm ?) Dr. Hana Videen frames the project around the fabulous name: " word-hoard…

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