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burh-āgende

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Hana Videen

burh-āgende, adj: holding a citadel or city; (if read as a noun) ruler of a citadel or city. (BUR’H-AH-yen-duh / ˈbʌrx-ˌaː-jɛn-də)

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buoptalmon

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Hana Videen

buoptalmon, n.n: ox-eye, chamomile. (BUH-op-tal-mon / ˈbʌ-ɔp-tal-mɔn)

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ramm

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Hana Videen

ramm, m.n: a ram (animal); an instrument for pounding or battering. (RAHM / ˈram)

Medieval manuscript image of two rams, one brown and one white, butting heads against a strange looking tree.
Aries in a Psalter; England, 13th century; Cambridge, Trinity College, B.11.4, d. ii r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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ge-wrid

Posted on March 22, 2026 by Hana Videen

ge-wrid, n.n: a place where shrubs grow, thicket. (yeh-WRID / jɛ-ˈwrɪd)

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ende-mes

Posted on March 21, 2026 by Hana Videen

ende-mes, adv: equally, likewise, in like manner, together. (EN-deh-mess / ˈɛn-dɛ-mɛs)

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wæstm-līc

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Hana Videen

wæstm-līc, adj: fruitful. (WASS-tum-leech / ˈwæs-təm-liːtʃ)

Medieval manuscript image of one man digging the soil with a shovel and another carrying a bag and looking down at the hole.
The labours of March in a Psalter; England, 13th century; Cambridge, Trinity College, B.11.4, d. ii r. [mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk]
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nergend

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Hana Videen

nergend, m.n: saviour, preserver. (NER-yend / ˈnɛr-jɛnd)

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un-clǣnness

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Hana Videen

un-clǣnness, f.n: impurity, foulness (in a physical sense); impurity, obscenity (in a moral sense). (UN-KLAN-ness / ˈʌn-ˌklæːn-nɛs)

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sprecan

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Hana Videen

sprecan, str.v: to speak. (SPREH-kahn / ˈsprɛ-kan)

Medieval manuscript image of a haloed man with grey hair and beard preaching from a pulpit to a seated congregation of men.
St Patrick, La Legende des Sains; France (Paris), c. 1325-1350; Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 185, f. 186v. [portail.biblissima.fr]
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friþu

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Hana Videen

friþu, f.n: peace; protection, security, safety from harm or injury; state of friendly relations; absence of conflict. (FRITH-uh / ˈfrɪ-θʌ)

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