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rīpness

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Hana Videen

rīpness, f.n: ripeness, maturity, season of ripeness, harvest. (REEP-ness / ˈriːp-nɛs)

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sealt

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Hana Videen

sealt, n.n: salt (literally and figuratively). (SEH-alt / ˈsɛalt)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a man with his hands out in a gesture of dismay as he looks at a blurry figure to the left; on the right two women sit in a building, one doing a face palm.
Lot’s wife is turned into a pillar of salt in the Old English Hexateuch; England (Canterbury), 11th century; British Library, Cotton Claudius B IV, f. 33r. [en.wikipedia.org]
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un-getogen

Posted on October 10, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-getogen, adj: uneducated. (UN-yeh-TAW-yen / ˌʌn-jɛ-ˈtɔ-jɛn)

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brēost-gehygd

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Hana Videen

brēost-gehygd, f/n.n: thought of the breast, innermost thought. (BRAY-ost-yeh-HUEGD / ˈbreːɔst-jɛ-ˌhygd)

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beadu-scearp

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Hana Videen

beadu-scearp, adj: sharp in or for battle. (BEH-ah-duh-SHEH-arp / ˈbɛa-dʌ-ˌʃɛarp)

Medieval manuscript image of a hairy creature with a long tail, two large feet, a long neck and two sharp horns.
Cornutis (a ‘horned serpent’) in Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16, f. 123r. [bestiary.ca]

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and-lang

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Hana Videen

and-lang, adj: (indicating duration, of a period of time) entire, continuous; (indicating position, of a person) being or standing at (someone’s) side. (AHND-lahng / ˈand-laŋg)

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ge-tinge

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-tinge, adj: skilful with the tongue, eloquent. (yeh-TING-guh / jɛ-ˈtɪŋ-gə)

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wind-bland

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Hana Videen

wind-bland, n.n: tumult of winds. (WIND-BLAWND / ˈwɪnd-ˌbland)

Medieval T-O map surrounded by a wide outer ring with 12 profile faces blowing towards it; dialogue in Latin also comes from the blowing mouths.
Diagram of the winds in a Cosmography; England, late 12th century; Walters Art Museum, W.73, f. 1v. [thedigitalwalters.org]
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spēd

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Hana Videen

spēd, f.n: speed, success, means; prosperous issue, abundance, wealth; power, opportunity; progeny. (SPADE / ˈspeːd)

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a-lǣnan

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Hana Videen

a-lǣnan, wk.v: to lend; to lease (land). (ah-LAN-ahn / a-ˈlæː-nan)

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