wrixl, f.n: change, alteration, vicissitude; alternation, exchange; interchange; what is given in return. (WRIX-ul)
lēac-tric
lēac-tric, m.n: a lettuce. (LAY-ock-tritch)
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Tacuinum Sanitatis of Rouen, early 15th century. Rouen nouvelles bibliothèques. [bibliodyssey.blogspot.com]
clom
clom, m.n: a band, bond, clasp, bandage, chain, prison. (KLOM)
sund-būend
sund-būend, m.n: a sea-dweller, but the word, which occurs only in the plural, is used for men, mankind. (SUND-BOO-end)
hafoc
hafoc, m.n: a hawk. (HA-vock)
Bestiary of Ann Walsh. England, 15th century. Copenhagen, Kongelige Bibliotek, Gl. kgl. S. 1633 4º, f. 42r. [bestiary.ca]
niht-wacu
niht-wacu, f.n: a night-watch. (NIHT-wah-koo)
milisc …and Wordhord Wednesday #100!
milisc, adj: honeyed, sweet, mellow, (of drink) mulled. (MILL-ish)
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hearpe-streng
hearpe-streng, m.n: a harp-string. (HAY-ar-peh-STRENG)
The Maastricht Hours. Netherlands (Liège), 1st quarter of the 14th century. British Library, Stowe MS 17, f. 245r. [bl.uk]
cweðs ðū lā
cweðs ðū lā (phrase, interjection): Oh! You say? (KWETHS thoo LA)
swinsung-cræft
swinsung-cræft, m.n: music. (SWIN-zung-KRAFT)
A rabbit plays the pipe-organ as a dog works the bellows. The Macclesfield Psalter. England (East Anglia), c. 1330-1340. Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1-2005, f. 15r. [fitzwilliam.cam.ac.uk]
