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sam-wist

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Hana Videen

sam-wist, f.n: life together, cohabitation, matrimony. (SAHM-WIST / ˈsam-ˌwɪst)

Medieval manuscript image of a tonsured man joining the hands of a simply dressed man and woman, neither of whom look very excited over the matter.
Omne Bonum; England (London), 1360-1375; British Library, Royal 6 E VI, f. 286v. [medievalists.net]
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scyhtan

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

scyhtan, wk.v: to instigate, prompt, urge. (SHUE’H-tahn / ˈʃyx-tan)

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weall-dor

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

weall-dor, n.n: a door in the wall. (WEH-all-DOOR / ˈwɛal-ˌdɔr)

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þrowend-hād

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

þrowend-hād, m.n: martyrdom. (THRO-wend-HAWD / ˈθrɔ-wɛnd-ˌhaːd)

Medieval manuscript image of two haloed men whose heads have been sliced open across the forehead, with blood dripping down; they both hold the tops of their own bloody tonsured skulls in their hands.
Saint Denis and Saint Piatus in Livre d’images de madame Marie; France (Paris), c. 1280-1290; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Nouvelle acquisition française 16251, f. 84v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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saturege

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

saturege, f.n: savory (a kind of plant). (SAH-tur-eh-juh / ˈsa-tʌr-ɛ-jə)

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hām-faru

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

hām-faru, f.n: the crime of making forcible entry into someone’s house / of assaulting a person in his own house. (HAHM-FA-ruh / ˈhaːm-ˌfa-rʌ)

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gǣrede

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

gǣrede, adj: triangular, wedge-shaped. (GAE-reh-duh / ˈgæː-rɛ-də)

Medieval manuscript image of a person with no mouth and a triangle around their face.
Luttrell Psalter; England, c. 1325-1340; British Library, Add 42130, f. 80r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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lygen

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Hana Videen

lygen, adj: lying, false. (LUE-yen / ˈly-jɛn)

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upstige

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Hana Videen

upstige, m.n: ascension, mounting; an ascent, a way of ascending. (UP-STIH-yuh / ˈʌp-ˌstɪ-jə)

Medieval manuscript image of the legs and feet of a person suspended in the air, with the upper half obscured by clouds; groups of men stand on either side on the ground below, one man holding a crown and another a book.
Christ’s ascension in Tiberius Psalter; England (Winchester), 11th century; British Library, Cotton MS Tiberius C VI, f. 15r. [bl.uk]
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nīþ-sceaða

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Hana Videen

nīþ-sceaða, m.n: malignant foe. (NEETH-SHEH-ah-tha / ˈniːθ-ˌʃɛa-θa)

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