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hege

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

hege, m.n: hedge, fence; boundary wall. (HEH-yuh / ˈhɛ-jə)

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samod-wyrcende

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

samod-wyrcende, adj: cooperating, working together. (SAH-mod-WUER-chen-duh / ˈsa-mɔd-ˌwyr-tʃɛn-də)

Medieval manuscript image of women working together to reap grain with sickles; two are on their knees at work while a third stands taking a break.
Luttrell Psalter; N England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340; British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 172v. [artfund.org]
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meagol

Posted on March 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

meagol, adj: earnest, strenuous, firm. (MEH-ah-goll / ˈmɛa-gɔl)

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hēafod

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

hēafod, n.n: head. (HAY-ah-vod / ˈheːa-vɔd)

Medieval manuscript image of a creature with a bird body and legs and an enormous human female head.
Catoblepas (a beast famous for its heavy head) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Netherlands, 14th century; Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 13440, f. 4r. [viewer.onb.ac.at]
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ildcian

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

ildcian, wk.v: to delay. (ILD-chi-ahn / ˈɪld-tʃɪ-an)

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lēoht-bēamede

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

lēoht-bēamede, adj: (of a comet) having beams or rays of light. (LAY-o’ht-BAY-ahm-uh-duh / ˈleːɔxt-ˌbeːam-ə-də)

Medieval tapestry depicting a group of men pointing up at a comet soaring brightly across the sky, with the Latin caption ‘Isti mirant stella’.
Bayeux Tapestry (scene 32); France (Bayeux), second half of 11th century; Bayeux, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire Baron-Gérard. [bayeuxmuseum.com]
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un-geblȳged

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-geblȳged, adj: undismayed. (UN-yeh-BLUH-yed / ˈʌn-jɛ-ˌblyː-jɛd)

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stæf-plega

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Hana Videen

stæf-plega, m.n: a letter-game or a literary game. (STAFF-PLEH-ga / ˈstæf-ˌplɛ-ga)

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casul

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Hana Videen

casul, n: over-garment, cloak. (KA-zull / ˈka-zʌl)

Medieval manuscript image of a golden-haired woman, nimbed and crowned, holding three arrows in her right hand, standing with arms extended, shielding with her ermine-lined cloak some women, a pope, clerics and a cardinal; they stand before a tent held open by two angels.
Ursula of Cologne in a Book of Hours; Belgium (Bruges), c. 1460; Morgan Library & Museum, M.387, f. 113v. [ica.themorgan.org]
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weorod

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Hana Videen

weorod, adj: sweet. (WEH-oh-rod / ˈwɛɔ-rɔd)

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